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16,372 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 illness in Gueckedou, the drought in Algeria and violence in Darfur. Algeria's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and China →
Part of lifeHealth 51 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostAlgeria 84 in 100 of its 124 stories, usually 34
RegionSoutheast Asia 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 38
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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Health

Guinea

26 of its 29 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Gueckedou accounted for 17 of Guinea's 26 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Ebola was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with haemorrhagic fever. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Guinea over 30 days → its stories → Gueckedou stories →
Disasters & accidents

Algeria

104 of its 124 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (11 stories). Drought was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Algeria over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

46 of its 61 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Darfur accounted for 25 of Sudan's 46 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Darfur stories →
Protests & strikes

Thailand

Bangkok accounted for 43 of Thailand's 79 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. 26 of Bangkok's 43 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (17 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Ethiopia

67 of its 104 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Tigray accounted for 60 of Ethiopia's 67 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. HIV was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

89 of its 150 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Tehran accounted for 45 of Iran's 89 stories about harm, carried by 109 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Greece

101 of its 219 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories). Drought was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Myanmar

11 of Yangon's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Dominican Republic

48 of its 53 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Flooding was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with landslides and heavy rain.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

78 of its 348 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Dominican Republic (17 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); flooding in Türkiye (17 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); illness in Cuba (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in Philippines (23 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hiv in Ethiopia (10 of its stories, about 8 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 11 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 16,372 stories about harm among 69,116 counted on 11 Aug.

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In Guinea, 90% of the news was about people being harmed, where 23% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 24 in every 100 of the day's 69,116 stories, as usual. Mentions of Ebola ran more than ten times their usual in Guinea's news. Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and China. On 11 August 2020, a year earlier, the share was 29 in every 100, against 24 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Dominican Republic91 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 29 · mostly disasters & accidents Algeria84 in 100 of its 124 stories · usually 34 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan75 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan65 in 100 of its 594 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia64 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US127 stories about protests or strikes, of its 627 Delhi India55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 139 London UK38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 258 Bangkok Thailand26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 43 Moscow Russia21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 90

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Yemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSyria: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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: too little coverage to readOman: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: 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: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench 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'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 readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: 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'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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 readAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican 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: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sZambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice 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 angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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

● Algeria about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 104 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 388 stories about harm ● Ethiopia about twice as angry as the world's · 67 stories about harm ● Sudan few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 46 stories about harm ● Zimbabwe few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 38 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 23 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health51% 8,333 stories · more than usual (usually 49%) Rights & justice17% 2,731 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 2,216 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence8% 1,216 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 585 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 446 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 432 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 246 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 killed3,639 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,320 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,248 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured956 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees140 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced121 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations116 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Greece Stories reporting abductions77 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill36 at about twice 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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