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25,581 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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Violence in Amsterdam, protests in Kampala (Uganda) and people displaced in Unrwa drew the news. Palestine's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Palestine and Germany →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNetherlands 83 in 100 of its 779 stories, usually 24
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 45 in 100 of its stories, usually 40
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

Netherlands

647 of its 779 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Amsterdam accounted for 609 of the Netherlands' 647 stories about harm, carried by 709 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (471 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Netherlands over 30 days → its stories → Amsterdam stories →
Protests & strikes

Uganda

299 of its 352 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Kampala accounted for 278 of Uganda's 299 stories about harm, carried by 261 outlets. 190 of Kampala's 278 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Kampala stories →
Displacement

Palestine

990 of its 1,722 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Unrwa accounted for 733 of Palestine's 990 stories about harm, carried by 485 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (676 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Unrwa stories →
Health

Cuba

69 of its 113 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (33 stories). Food poisoning was named in 34 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with poisoning.

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

Ukraine

224 of its 340 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (99 stories). Train derailment was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mauritania

88 of its 113 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Nouakchott accounted for 81 of Mauritania's 88 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Germany

573 of its 1,305 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 280 of Chemnitz's 286 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (160 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

215 of its 399 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (165 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

106 of its 115 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. 56 of Managua's 63 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

110 of its 189 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Puerto Rico (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); hurricane in Bahamas (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in Japan (35 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Lebanon (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in France (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 25,581 stories about harm among 116,891 counted on 1 Sep.

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The Netherlands' news was 83% about people being harmed, against a usual 24%. of the day's 116,891 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Palestine and Germany. Mentions of food poisoning ran more than ten times their usual in Cuba's news. A year earlier, on 1 September 2017, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today. Over August, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 24 in August 2017.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua92 in 100 of its 115 stories · usually 76 · mostly rights & justice Uganda85 in 100 of its 352 stories · usually 56 · mostly rights & justice Netherlands83 in 100 of its 779 stories · usually 24 · mostly conflict & violence Mauritania78 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 32 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen77 in 100 of its 128 stories · usually 83 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Chemnitz Germany280 stories about protests or strikes, of its 286 Kampala Uganda190 stories about protests or strikes, of its 278 Washington US185 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1740 London UK168 stories about protests or strikes, of its 357 Unrwa Palestine134 stories about protests or strikes, of its 733

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuam: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUS: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNicaragua: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMauritania: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMalta: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGambia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNauru: coverage a little more fearful than the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Ukraine about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 224 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about three times as angry as the world's · 215 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 340 stories about harm ● Nepal few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 42 stories about harm ● Mauritania about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 88 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 110 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 7,296 stories · about as usual Health20% 5,026 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 4,805 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Disasters & accidents15% 3,725 stories · much less than usual (usually 21%) Displacement6% 1,561 stories · more than usual (usually 3%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,512 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 857 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 329 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 killed8,241 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,625 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,090 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,831 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the Netherlands and the US Stories reporting refugees1,354 at about three times the usual rate · most about Palestine and Germany Stories reporting evacuations407 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced264 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Nigeria Stories reporting abductions209 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill73 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
● Griefa little more than 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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