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17,231 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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Train derailment in Portugal, protests in Jakarta (Indonesia) and people killed in the DR Congo drew the news. Portugal's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostPortugal 78 in 100 of its 400 stories, usually 22
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Portugal

314 of its 400 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Lisbon accounted for 303 of Portugal's 314 stories about harm, carried by 594 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (257 stories). Train derailment was named in 196 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with flu. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Portugal over 30 days → its stories → Lisbon stories →
Protests & strikes

Indonesia

98 of its 250 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Jakarta accounted for 58 of Indonesia's 98 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. 45 of Jakarta's 58 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Jakarta stories →
Health

DR Congo

21 of its 25 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Ebola was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks.

DR Congo over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Venezuela

83 of its 150 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories →
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Disasters & accidents

Afghanistan

198 of its 236 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Jalalabad accounted for 67 of Afghanistan's 198 stories about harm, carried by 142 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Kashmir

84 of its 134 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Jammu accounted for 48 of Kashmir's 84 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Haiti

28 of its 40 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 24 of Haiti's 28 stories about harm, carried by 136 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Italy

184 of its 914 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (137 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Pakistan

Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories). Earthquake was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ecuador

32 of its 51 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 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: ebola in Congo (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Sudan (22 of its stories, about three times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (32 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Brazil (18 of its stories, about three times its usual); covid in Ireland (20 of its stories, about three 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 4 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 17,231 stories about harm among 96,313 counted on 4 Sep.

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In Portugal, 78% of the news was about people being harmed, where 22% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 96,313 stories, as usual. Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate. For the second day running, the news turned to Portugal. A year earlier, on 4 September 2024, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan84 in 100 of its 236 stories · usually 62 · mostly disasters & accidents Portugal78 in 100 of its 400 stories · usually 22 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel65 in 100 of its 857 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Ecuador63 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 33 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir63 in 100 of its 134 stories · usually 55 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US224 stories about protests or strikes, of its 881 London UK69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 280 Chicago US47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 165 Jerusalem Israel46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 151 Jakarta Indonesia45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 58

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: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: 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: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: 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'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi 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 readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew 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'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: 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'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'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: 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: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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: too little coverage to readFrance: 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: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: 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 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'sBhutan: 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'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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: 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: 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: 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 more fearful than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPortugal: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGuinea-Bissau: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half 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

● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 553 stories about harm ● Portugal about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 314 stories about harm ● Ecuador few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 32 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 366 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 164 stories about harm ● Ukraine about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 89 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 5,285 stories · much more than usual (usually 25%) Rights & justice23% 3,899 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 3,554 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,844 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 899 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 546 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 507 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 415 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 killed4,406 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,849 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,775 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,298 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions245 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced224 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations188 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees176 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill20 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India

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 softer than 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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