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8,015 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 the earthquake in Papua New Guinea, rights and justice in Stockholm and evacuations in the US. Afghanistan's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostPapua New Guinea 91 in 100 of its 103 stories, usually 22
RegionSouth Asia 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Papua New Guinea

94 of its 103 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Kainantu accounted for 41 of Papua New Guinea's 94 stories about harm, carried by 244 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (68 stories). Earthquake was named in 91 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami and landslides. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Papua New Guinea over 30 days → its stories → Kainantu stories →
Rights & justice

Sweden

37 of its 110 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Stockholm accounted for 22 of Sweden's 37 stories about harm, carried by 150 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories → Stockholm stories →
Health

US

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (52 stories). Tropical storm was named in 59 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

US over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

South Africa

134 of its 394 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (22 stories). Flooding was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

34 of its 70 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Earthquake was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with tsunami.

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Rights & justice

Nigeria

240 of its 718 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

4 of Tigray's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Palestine

Jenin accounted for 13 of Palestine's 19 stories about harm, carried by 15 outlets. 7 of Jenin's 13 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Pakistan

Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Dengue was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Indonesia (20 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); flooding in South Africa (28 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Malaysia (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); dengue in Pakistan (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); avalanche in Ukraine (12 of its stories, more than ten 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 11 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 8,015 stories about harm among 37,350 counted on 11 Sep.

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In Papua New Guinea, 91% 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 37,350 stories, as usual. Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in Papua New Guinea's news. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. On 11 September 2021, a year earlier, the share was 32 in every 100, against 21 today. This week the news turned most often to Canada, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Papua New Guinea91 in 100 of its 103 stories · usually 22 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan66 in 100 of its 176 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan52 in 100 of its 551 stories · usually 52 · mostly disasters & accidents Indonesia49 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 34 · mostly disasters & accidents Hong Kong44 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 33 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 271 Orlando US25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 40 Islamabad Pakistan21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 70 Edinburgh UK21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 64 London UK19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 186

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: too little coverage to readYemen: 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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: too little coverage to readUkraine: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: 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 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew 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: 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: too little coverage to readMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: too little coverage to readMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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 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 lessIraq: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCongo: 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: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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: too little coverage to readBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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: too little coverage to readGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: 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 readSweden: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualCanada: warmth about its own usualStockholm, Sweden -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 150 outletsManchester, UK -- health: 28 stories, carried by 43 outletsOrlando, US -- rights & justice: 40 stories, carried by 265 outletsColombo, Sri Lanka -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsBalmoral Castle, UK -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsTehran, Iran -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 28 outletsKuala Lumpur, Malaysia -- health: 25 stories, carried by 15 outletsNew York, US -- health: 131 stories, carried by 312 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

● Sweden warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Stockholm Sweden about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 22 stories ● Manchester UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 28 stories ● Orlando US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 40 stories ● Colombo Sri Lanka about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● Balmoral Castle UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 2,378 stories · much less than usual (usually 37%) Rights & justice18% 1,430 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 1,427 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 1,294 stories · much more than usual (usually 11%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 597 stories · more than usual (usually 5%) Food & livelihood5% 376 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 244 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 178 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 killed2,548 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people affected696 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests686 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured429 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations98 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting people displaced66 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees61 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions55 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout one and a half times 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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