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18,654 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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The day's news pointed at wildfires in Greece, protests in Darfur (Sudan) and people killed in Chad. Bangladesh's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 54 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostGreece 48 in 100 of its 239 stories, usually 28
RegionCentral Asia 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 34
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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Disasters & accidents

Greece

114 of its 239 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Athens accounted for 72 of Greece's 114 stories about harm, carried by 197 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (38 stories). Wildfires were named in 50 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms and flooding.

Greece over 30 days → its stories → Athens stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

25 of its 41 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 4 of Darfur's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Darfur stories →
Conflict & violence

Chad

19 of its 33 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Chad over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Bangladesh

Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Natural hazards were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten 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.

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

Afghanistan

188 of its 265 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Kabul accounted for 65 of Afghanistan's 188 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

118 of its 215 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Beirut accounted for 92 of Lebanon's 118 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Czechia

23 of its 57 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

60 of its 140 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 12 of Hong Kong's 21 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Health

Fiji

31 of its 66 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Qatar

21 of its 80 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: flu in Ireland (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); natural hazards in India (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

24 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 18,654 stories about harm among 78,758 counted on 5 Aug.

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For the third day running, the news turned to Greece. Stories about people being harmed made up 24 in every 100 of the day's 78,758 stories, as usual. On 5 August 2020, a year earlier, the share was 29 in every 100, against 24 today. In Greece, 48% of the news was about people being harmed, where 28% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan71 in 100 of its 265 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon55 in 100 of its 215 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh53 in 100 of its 154 stories · usually 51 · mostly health Türkiye53 in 100 of its 209 stories · usually 43 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria50 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US156 stories about protests or strikes, of its 880 Delhi India88 stories about protests or strikes, of its 206 Phoenix US43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 121 Beirut Lebanon40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 92 London UK35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 250

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: 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: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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'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: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: 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'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: 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'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: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful 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 one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer 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'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: 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 a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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 three times as angry as the world's · 188 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 82 stories about harm ● Burkina Faso few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 13 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 162 stories about harm ● Fiji few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 31 stories about harm ● Chad few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 19 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health54% 10,047 stories · much more than usual (usually 48%) Rights & justice17% 3,071 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents11% 2,053 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Conflict & violence7% 1,279 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 716 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 516 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 433 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 327 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 killed4,298 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,448 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,315 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,125 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations216 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees138 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced117 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions90 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill22 at about one and a half times 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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