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19,266 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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Violence in Beirut, deaths in Domazlice and wildfires in Greece drew the news. the Czechia's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 54 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostCzechia 71 in 100 of its 97 stories, usually 15
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 37
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

277 of its 423 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Beirut accounted for 261 of Lebanon's 277 stories about harm, carried by 518 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (24 stories). Earthquake was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Czechia

69 of its 97 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Domazlice accounted for 31 of the Czechia's 69 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Czechia over 30 days → its stories → Domazlice stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

126 of its 295 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Athens accounted for 92 of Greece's 126 stories about harm, carried by 207 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Wildfires were named in 60 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with heatwave, storms and flooding.

Greece over 30 days → its stories → Athens stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

301 of its 393 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Kabul accounted for 168 of Afghanistan's 301 stories about harm, carried by 223 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (128 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

87 of its 146 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Heavy rain was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

51 of its 83 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Türkiye

124 of its 217 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Heatwave was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Iran

Tehran accounted for 93 of Iran's 173 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

UK

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). House fires were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: heatwave in Türkiye (30 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heavy rain in Bangladesh (19 of its stories, about three times its usual); house fires in UK (16 of its stories, about 4 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 19,266 stories about harm among 93,315 counted on 4 Aug.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 21 February 2020. For the second day running, the news turned to Lebanon. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 93,315 stories, below the usual 24. On 4 August 2020, a year earlier, the share was 29 in every 100, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan77 in 100 of its 393 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Czechia71 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 15 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Lebanon65 in 100 of its 423 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Syria61 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh60 in 100 of its 146 stories · usually 50 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US205 stories about protests or strikes, of its 940 Beirut Lebanon79 stories about protests or strikes, of its 261 Delhi India55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 187 Kabul Afghanistan33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 168 Jerusalem Israel24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 85

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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'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'sSerbia: 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'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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'sNiger: 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 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: 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 readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: 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 readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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'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 readArgentina: 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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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 readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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 readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sZambia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSeychelles: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFiji: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about 4 times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMaldives: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGibraltar: 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

● Afghanistan about 4 times as angry as the world's · 301 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 87 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 37 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 173 stories about harm ● Indonesia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 91 stories about harm ● Fiji few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 29 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health54% 10,390 stories · much more than usual (usually 48%) Rights & justice16% 3,038 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents13% 2,399 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Conflict & violence7% 1,378 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 725 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 477 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 388 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 277 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 killed4,648 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,491 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,284 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,264 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people displaced153 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees140 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations133 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting abductions125 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill12 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and China

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
● 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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