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29,427 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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Storms in Greece, protests in Bogota (Colombia) and violence in Kabul drew the news. Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 56 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGreece 48 in 100 of its 345 stories, usually 31
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Displacement

Greece

164 of its 345 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Lesbos accounted for 101 of Greece's 164 stories about harm, carried by 174 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Storms were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Greece over 30 days → its stories → Lesbos stories →
Protests & strikes

Colombia

60 of its 107 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Bogota accounted for 46 of Colombia's 60 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. 36 of Bogota's 46 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Bogota stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Guyana

3 of Berbice's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Belarus

Minsk accounted for 56 of Belarus' 81 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. 44 of Minsk's 56 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Congo

22 of its 27 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Myanmar

36 of its 60 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Laos

10 of its 13 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Rights & justice

South Africa

444 of its 1,043 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Liberia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in France (12 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); natural hazards in Philippines (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in UK (22 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); natural hazards in India (13 of its stories, about three times its usual).

27 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 29; 27 the day before
31 in 10027 in 10012 Aug19 Aug26 Aug2 Sep10 Sep12 Aug: 28 in 10013 Aug: 28 in 10014 Aug: 28 in 10015 Aug: 29 in 10016 Aug: 31 in 10017 Aug: 28 in 10018 Aug: 27 in 10019 Aug: 28 in 10020 Aug: 27 in 10021 Aug: 28 in 10022 Aug: 30 in 10023 Aug: 31 in 10024 Aug: 29 in 10025 Aug: 28 in 10026 Aug: 29 in 10027 Aug: 29 in 10028 Aug: 29 in 10029 Aug: 30 in 10030 Aug: 31 in 10031 Aug: 29 in 1001 Sep: 27 in 1002 Sep: 27 in 1003 Sep: 27 in 1004 Sep: 27 in 1005 Sep: 29 in 1006 Sep: 31 in 1007 Sep: 29 in 1008 Sep: 27 in 1009 Sep: 27 in 10010 Sep: 27 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 29,427 stories about harm among 108,002 counted on 10 Sep.

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Liberia's news mentioned wildfires more than ten times as often as usual. 27 in every 100 of the day's 108,002 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 29. For the second day running, the news turned to Greece. On 11 September 2019, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 27 today. Greece's news was 48% about people being harmed, against a usual 31%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan74 in 100 of its 176 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan67 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 57 · mostly disasters & accidents Lebanon61 in 100 of its 399 stories · usually 61 · mostly disasters & accidents Myanmar60 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 43 · mostly rights & justice Mali59 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US213 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1668 London UK55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 406 Portland US54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 147 Johannesburg South Africa52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 145 Chicago US51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 203

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIran: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: no storiesMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 39 in 100 of its 102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Venezuela: 43 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)US: 34 in 100 of its 33,040 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Syria: 50 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)South Sudan: 58 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Sudan: 67 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Sri Lanka: 40 in 100 of its 203 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)South Africa: 43 in 100 of its 1,043 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Somalia: 65 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Sierra Leone: 57 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Rwanda: 62 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Romania: 38 in 100 of its 128 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Philippines: 45 in 100 of its 759 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Pakistan: 41 in 100 of its 736 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Niger: 72 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Nepal: 52 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Mozambique: 68 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Mexico: 36 in 100 of its 380 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Mali: 59 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Liberia: 43 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Lebanon: 61 in 100 of its 399 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Laos: 77 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Israel: 35 in 100 of its 557 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Palestine: 38 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Iraq: 45 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Indonesia: 51 in 100 of its 273 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Guinea: 61 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Greece: 48 in 100 of its 345 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)El Salvador: 75 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Cuba: 46 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Congo: 81 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Colombia: 56 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Myanmar: 60 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Burkina Faso: 60 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Belarus: 47 in 100 of its 174 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Bangladesh: 56 in 100 of its 192 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Bahrain: 39 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Bahamas: 42 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Afghanistan: 74 in 100 of its 176 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Kashmir: 46 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Palestine: 38 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Palestine: 38 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Kashmir: 46 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Kashmir: 46 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Palestine: 38 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Kashmir: 46 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Bermuda: 53 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 27 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Afghanistan 74 in 100 of its 176 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Lebanon 61 in 100 of its 399 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Sudan 67 in 100 of its 90 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Bangladesh 56 in 100 of its 192 stories · mostly health ● Indonesia 51 in 100 of its 273 stories · mostly health ● Colombia 56 in 100 of its 107 stories · mostly rights & justice

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health56% 16,455 stories · about as usual Rights & justice17% 4,863 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 3,236 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence6% 1,894 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,076 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 715 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 504 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 437 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 killed7,499 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,284 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,974 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,204 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Lebanon Stories reporting evacuations384 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Greece Stories reporting refugees228 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Greece and the US Stories reporting abductions186 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced131 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill37 at about the usual rate

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 about as 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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