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14,344 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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Landslides in Papua New Guinea, violence in Brussels and refugees in Sweden drew the news. Papua New Guinea's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 38 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPapua New Guinea 71 in 100 of its 70 stories, usually 35
RegionCentral Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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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Disasters & accidents

Papua New Guinea

50 of its 70 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Madang accounted for 18 of Papua New Guinea's 50 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (13 stories). Landslides were named in 37 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Papua New Guinea over 30 days → its stories → Madang stories →
Conflict & violence

Belgium

34 of its 91 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Brussels accounted for 28 of Belgium's 34 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Belgium over 30 days → its stories → Brussels stories →
Rights & justice

Sweden

67 of its 211 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times 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 →
Health

Malaysia

98 of its 334 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Flooding was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with heavy rain.

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

South Africa

260 of its 764 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (10 stories). Landslides were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hypothermia.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Kharkiv accounted for 154 of Ukraine's 288 stories about harm, carried by 373 outlets. Power cuts were named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 45 of Afghanistan's 102 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Switzerland

38 of its 196 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 5%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Myanmar

20 of its 23 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Displacement

Jordan

24 of its 95 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: covid in Saudi Arabia (19 of its stories, about three times its usual); dengue in Pakistan (34 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); power cuts in Ukraine (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in South Africa (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in UK (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 14,344 stories about harm among 70,503 counted on 12 Sep.

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The news turned to Papua New Guinea for the second day running. 20 in every 100 of the day's 70,503 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Papua New Guinea's news, mentions of landslides ran about 5 times their usual. Papua New Guinea stood out: 71% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 35%. A year earlier, on 12 September 2021, 29 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Papua New Guinea71 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 35 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria64 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan59 in 100 of its 174 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine56 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan49 in 100 of its 680 stories · usually 52 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US93 stories about protests or strikes, of its 446 Edinburgh UK51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 161 London UK33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 297 Chicago US26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 126 New York US26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 232

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: 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: 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 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 lessThailand: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSudan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt 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: 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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 lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. 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: too little coverage to readChad: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: 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 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 readAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: too little coverage to readSan 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readSweden: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualCanada: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualStockholm, Sweden -- rights & justice: 38 stories, carried by 185 outletsTigray, Ethiopia -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 80 outletsIllinois, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 17 outletsNew Jersey, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 14 outletsAhmedabad, India -- shelter & services: 10 stories, carried by 15 outletsTehran, Iran -- conflict & violence: 40 stories, carried by 44 outletsSharm el-Sheikh, Egypt -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 24 outletsCairo, Egypt -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 20 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

● Ethiopia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Sweden warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Stockholm Sweden about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 38 stories ● Tigray Ethiopia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 25 stories ● Illinois US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● New Jersey US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Ahmedabad India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 10 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health38% 5,387 stories · about as usual Rights & justice18% 2,616 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 2,075 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,709 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood7% 932 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 762 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 453 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 226 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 killed3,529 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,424 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,152 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured645 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting refugees130 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced126 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations109 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting abductions98 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill19 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 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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