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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

usually 24; 23 the day before
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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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Venezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSomalia: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChad: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: no storiesBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 30 in 100 of its 141 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Zambia: 33 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Yemen: 57 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Vietnam: 40 in 100 of its 149 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Uzbekistan: 54 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)US: 29 in 100 of its 25,311 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Uganda: 32 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Türkiye: 57 in 100 of its 217 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Tunisia: 39 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Thailand: 38 in 100 of its 188 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Taiwan: 31 in 100 of its 127 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Syria: 61 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Switzerland: 28 in 100 of its 150 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Eswatini: 100 in 100 of its 4 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)South Sudan: 56 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sudan: 67 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)South Korea: 27 in 100 of its 251 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)South Africa: 28 in 100 of its 774 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Solomon Islands: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)St Vincent: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Philippines: 45 in 100 of its 460 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Pakistan: 34 in 100 of its 521 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)North Korea: 42 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Nigeria: 35 in 100 of its 1,073 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Niger: 60 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Nicaragua: 79 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Nepal: 53 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mozambique: 47 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Morocco: 46 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mongolia: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mexico: 29 in 100 of its 271 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Malta: 30 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mali: 41 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Malaysia: 30 in 100 of its 264 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Lithuania: 34 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Liberia: 41 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Lebanon: 65 in 100 of its 423 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Israel: 38 in 100 of its 478 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 41 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iraq: 46 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iran: 50 in 100 of its 349 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Indonesia: 49 in 100 of its 184 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Haiti: 62 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Greece: 43 in 100 of its 295 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Fiji: 43 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ethiopia: 46 in 100 of its 104 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Dominican Republic: 52 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Czechia: 71 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Cuba: 47 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Congo: 58 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Colombia: 37 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)China: 27 in 100 of its 1,685 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Hong Kong: 40 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Chile: 34 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Central African Republic: 50 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Canada: 27 in 100 of its 2,165 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Cambodia: 45 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Myanmar: 54 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bangladesh: 60 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Afghanistan: 77 in 100 of its 393 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)China: 27 in 100 of its 1,685 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 41 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 41 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 41 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 21 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Afghanistan 77 in 100 of its 393 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Lebanon 65 in 100 of its 423 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Czechia 71 in 100 of its 97 stories · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given ● Türkiye 57 in 100 of its 217 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Bangladesh 60 in 100 of its 146 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Syria 61 in 100 of its 83 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

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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