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16,246 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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Illness in Mubende, protests in Tehran (Iran) and flooding in the Turks & Caicos Islands drew the news. Iran's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 39 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostUganda 70 in 100 of its 151 stories, usually 31
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Uganda

105 of its 151 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Mubende accounted for 41 of Uganda's 105 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (65 stories). Ebola was named in 76 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks and malaria. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Mubende stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

224 of its 369 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Tehran accounted for 152 of Iran's 224 stories about harm, carried by 308 outlets. 114 of Tehran's 152 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Disasters & accidents

Turks & Caicos Islands

32 of its 33 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Caicos accounted for 32 of the Turks & Caicos Islands' 32 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Flooding was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with tropical storm, storms and heavy rain.

Turks & Caicos Islands over 30 days → its stories → Caicos stories →
Conflict & violence

Armenia

58 of its 155 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Armenia over 30 days → its stories →
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Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

249 of its 298 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories). Accidents were named in 22 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Mexico

147 of its 366 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Earthquake was named in 100 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Dominican Republic

53 of its 60 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Accidents were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

30 of its 59 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 6 of Caracas' 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Japan

216 of its 1,146 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (58 stories). Heavy rain was named in 39 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tropical storm and cyclone.

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Disasters & accidents

Pakistan

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Dengue was named in 45 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with malaria. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Mexico (100 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Japan (39 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); accidents in Dominican Republic (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Pakistan (45 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in New Zealand (20 of its stories, about 10 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 20 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 16,246 stories about harm among 80,545 counted on 20 Sep.

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In Mexico's news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 80,545 stories, as usual. Uganda's news was 70% about people being harmed, against a usual 31%. On 20 September 2021, a year earlier, the share was 28 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Dominican Republic88 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 37 · mostly disasters & accidents Puerto Rico84 in 100 of its 298 stories · usually 63 · mostly disasters & accidents Uganda70 in 100 of its 151 stories · usually 31 · mostly health Palestine61 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Iran61 in 100 of its 369 stories · usually 34 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran114 stories about protests or strikes, of its 152 Washington US103 stories about protests or strikes, of its 606 London UK43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 262 Leicester UK21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 55 Nablus Palestine20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 42

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: too little coverage to readVenezuela: 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 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: 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: 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: 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 readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: 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 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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 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: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: 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: 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 readPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualNebraska, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsColorado, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 27 outletsDoha, Qatar -- health: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsYerevan, Armenia -- conflict & violence: 28 stories, carried by 39 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 30 stories, carried by 17 outletsPhnom Penh, Cambodia -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 24 outletsBudapest, Hungary -- food & livelihood: 10 stories, carried by 89 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

● Nebraska US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Colorado US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Doha Qatar about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Yerevan Armenia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 28 stories ● Glasgow UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 30 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health39% 6,198 stories · more than usual (usually 36%) Rights & justice21% 3,411 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 2,324 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence9% 1,456 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood7% 1,045 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 794 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 464 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 336 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 killed3,788 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,580 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,528 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured774 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced218 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Pakistan and Puerto Rico Stories reporting refugees214 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting abductions189 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting evacuations123 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Puerto Rico and the US Stories reporting people falling ill12 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 about as 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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