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14,109 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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The hunger in Saudi Arabia, protests in Beijing (China) and rights and justice in Dhaka drew the news. Saudi Arabia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Mexico → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about three times the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostSaudi Arabia 41 in 100 of its 373 stories, usually 19
RegionNorth America 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

153 of its 373 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Hunger was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

US

5,592 of its 20,584 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate (36 stories). Hypothermia was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with extreme cold and building collapse. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 78 of Israel's 204 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. Earthquake was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Jordan

14 of its 57 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

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Rights & justice

South Africa

167 of its 558 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (43 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

19 of its 77 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 7 of Hong Kong's 8 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Disasters & accidents

Bermuda

15 of its 59 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: food poisoning in Mexico (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Kenya (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); train derailment in France (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Pakistan (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Israel (11 of its stories, about three times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 18 the day before
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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 14,109 stories about harm among 68,777 counted on 11 Sep.

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On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about three times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 68,777 stories, above the usual 20. It was the fourth day running that the news turned to Saudi Arabia. People falling ill were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Mexico. Saudi Arabia stood out: 41% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 19%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nepal70 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 85 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen66 in 100 of its 205 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine54 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan48 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Israel46 in 100 of its 447 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US104 stories about protests or strikes, of its 707 Dallas US65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 177 Manhattan US40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 309 New York US40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 384 Beijing China39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 65

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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: 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: 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: 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 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: 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 readNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readNorth 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: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readHonduras: 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 readGhana: 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: 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: too little coverage to readDR 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 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 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: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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 readBritish 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: 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 readYemen: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualCanada: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualBermuda: warmth about its own usualWisconsin, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsMiddlesbrough, UK -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 10 outletsNashville, US -- conflict & violence: 33 stories, carried by 39 outletsStockholm, Sweden -- health: 17 stories, carried by 26 outletsNew Forest, UK -- health: 15 stories, carried by 16 outletsBeijing, China -- rights & justice: 65 stories, carried by 168 outletsVancouver, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 17 stories, carried by 16 outletsOttawa, Canada -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 28 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

● Wisconsin US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Middlesbrough UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 18 stories ● Nashville US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 33 stories ● Stockholm Sweden about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● New Forest UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence25% 3,517 stories · much more than usual (usually 13%) Health23% 3,112 stories · about as usual Rights & justice21% 2,854 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 1,992 stories · much less than usual (usually 23%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 879 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 636 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 507 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 304 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 killed4,471 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,609 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,441 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured683 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting evacuations128 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting people displaced121 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions102 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees61 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people falling ill51 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico

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.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Feara little more than 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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