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What the world's news said happened to people.
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29,226 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.

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Most of the day's attention went to storms in Greece, violence in Kabul and protests in Minsk (Belarus). Afghanistan's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 55 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGreece 59 in 100 of its 456 stories, usually 29
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Health

Greece

267 of its 456 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Lesbos accounted for 155 of Greece's 267 stories about harm, carried by 378 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Storms were named in 40 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with wildfires.

Greece over 30 days → its stories → Lesbos stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

208 of its 278 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Kabul accounted for 164 of Afghanistan's 208 stories about harm, carried by 267 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (132 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Yemen

59 of its 77 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Respiratory illness was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Israel

Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (9 stories). Wildfires were named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heatwave. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Czechia

35 of its 95 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Sudan

55 of its 79 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Khartoum accounted for 29 of Sudan's 55 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets.

its stories →
Health

Türkiye

103 of its 272 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Liberia

28 of its 56 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: respiratory illness in Yemen (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Israel (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in UK (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); snowstorms in US (40 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

27 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 29; 27 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 Sep. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it. Based on 29,226 stories about harm among 106,843 counted on 9 Sep.

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On the side of help, reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 27 in every 100 of the day's 106,843 stories, below the usual 29. Mentions of storms ran more than ten times their usual in Greece's news. In Greece, 59% of the news was about people being harmed, where 29% is usual. On 10 September 2019, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 27 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen77 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 63 · mostly health Afghanistan75 in 100 of its 278 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan70 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 57 · mostly disasters & accidents Somalia62 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Puerto Rico62 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 44 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US212 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1417 Minsk Belarus73 stories about protests or strikes, of its 91 Lesbos Greece71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 155 Xinjiang China67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 119 Portland US62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 131

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: too little coverage to readIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: too little coverage to readAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readTürkiye: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualGreat Yarmouth, UK -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsFrankfurt, Germany -- health: 12 stories, carried by 77 outletsAlabama, US -- health: 18 stories, carried by 18 outletsOsaka, Japan -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 27 outletsNorth Dakota, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 16 outletsStonehaven, UK -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsCheonan, South Korea -- health: 18 stories, carried by 19 outletsKogi, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 10 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

● Norway warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Great Yarmouth UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Frankfurt Germany about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Alabama US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Osaka Japan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● North Dakota US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health55% 16,032 stories · about as usual Rights & justice18% 5,095 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 3,226 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence6% 1,778 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,136 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 781 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 585 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 341 stories · about as usual

Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.

Harm reported 30 days →

Stories reporting people killed6,910 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,300 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,179 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,297 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations440 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Greece Stories reporting refugees267 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Greece and the US Stories reporting people displaced162 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting abductions144 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill60 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

harshwarm

The words in the day's stories were softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Fearabout as usual

From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?

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