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17,207 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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Violence in Aleppo and people injured in Canada and Vietnam drew the news. Syria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 37 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBermuda 46 in 100 of its 71 stories, usually 25
RegionCentral Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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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Conflict & violence

Syria

55 of its 85 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Aleppo accounted for 26 of Syria's 55 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Aleppo stories →
Health

Canada

606 of its 2,115 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (184 stories). Avalanche was named in 37 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Canada over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

88 of its 225 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

26 of its 71 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 37 of Iran's 74 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

UK

Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (974 stories). Road crashes were named in 108 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with earthquake and malaria. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

Baghdad accounted for 25 of Iraq's 34 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Respiratory illness was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Bermuda

33 of its 71 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Storms were named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with cyclone.

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Health

Taiwan

40 of its 133 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: storms in Bermuda (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); malaria in Burkina Faso (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in China (67 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); respiratory illness in Iraq (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (12 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 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 17,207 stories about harm among 83,590 counted on 8 Sep.

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Of the day's 83,590 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 8 September 2021, a year earlier, the share was 29 in every 100, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria65 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine61 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan49 in 100 of its 734 stories · usually 51 · mostly disasters & accidents Bermuda46 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 25 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan43 in 100 of its 153 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US90 stories about protests or strikes, of its 546 London UK55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 626 Memphis US29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 135 Manhattan US28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 144 Balmoral UK21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 389

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 lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 readTurkey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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 Africa: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readQatar: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: 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: too little coverage to readMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readHonduras: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readComoros: 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: too little coverage to readCape 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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 lessAzerbaijan: 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 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualBoise, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 16 outletsIndiana, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 19 outletsLahore, Pakistan -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsAdelaide, Australia -- health: 11 stories, carried by 13 outletsTokyo, Japan -- health: 40 stories, carried by 33 outletsMontreal, Canada -- health: 19 stories, carried by 32 outletsBrisbane, Australia -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsManchester, UK -- health: 55 stories, carried by 56 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

● Boise US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Indiana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Lahore Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 12 stories ● Adelaide Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Tokyo Japan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 40 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health37% 6,364 stories · about as usual Rights & justice20% 3,343 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 2,542 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,632 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood8% 1,302 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,010 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 608 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 265 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 killed4,278 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,540 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,384 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured870 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced147 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations141 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions122 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting refugees117 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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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