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10,873 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 Jammu, the typhoon in Myanmar and people killed in Peru. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCzechia 52 in 100 of its 58 stories, usually 15
RegionSoutheast Asia 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

105 of its 217 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Jammu accounted for 60 of Kashmir's 105 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Disasters & accidents

Myanmar

23 of its 30 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (17 stories). Typhoon was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides and cyclone. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Peru

19 of its 38 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Peru over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Egypt

45 of its 126 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (31 stories).

Egypt over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Czechia

30 of its 58 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Heavy rain was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Romania

25 of its 54 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Heavy rain was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts.

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Disasters & accidents

Greenland

19 of its 26 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Dickson Fjord accounted for 13 of Greenland's 19 stories about harm, carried by 12 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Djibouti

16 of its 19 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. the Red Sea accounted for 16 of Djibouti's 16 stories about harm, carried by 141 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Comoros

10 of its 24 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

34 of its 57 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Spain (35 of its stories, about three times its usual); tropical storm in Mexico (23 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Romania (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); helicopter crash in Iran (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Czechia (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 10,873 stories about harm among 60,524 counted on 14 Sep.

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Mentions of the typhoon ran more than ten times their usual in Myanmar's news. of the day's 60,524 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Kashmir for the second day running. Kashmir's news was 48% about people being harmed, against a usual 27%. On 15 September 2023, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel67 in 100 of its 396 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine66 in 100 of its 151 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq60 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Czechia52 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 15 · mostly disasters & accidents Vietnam50 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 28 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kolkata India100 stories about protests or strikes, of its 135 Washington US60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 272 Jerusalem Israel32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 84 Springfield US28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 149 Delhi India23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 129

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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'sPoland: 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 readOman: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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: too little coverage to readLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: too little coverage to readNew 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'sEthiopia: 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'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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): 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: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: 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 readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken 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 angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDjibouti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sComoros: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBhutan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sMaldives: 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 105 stories about harm ● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 267 stories about harm ● Palestine about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 99 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 130 stories about harm ● Türkiye few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 34 stories about harm ● Iraq few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 34 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 3,102 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 2,791 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 1,752 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 1,403 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 540 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 413 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 296 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 275 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 killed2,676 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,467 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,217 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured747 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions224 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced201 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations158 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees114 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill15 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
● Griefabout as 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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