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What the world's news said happened to people.
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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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited States: too little coverage to readSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: too little coverage to readIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: too little coverage to readCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUganda: warmth about one and a half times its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualNorth Macedonia: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualGambia: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualKasese, Uganda -- conflict & violence: 27 stories, carried by 25 outletsBurlington, US -- rights & justice: 78 stories, carried by 84 outletsMental Health Center, US -- shelter & services: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsSanaa, Yemen -- conflict & violence: 50 stories, carried by 72 outletsMadhes, India -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsBujumbura, Burundi -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 13 outletsAmsterdam, Netherlands -- disasters & accidents: 23 stories, carried by 19 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 28 stories, carried by 14 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

● Uganda warmth about one and a half times usual ● Libya warmth about one and a half times usual ● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual ● Greece warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Kasese Uganda about 4 times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 27 stories ● Burlington US about three times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 78 stories ● Mental Health Center US about twice as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 10 stories ● Sanaa Yemen about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 50 stories ● Madhes India about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories

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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