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15,272 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 news turned to protests in Jakarta (Indonesia), landslides in Afghanistan and rights and justice in Tbilisi. Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 51 in 100 of its 335 stories, usually 25
RegionSoutheast Asia 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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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Protests & strikes

Indonesia

171 of its 335 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Jakarta accounted for 114 of Indonesia's 171 stories about harm, carried by 90 outlets. 87 of Jakarta's 114 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Jakarta stories →
Disasters & accidents

Afghanistan

364 of its 456 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Jalalabad accounted for 130 of Afghanistan's 364 stories about harm, carried by 296 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (22 stories). Landslides were named in 78 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Sudan

188 of its 226 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Darfur accounted for 119 of Sudan's 188 stories about harm, carried by 298 outlets. Landslides were named in 154 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Pakistan

329 of its 624 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Kashmir

79 of its 121 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Jammu accounted for 60 of Kashmir's 79 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets.

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Rights & justice

Finland

Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Germany

11 of Berlin's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Flu was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Rights & justice

Nigeria

Road crashes were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Sudan (154 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Germany (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Nigeria (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); road crashes in US (99 of its stories, about 4 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 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 15,272 stories about harm among 85,239 counted on 2 Sep.

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The news turned to Indonesia for the fifth day running. 18 in every 100 of the day's 85,239 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Sudan's news, mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual. Indonesia stood out: 51% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 25%. A year earlier, on 2 September 2024, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan83 in 100 of its 226 stories · usually 67 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan80 in 100 of its 456 stories · usually 58 · mostly disasters & accidents Kashmir65 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 53 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel60 in 100 of its 776 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine54 in 100 of its 312 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 569 London UK95 stories about protests or strikes, of its 284 Jakarta Indonesia87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 114 Chicago US65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 271 Delhi India40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 274

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 lessPuerto Rico: 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: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: 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 lessTajikistan: 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 lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: 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 lessPhilippines: 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 lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: 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 lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: 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 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 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 lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: 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: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: 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: near the world's share or lessDenmark: 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 lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: 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 lessChad: 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 lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: 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 lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: 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): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & 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: 46 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Venezuela: 31 in 100 of its 166 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 26 in 100 of its 289 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tunisia: 44 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 42 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 50 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 83 in 100 of its 226 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 41 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 53 in 100 of its 624 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 24 in 100 of its 1,394 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nepal: 28 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mozambique: 50 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mexico: 24 in 100 of its 285 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mali: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Libya: 47 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 60 in 100 of its 776 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 312 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 42 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 28 in 100 of its 148 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Indonesia: 51 in 100 of its 335 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 45 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Guatemala: 34 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Georgia: 61 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ethiopia: 47 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 35 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Congo: 50 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Burkina Faso: 74 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 31 in 100 of its 281 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Austria: 29 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Argentina: 29 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 80 in 100 of its 456 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 65 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 312 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 312 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 65 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 65 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 26 in 100 of its 289 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 312 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 65 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)
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 18 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

● Afghanistan 80 in 100 of its 456 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Sudan 83 in 100 of its 226 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Israel 60 in 100 of its 776 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 65 in 100 of its 121 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Pakistan 53 in 100 of its 624 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Palestine 54 in 100 of its 312 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 4,000 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 3,723 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 3,266 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 1,928 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 789 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 469 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 460 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 346 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 killed3,821 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,850 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,707 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,282 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions244 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced197 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations182 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees163 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill14 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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