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26,001 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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The day's news pointed at violence in Marib, refugees in Poland and the hurricane in Jersey. Yemen's coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 56 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostJamaica 55 in 100 of its 143 stories, usually 32
RegionOceania 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Poland

50 of its 141 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Poland over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Jersey

25 of its 85 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Hurricane was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding.

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

South Africa

380 of its 893 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Spain

96 of its 388 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Flooding was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Health

Australia

655 of its 1,907 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. HIV was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

US

9,834 of its 25,932 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (341 stories). Tornadoes were named in 579 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with power cuts.

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Health

Indonesia

69 of its 139 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 851 of Afghanistan's 1,255 stories about harm, carried by 834 outlets. Hunger was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with snowstorms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Germany (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Spain (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tornadoes in US (579 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); dengue in India (29 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Afghanistan (26 of its stories, about three times its usual).

30 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 26,001 stories about harm among 86,688 counted on 2 Sep.

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Jersey's news mentioned the hurricane more than ten times as often as usual. 30 in every 100 of the day's 86,688 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 26. On 2 September 2020, a year earlier, the share was 27 in every 100, against 30 today. Yemen stood out: 88% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 66%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Ethiopia70 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Syria64 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence North Korea64 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 36 · mostly health Afghanistan64 in 100 of its 1,975 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh62 in 100 of its 172 stories · usually 50 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US151 stories about protests or strikes, of its 870 Kabul Afghanistan84 stories about protests or strikes, of its 851 Texas US43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 252 London UK42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 320 Los Angeles US37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 180

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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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 lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: too little coverage to readUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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 lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: 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: too little coverage to readSierra 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 lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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 lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPoland: 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: 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 lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNigeria: 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 lessNew Zealand: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: 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 lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: 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: too little coverage to readGuyana: 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 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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 lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: 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 lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: 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): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & 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 readUzbekistan: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualYorkshire, UK -- health: 21 stories, carried by 135 outletsShenzhen, China -- health: 10 stories, carried by 14 outletsMaine, US -- health: 37 stories, carried by 36 outletsBristol, UK -- health: 33 stories, carried by 31 outletsPiscataquis County, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 18 outletsDoha, Qatar -- displacement: 27 stories, carried by 20 outletsAccra, Ghana -- health: 30 stories, carried by 11 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Yorkshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories ● Shenzhen China about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Maine US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 37 stories ● Bristol UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 33 stories ● Piscataquis County US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health56% 14,333 stories · much more than usual (usually 49%) Disasters & accidents15% 3,767 stories · about as usual Rights & justice12% 3,108 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Conflict & violence7% 1,935 stories · less than usual (usually 10%) Displacement4% 1,082 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 624 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given2% 566 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 408 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 killed5,509 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,149 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,380 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,028 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting evacuations651 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees270 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions195 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced120 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill21 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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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