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21,510 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 day's news pointed at violence in Amsterdam, protests in Chemnitz (Germany) and the drought in Thailand. Congo's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Germany and Palestine → Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostNetherlands 82 in 100 of its 521 stories, usually 29
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Netherlands

427 of its 521 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Amsterdam accounted for 405 of the Netherlands' 427 stories about harm, carried by 380 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (159 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Germany

469 of its 1,281 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 361 of Chemnitz's 372 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (246 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Germany over 30 days → its stories → Chemnitz stories →
Disasters & accidents

Thailand

98 of its 230 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (40 stories). Drought was named in 44 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cyclone and storm surge.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Congo

63 of its 73 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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

Somalia

383 of its 414 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Mogadishu accounted for 363 of Somalia's 383 stories about harm, carried by 502 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (197 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Libya

258 of its 297 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Tripoli accounted for 251 of Libya's 258 stories about harm, carried by 206 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (212 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Ukraine

211 of its 306 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 64 of Lviv's 109 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Displacement

Ireland

231 of its 820 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (93 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (109 stories). Hunger was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

Damascus accounted for 316 of Syria's 620 stories about harm, carried by 335 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (248 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Japan (54 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tropical storm in Bahamas (14 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); poisoning in Israel (70 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Saudi Arabia (25 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); hiv in Russia (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 21,510 stories about harm among 97,937 counted on 2 Sep.

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In the Netherlands, 82% of the news was about people being harmed, where 29% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 97,937 stories, as usual. Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Germany and Palestine. the news turned to the Netherlands for the second day running. This week the news turned most often to Libya, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia93 in 100 of its 414 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Libya87 in 100 of its 297 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Congo86 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 70 · mostly health Netherlands82 in 100 of its 521 stories · usually 29 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen82 in 100 of its 308 stories · usually 82 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Chemnitz Germany361 stories about protests or strikes, of its 372 Jerusalem Israel194 stories about protests or strikes, of its 323 Washington US102 stories about protests or strikes, of its 776 Lviv Ukraine64 stories about protests or strikes, of its 109 Leiyang China59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 59

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: 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'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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: too little coverage to readGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: 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 readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: 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: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMauritania: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sCanada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as warm 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

● Somalia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 383 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 252 stories about harm ● Congo about three times as fearful as the world's · 63 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 620 stories about harm ● Ukraine about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 211 stories about harm ● Netherlands about twice as fearful as the world's · 427 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 5,588 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Conflict & violence23% 4,858 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Health19% 4,072 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 3,645 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,437 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 864 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 456 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 338 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 killed6,548 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,120 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,101 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting arrests1,935 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees820 at about twice the usual rate · most about Germany and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced276 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions247 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations170 at about half the usual rate · most about Thailand and the US Stories reporting people falling ill29 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Cuba

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than 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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