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15,683 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 news turned to protests in Buenos Aires (Argentina), a disaster in Islamabad and people killed in Tunisia. Jamaica's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 38 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostArgentina 53 in 100 of its 307 stories, usually 22
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Argentina

164 of its 307 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Buenos Aires accounted for 118 of Argentina's 164 stories about harm, carried by 292 outlets. 63 of Buenos Aires' 118 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (50 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks, hantavirus and flu.

Argentina over 30 days → its stories → Buenos Aires stories →
Disasters & accidents

Pakistan

490 of its 805 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Islamabad accounted for 147 of Pakistan's 490 stories about harm, carried by 199 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (32 stories). Hunger was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Islamabad stories →
Conflict & violence

Tunisia

16 of its 34 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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

Sudan

28 of its 36 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. 6 of Darfur's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Herat accounted for 59 of Afghanistan's 130 stories about harm, carried by 166 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sri Lanka

Colombo accounted for 35 of Sri Lanka's 47 stories about harm, carried by 130 outlets. 24 of Colombo's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Finland

Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Chile

3 of Santiago's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Philippines (29 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Ireland (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); typhoon in South Korea (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Canada (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in US (131 of its stories, about three times its usual).

21 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 15,683 stories about harm among 75,601 counted on 2 Sep.

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In Argentina, 53% of the news was about people being harmed, where 22% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 75,601 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 2 September 2021, 30 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Myanmar73 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 62 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan71 in 100 of its 183 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan61 in 100 of its 805 stories · usually 46 · mostly disasters & accidents Argentina53 in 100 of its 307 stories · usually 22 · mostly rights & justice Palestine50 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US138 stories about protests or strikes, of its 668 Philadelphia US69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 214 Buenos Aires Argentina63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 118 Xinjiang China35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 83 Chicago US34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 166

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: 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 lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: 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 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: 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 readHaiti: 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: too little coverage to readGabon: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: 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 lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualBhopal, India -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 12 outletsSalem, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 13 outletsDelaware, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 27 outletsBaghdad, Iraq -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 33 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 28 stories, carried by 14 outletsDarfur, Sudan -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 18 outletsCambridge, UK -- health: 33 stories, carried by 30 outletsStockholm, Sweden -- health: 12 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

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

Warmest events

● Bhopal India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 18 stories ● Salem US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Delaware US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Baghdad Iraq about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 28 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health38% 5,892 stories · about as usual Rights & justice20% 3,143 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 2,318 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,556 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood7% 1,153 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 636 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 527 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 282 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 killed3,137 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,404 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,340 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured782 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations143 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees136 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced134 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions107 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill22 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Argentina

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
● 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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