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53,811 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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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Chisinau, illness in Luanda and road crashes in Sweden. Morocco's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMoldova 78 in 100 of its 89 stories, usually 13
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 58 in 100 of its stories, usually 51
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Moldova

69 of its 89 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Chisinau accounted for 61 of Moldova's 69 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Moldova over 30 days → its stories → Chisinau stories →
Health

Angola

127 of its 157 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Luanda accounted for 108 of Angola's 127 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (108 stories). Malaria was named in 105 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with chikungunya and haemorrhagic fever.

Angola over 30 days → its stories → Luanda stories →
Disasters & accidents

Sweden

191 of its 454 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (135 stories). Road crashes were named in 102 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Morocco

112 of its 239 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Building collapse was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Morocco over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Croatia

34 of its 88 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 14 of Zagreb's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kuwait

90 of its 119 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Côte d’Ivoire

47 of its 56 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Egypt

380 of its 704 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Uganda

257 of its 449 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Kampala accounted for 213 of Uganda's 257 stories about harm, carried by 153 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (167 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Belize

185 of its 240 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Belize City accounted for 158 of Belize's 185 stories about harm, carried by 150 outlets. Power cuts were named in 111 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Belize (111 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Mexico (88 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); malaria in Congo (27 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); avalanche in Nepal (38 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); tropical storm in Guatemala (14 of its stories, about 6 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 5 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 53,811 stories about harm among 254,315 counted on 5 Aug.

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Moldova stood out: 78% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 13%. Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. of the day's 254,315 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 23.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen86 in 100 of its 229 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Côte d’Ivoire84 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 33 · mostly conflict & violence Central African Republic81 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Angola81 in 100 of its 157 stories · usually 32 · mostly health Moldova78 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 13 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

London UK377 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1417 Great Wall China233 stories about protests or strikes, of its 243 Washington US218 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2020 Milwaukee US166 stories about protests or strikes, of its 176 Baton Rouge US137 stories about protests or strikes, of its 168

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: 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 Africa: 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'sSeychelles: 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: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: 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'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: 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'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'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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 readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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 a little angrier than the world'sZambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUruguay: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTonga: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMoldova: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sDominica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChile: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrunei: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelgium: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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'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 · 899 stories about harm ● Morocco about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 112 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 196 stories about harm ● South Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 264 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 868 stories about harm ● Belgium few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 34 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 16,393 stories · about as usual Health21% 11,228 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence21% 10,886 stories · much less than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents13% 6,757 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,905 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,569 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,523 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,447 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 killed15,166 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests9,572 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,953 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,983 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees1,148 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions751 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting evacuations573 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced445 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill52 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Russia

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 softer than 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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