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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.

its stories →

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
24 in 10018 in 1003 Aug10 Aug17 Aug24 Aug1 Sep3 Aug: 18 in 1004 Aug: 20 in 1005 Aug: 23 in 1006 Aug: 23 in 1007 Aug: 21 in 1008 Aug: 20 in 1009 Aug: 21 in 10010 Aug: 21 in 10011 Aug: 24 in 10012 Aug: 24 in 10013 Aug: 21 in 10014 Aug: 22 in 10015 Aug: 21 in 10016 Aug: 21 in 10017 Aug: 21 in 10018 Aug: 23 in 10019 Aug: 23 in 10020 Aug: 21 in 10021 Aug: 20 in 10022 Aug: 20 in 10023 Aug: 19 in 10024 Aug: 21 in 10025 Aug: 23 in 10026 Aug: 24 in 10027 Aug: 20 in 10028 Aug: 19 in 10029 Aug: 20 in 10030 Aug: 20 in 10031 Aug: 20 in 1001 Sep: 22 in 100 · this day

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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessPakistan: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIran: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: no storiesAruba: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessYemen: 77 in 100 of its 128 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Venezuela: 36 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Puerto Rico: 55 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 66 in 100 of its 340 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Uganda: 85 in 100 of its 352 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Türkiye: 52 in 100 of its 366 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Tunisia: 41 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Tajikistan: 71 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Syria: 70 in 100 of its 485 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)South Sudan: 64 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sudan: 62 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Somalia: 48 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Saudi Arabia: 54 in 100 of its 399 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)St Vincent: 64 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Rwanda: 38 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Philippines: 31 in 100 of its 550 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Nicaragua: 92 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Netherlands: 83 in 100 of its 779 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Mauritania: 78 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Mali: 47 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Libya: 58 in 100 of its 153 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Lebanon: 53 in 100 of its 85 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Laos: 71 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Israel: 39 in 100 of its 1,076 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 1,722 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iraq: 43 in 100 of its 282 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Guatemala: 34 in 100 of its 155 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Greece: 33 in 100 of its 215 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Germany: 44 in 100 of its 1,305 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)El Salvador: 70 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Egypt: 60 in 100 of its 305 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cuba: 61 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)DR Congo: 73 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Congo: 61 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Colombia: 65 in 100 of its 167 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Chad: 43 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cambodia: 47 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Myanmar: 64 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Burkina Faso: 72 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bulgaria: 55 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Brazil: 40 in 100 of its 645 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bangladesh: 39 in 100 of its 294 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Afghanistan: 74 in 100 of its 335 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 58 in 100 of its 189 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 1,722 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 1,722 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 58 in 100 of its 189 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 58 in 100 of its 189 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 66 in 100 of its 340 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 1,722 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 58 in 100 of its 189 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Nauru: 64 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 22 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Netherlands 83 in 100 of its 779 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Uganda 85 in 100 of its 352 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Nicaragua 92 in 100 of its 115 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Afghanistan 74 in 100 of its 335 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 70 in 100 of its 485 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 77 in 100 of its 128 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.