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43,051 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 a disaster in Dubai, rights and justice in Lulua and protests in Kiev (Ukraine). Angola's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Australia →
Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUnited Arab Emirates 66 in 100 of its 1,236 stories, usually 10
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
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 →
Rights & justice

Angola

109 of its 175 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Lulua accounted for 91 of Angola's 109 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (96 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Angola over 30 days → its stories → Lulua stories →
Protests & strikes

Ukraine

104 of its 268 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 30 of Kiev's 58 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kiev stories →
Conflict & violence

Rwanda

413 of its 540 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Kigali accounted for 369 of Rwanda's 413 stories about harm, carried by 246 outlets. Landslides were named in 53 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories → Kigali stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Cameroon

134 of its 180 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (66 stories). Drownings were named in 47 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

160 of its 223 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 61 of Amhara's 72 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (108 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

367 of its 419 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Mogadishu accounted for 307 of Somalia's 367 stories about harm, carried by 237 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Congo

146 of its 178 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Switzerland

159 of its 434 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (124 stories). Plane crash was named in 89 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Poland

102 of its 325 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (84 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: plane crash in Switzerland (89 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Italy (119 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in Cameroon (47 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); overdoses in Bahamas (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Timor-Leste (11 of its stories, more than ten 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 43,051 stories about harm among 201,885 counted on 4 Aug.

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The United Arab Emirates' news was 66% about people being harmed, against a usual 10%. of the day's 201,885 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. People falling ill were reported at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Australia. Mentions of plane crash ran more than ten times their usual in Switzerland's news. On 4 August 2016, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia88 in 100 of its 419 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Congo82 in 100 of its 178 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen78 in 100 of its 186 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence Syria78 in 100 of its 586 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda76 in 100 of its 540 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Caracas Venezuela422 stories about protests or strikes, of its 675 Washington US227 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1992 Phoenix US145 stories about protests or strikes, of its 358 Sinaloa Mexico143 stories about protests or strikes, of its 158 Houston US79 stories about protests or strikes, of its 310

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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'sRussia: 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'sNigeria: 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 readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: 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: too little coverage to readLibya: 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'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: 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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: 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 readEstonia: 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: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuam: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sTimor-Leste: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRomania: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKiribati: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer 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 angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCape Verde: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBotswana: 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'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGuernsey: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMaldives: coverage about one and a half times 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

● Somalia about three times as angry as the world's · 367 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 440 stories about harm ● Romania about three times as fearful as the world's · 133 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 146 stories about harm ● Congo about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 146 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 371 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 11,446 stories · about as usual Health19% 7,972 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 7,933 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents19% 7,833 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,195 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 1,949 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,616 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,264 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 killed12,513 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,208 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,036 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,971 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting refugees1,054 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people displaced911 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Angola Stories reporting evacuations672 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions501 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill202 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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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