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24,867 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 rights and justice in Jakarta, the earthquake in Mexico and violence in Tigray. Ethiopia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 56 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 68 in 100 of its 263 stories, usually 43
RegionSoutheast Asia 49 in 100 of its stories, usually 42
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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Rights & justice

Indonesia

180 of its 263 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Jakarta accounted for 129 of Indonesia's 180 stories about harm, carried by 371 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (90 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Jakarta stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

300 of its 579 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (12 stories). Earthquake was named in 177 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami, landslides and power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

90 of its 129 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Tigray accounted for 59 of Ethiopia's 90 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Tigray stories →
Health

Philippines

315 of its 604 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (15 stories). Typhoon was named in 47 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with tropical storm, heavy rain and storms.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 626 of Afghanistan's 955 stories about harm, carried by 823 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (64 stories). Natural hazards were named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Palestine

25 of its 39 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

29 of its 35 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Marib accounted for 19 of Yemen's 29 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

37 of its 67 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Bahrain

12 of its 37 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

France

222 of its 838 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Bermuda (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); gas explosion in Russia (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); nipah virus in India (34 of its stories, about three times its usual); natural hazards in Afghanistan (21 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); food poisoning in Canada (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

29 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 24,867 stories about harm among 87,218 counted on 8 Sep.

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Mexico's news mentioned the earthquake more than ten times as often as usual. 29 in every 100 of the day's 87,218 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 27. In Indonesia, 68% of the news was about people being harmed, where 43% is usual. A year earlier, on 8 September 2020, 27 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 29 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Ethiopia70 in 100 of its 129 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia68 in 100 of its 263 stories · usually 43 · mostly rights & justice Syria67 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan59 in 100 of its 1,606 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Israel58 in 100 of its 251 stories · usually 46 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kabul Afghanistan191 stories about protests or strikes, of its 626 Washington US159 stories about protests or strikes, of its 910 Richmond US50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 81 Beijing China33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 132 Los Angeles US30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 212

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: 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: too little coverage to readVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCayman 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: 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: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: 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 lessQatar: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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 readNamibia: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMadagascar: 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: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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 lessIsrael: 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: too little coverage to readHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: 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: too little coverage to readGermany: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: 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: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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 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 lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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: too little coverage to readBahrain: 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 lessAustralia: 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualIdaho National Guard, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 70 outletsIdaho, US -- health: 25 stories, carried by 61 outletsVienna, Austria -- health: 17 stories, carried by 16 outletsKathmandu, Nepal -- health: 15 stories, carried by 13 outletsRome, Italy -- health: 22 stories, carried by 29 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 30 stories, carried by 23 outletsEnglish Channel, UK -- health: 10 stories, carried by 40 outletsStockholm, Sweden -- health: 22 stories, carried by 25 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

● Idaho National Guard US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Idaho US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 25 stories ● Vienna Austria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Kathmandu Nepal about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Rome Italy about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 22 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health56% 13,938 stories · much more than usual (usually 50%) Rights & justice14% 3,373 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 2,796 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence9% 2,335 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 704 stories · less than usual (usually 5%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 624 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 531 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 377 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 killed5,538 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,781 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,698 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,111 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations379 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting refugees211 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the US Stories reporting abductions140 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced126 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill30 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India

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.

● 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.