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17,231 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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Train derailment in Portugal, protests in Jakarta (Indonesia) and people killed in the DR Congo drew the news. Portugal's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostPortugal 78 in 100 of its 400 stories, usually 22
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Portugal

314 of its 400 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Lisbon accounted for 303 of Portugal's 314 stories about harm, carried by 594 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (257 stories). Train derailment was named in 196 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with flu. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Portugal over 30 days → its stories → Lisbon stories →
Protests & strikes

Indonesia

98 of its 250 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Jakarta accounted for 58 of Indonesia's 98 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. 45 of Jakarta's 58 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Jakarta stories →
Health

DR Congo

21 of its 25 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Ebola was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks.

DR Congo over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Venezuela

83 of its 150 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Afghanistan

198 of its 236 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Jalalabad accounted for 67 of Afghanistan's 198 stories about harm, carried by 142 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kashmir

84 of its 134 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Jammu accounted for 48 of Kashmir's 84 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Haiti

28 of its 40 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 24 of Haiti's 28 stories about harm, carried by 136 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Italy

184 of its 914 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (137 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Pakistan

Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories). Earthquake was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ecuador

32 of its 51 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: ebola in Congo (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Sudan (22 of its stories, about three times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (32 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Brazil (18 of its stories, about three times its usual); covid in Ireland (20 of its stories, about three times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 17,231 stories about harm among 96,313 counted on 4 Sep.

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In Portugal, 78% of the news was about people being harmed, where 22% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 96,313 stories, as usual. Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate. For the second day running, the news turned to Portugal. A year earlier, on 4 September 2024, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan84 in 100 of its 236 stories · usually 62 · mostly disasters & accidents Portugal78 in 100 of its 400 stories · usually 22 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel65 in 100 of its 857 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Ecuador63 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 33 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir63 in 100 of its 134 stories · usually 55 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US224 stories about protests or strikes, of its 881 London UK69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 280 Chicago US47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 165 Jerusalem Israel46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 151 Jakarta Indonesia45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 58

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 lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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: 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: 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 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: 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: 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 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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 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 lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: too little coverage to readHonduras: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial 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 lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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: too little coverage to readSan 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: 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: 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 readVietnam: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualDominican Republic: warmth about its own usualManipur, India -- conflict & violence: 29 stories, carried by 17 outletsPort-au-Prince, Haiti -- rights & justice: 24 stories, carried by 136 outletsKentucky, US -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 15 outletsCamp Mystic, US -- disasters & accidents: 40 stories, carried by 56 outletsKyiv, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 31 stories, carried by 50 outletsAccra, Ghana -- health: 24 stories, carried by 12 outletsWarsaw, Poland -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 35 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- disasters & accidents: 15 stories, carried by 12 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

● Manipur India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 29 stories ● Port-au-Prince Haiti about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 24 stories ● Kentucky US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Camp Mystic US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 40 stories ● Kyiv Ukraine about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 31 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 5,285 stories · much more than usual (usually 25%) Rights & justice23% 3,899 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 3,554 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,844 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 899 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 546 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 507 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 415 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 killed4,406 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,849 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,775 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,298 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions245 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced224 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations188 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees176 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill20 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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