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20,055 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 people displaced in Yerevan, a disaster in Hanoi and violence in Stepanakert. Azerbaijan's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostArmenia 62 in 100 of its 336 stories, usually 29
RegionSoutheast Asia 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
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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Displacement

Armenia

208 of its 336 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Yerevan accounted for 92 of Armenia's 208 stories about harm, carried by 230 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (56 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Armenia over 30 days → its stories → Yerevan stories →
Health

Vietnam

341 of its 1,115 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Hanoi accounted for 221 of Vietnam's 341 stories about harm, carried by 4 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (100 stories). Natural hazards were named in 61 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories → Hanoi stories →
Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

124 of its 333 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Stepanakert accounted for 68 of Azerbaijan's 124 stories about harm, carried by 115 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Azerbaijan over 30 days → its stories → Stepanakert stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 22 of Sudan's 44 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Dengue was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cholera and measles. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Guatemala

23 of its 36 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Hungary

32 of its 128 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

South Africa

352 of its 921 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Flooding was named in 56 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with road crashes, bird flu and flu.

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Protests & strikes

Bahrain

3 of Manama's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Cuba

62 of its 111 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: dengue in Sudan (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in South Africa (56 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); power cuts in Ireland (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Philippines (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); diphtheria in Nigeria (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 20,055 stories about harm among 115,060 counted on 26 Sep.

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Mentions of the dengue ran more than ten times their usual in Sudan's news. of the day's 115,060 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Armenia for the second day running. Armenia's news was 62% about people being harmed, against a usual 29%. On 26 September 2022, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan75 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 70 · mostly health Libya72 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 78 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria65 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Armenia62 in 100 of its 336 stories · usually 29 · mostly displacement Afghanistan62 in 100 of its 139 stories · usually 47 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US135 stories about protests or strikes, of its 645 Bengaluru India53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 74 London UK50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 398 Hollywood US49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 213 Manipur India37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 75

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: too little coverage to readVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: 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 lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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: 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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: too little coverage to readNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: 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 readCuraçao: 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 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: 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: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: 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 lessChina: 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: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: too little coverage to readMyanmar: 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 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 lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook 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: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualTrinidad & Tobago: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualMadiba, South Africa -- health: 28 stories, carried by 73 outletsGusau, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 46 stories, carried by 32 outletsTirah, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 14 outletsBurlington, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsPort-au-Prince, Haiti -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 12 outletsNairobi, Kenya -- rights & justice: 29 stories, carried by 52 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 17 outletsSinaloa, Mexico -- rights & justice: 21 stories, carried by 53 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

● Madiba South Africa about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 28 stories ● Gusau Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 46 stories ● Tirah Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Burlington US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Port-au-Prince Haiti about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health33% 6,496 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Rights & justice23% 4,615 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 2,850 stories · much less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence12% 2,279 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,124 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 922 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 825 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 552 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 killed4,664 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,231 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,149 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,200 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees369 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Armenia Stories reporting abductions194 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced185 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations120 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Canada and Singapore Stories reporting people falling ill37 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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