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12,082 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at the earthquake in Afghanistan, protests in Jakarta (Indonesia) and violence in Sanaa. Afghanistan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAfghanistan 90 in 100 of its 612 stories, usually 50
RegionSouth Asia 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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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Disasters & accidents

Afghanistan

550 of its 612 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Jalalabad accounted for 245 of Afghanistan's 550 stories about harm, carried by 587 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (428 stories). Earthquake was named in 536 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Jalalabad stories →
Protests & strikes

Indonesia

133 of its 286 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Jakarta accounted for 95 of Indonesia's 133 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. 81 of Jakarta's 95 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (78 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Jakarta stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

53 of its 72 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Sanaa accounted for 50 of Yemen's 53 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Haiti

20 of its 28 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 19 of Haiti's 20 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories).

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Pakistan

339 of its 605 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Earthquake was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with polio and helicopter crash. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Finland

36 of its 83 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Kashmir

98 of its 151 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Jammu accounted for 65 of Kashmir's 98 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets.

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Rights & justice

Guatemala

36 of its 69 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

115 of its 383 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Australia

37 of Melbourne's 64 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Russia (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in South Korea (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Pakistan (21 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); train derailment in Nigeria (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in US (100 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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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 12,082 stories about harm among 65,253 counted on 1 Sep.

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Of the day's 65,253 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 1 September 2024, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. Over August, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 in August 2024.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan90 in 100 of its 612 stories · usually 50 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen74 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir65 in 100 of its 151 stories · usually 53 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel63 in 100 of its 757 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan56 in 100 of its 605 stories · usually 42 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US89 stories about protests or strikes, of its 368 Jakarta Indonesia81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 95 London UK46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 280 Chicago US41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 122 Melbourne Australia37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 64

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 readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: 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: 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'sSyria: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: 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: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: 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: too little coverage to readRomania: 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 readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: 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'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLesotho: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'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 readGreece: 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'sFrance: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: feelings about like the world'sColombia: 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: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNamibia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFinland: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than 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

● Finland few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 36 stories about harm ● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 477 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 550 stories about harm ● China about twice as fearful as the world's · 263 stories about harm ● Indonesia about twice as angry as the world's · 133 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 115 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 3,041 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents25% 3,019 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Rights & justice21% 2,514 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Conflict & violence14% 1,670 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 594 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 410 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 375 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 243 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 killed3,354 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,340 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,288 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the US Stories reporting arrests1,199 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions202 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced143 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations140 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees125 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill5 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh

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
● Feara little more than 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.