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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

usually 23; 21 the day before
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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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCayman 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 lessUganda: 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: too little coverage to readTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: too little coverage to readSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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 lessSaudi Arabia: too little coverage to readSão 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 lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: 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 lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: 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 lessLibya: 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: 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 lessGreece: 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 lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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 lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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 lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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 readChad: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: too little coverage to readMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: 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 readBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: 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 lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualParaguay: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNicaragua: warmth about its own usualMoldova: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGermany: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCuba: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCroatia: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBosnia: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualHoldenville, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsKasese, Uganda -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 15 outletsHavana, Cuba -- conflict & violence: 33 stories, carried by 28 outletsAdamawa, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 27 stories, carried by 21 outletsHawaii, US -- conflict & violence: 58 stories, carried by 39 outletsGreat Wall, China -- rights & justice: 243 stories, carried by 241 outletsChisinau, Moldova -- conflict & violence: 61 stories, carried by 57 outletsRaqqa, Syria -- conflict & violence: 190 stories, carried by 206 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

● Cuba warmth about one and a half times usual ● Chile warmth about one and a half times usual ● Germany warmth about one and a half times usual ● Syria warmth about one and a half times usual ● Moldova warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Holdenville US about three times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Kasese Uganda about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Havana Cuba about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 33 stories ● Adamawa Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 27 stories ● Hawaii US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 58 stories

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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