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17,010 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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Protests in Berlin (Germany), violence in Pulwama and people affected in Malta drew the news. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 50 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostSweden 61 in 100 of its 117 stories, usually 31
RegionCentral Asia 45 in 100 of its stories, usually 40
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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Protests & strikes

Germany

198 of its 414 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Berlin accounted for 126 of Germany's 198 stories about harm, carried by 266 outlets. 99 of Berlin's 126 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (28 stories). Flooding was named in 34 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Germany over 30 days → its stories → Berlin stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

126 of its 183 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Pulwama accounted for 64 of Kashmir's 126 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (6 stories). Landslides were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Pulwama stories →
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Protests & strikes

Mauritius

46 of its 54 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Mahebourg accounted for 29 of Mauritius' 46 stories about harm, carried by 162 outlets. 18 of Mahebourg's 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Belarus

89 of its 138 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Minsk accounted for 72 of Belarus' 89 stories about harm, carried by 183 outlets. 67 of Minsk's 72 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sweden

71 of its 117 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 17 of Stockholm's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Libya

32 of its 53 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 19 of Tripoli's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Flooding was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

South Korea

95 of its 177 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Seoul accounted for 65 of South Korea's 95 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Japan (102 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Afghanistan (22 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); helicopter crash in Nigeria (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Israel (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in UK (65 of its stories, about three times its usual).

30 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 Aug. 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 17,010 stories about harm among 56,504 counted on 29 Aug.

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Afghanistan's news mentioned flooding about 4 times as often as usual. 30 in every 100 of the day's 56,504 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 29. A year earlier, on 30 August 2019, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 30 today. Germany stood out: 48% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 31%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mauritius85 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 69 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan76 in 100 of its 130 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir69 in 100 of its 183 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Belarus64 in 100 of its 138 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice Syria64 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US336 stories about protests or strikes, of its 793 Kenosha US282 stories about protests or strikes, of its 377 Berlin Germany99 stories about protests or strikes, of its 126 Minsk Belarus67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 72 Delhi India45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 301

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'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: 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: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: 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: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: 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'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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'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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench 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: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sCongo: 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'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times 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'sU.S. Virgin Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMauritius: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGrenada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChile: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBhutan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 126 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 99 stories about harm ● South Africa about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 174 stories about harm ● Denmark few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 21 stories about harm ● Belarus about twice as angry as the world's · 89 stories about harm ● Mauritius few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 46 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health50% 8,409 stories · much less than usual (usually 56%) Rights & justice21% 3,541 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Disasters & accidents13% 2,260 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence7% 1,148 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 740 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 432 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 190 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 162 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 killed5,507 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests1,429 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,285 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured914 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations214 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting refugees110 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Italy and the US Stories reporting abductions108 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people displaced70 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill24 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 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.