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58,705 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 people displaced in Dubai, a disaster in Belize City and illness in Luanda. Jordan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBelize 94 in 100 of its 987 stories, usually 40
RegionCentral Asia 35 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

how these are picked →
Displacement

United Arab Emirates

575 of its 1,311 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Dubai accounted for 562 of the United Arab Emirates' 575 stories about harm, carried by 421 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (158 stories). Accidents were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

United Arab Emirates over 30 days → its stories → Dubai stories →
Disasters & accidents

Belize

923 of its 987 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Belize City accounted for 855 of Belize's 923 stories about harm, carried by 617 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (519 stories). Power cuts were named in 85 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Belize over 30 days → its stories → Belize City stories →
Health

Angola

125 of its 178 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Luanda accounted for 120 of Angola's 125 stories about harm, carried by 114 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (113 stories). Malaria was named in 113 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with chikungunya.

Angola over 30 days → its stories → Luanda stories →
Conflict & violence

Jordan

229 of its 481 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (75 stories). Hepatitis was named in 74 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Portugal

70 of its 206 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 5%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (34 stories). Wildfires were named in 46 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

UK

4,305 of its 17,567 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (2,202 stories). Chickenpox was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Libya

328 of its 455 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Sirte accounted for 256 of Libya's 328 stories about harm, carried by 313 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

Dhaka accounted for 449 of Bangladesh's 538 stories about harm, carried by 534 outlets. 245 of Dhaka's 449 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (299 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Congo

163 of its 224 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (117 stories). Malaria was named in 64 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with haemorrhagic fever.

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Rights & justice

Iran

753 of its 1,115 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Tehran accounted for 421 of Iran's 753 stories about harm, carried by 431 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (131 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Nepal (117 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in Portugal (46 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Congo (64 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Spain (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Puerto Rico (16 of its stories, about 10 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 58,705 stories about harm among 277,100 counted on 4 Aug.

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On the side of help, reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 277,100 stories, below the usual 23. Mentions of the malaria ran more than ten times their usual in Angola's news. For the second day running, the news turned to the United Arab Emirates. United Arab Emirates stood out: 44% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 20%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Belize94 in 100 of its 987 stories · usually 40 · mostly disasters & accidents South Sudan82 in 100 of its 271 stories · usually 79 · mostly rights & justice Yemen78 in 100 of its 170 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Tajikistan77 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 34 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan76 in 100 of its 629 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Dhaka Bangladesh245 stories about protests or strikes, of its 449 Washington US245 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2157 Baton Rouge US225 stories about protests or strikes, of its 259 Fengrui China165 stories about protests or strikes, of its 176 Islamabad Pakistan148 stories about protests or strikes, of its 627

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: 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'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: 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: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: 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'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 readFiji: 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'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: 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'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUK: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sTurkmenistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTimor-Leste: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTajikistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPortugal: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGrenada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCyprus: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sCroatia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrunei: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBenin: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPitcairn: coverage a little angrier 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

● Pakistan about three times as fearful as the world's · 1,068 stories about harm ● Croatia about three times as angry as the world's · 102 stories about harm ● Cyprus about three times as fearful as the world's · 66 stories about harm ● Egypt about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 543 stories about harm ● Uganda about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 135 stories about harm ● South Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 223 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 17,121 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence23% 13,108 stories · less than usual (usually 27%) Health20% 11,353 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Disasters & accidents15% 8,502 stories · more than usual (usually 12%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,977 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,674 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,507 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,156 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 killed16,810 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests9,263 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected7,238 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,547 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting abductions950 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees890 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting evacuations811 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced439 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill61 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 less 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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