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14,917 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to flooding in Uganda, illness in Beirut and abductions in Russia. Uganda's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 41 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUganda 53 in 100 of its 89 stories, usually 29
RegionCentral Asia 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Uganda

47 of its 89 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (9 stories). Flooding was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (7 stories). Poisoning was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Libya

26 of its 46 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Belgium

16 of its 57 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

DR Congo

17 of its 18 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories).

its stories →
Health

Cambodia

41 of its 76 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Phnom Penh accounted for 23 of Cambodia's 41 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets.

its stories →
Health

Portugal

25 of its 73 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Health

Kyrgyzstan

15 of its 35 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Sudan (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Canada (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in UK (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); storm surge in US (23 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 23 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 14,917 stories about harm among 70,372 counted on 1 Aug.

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Uganda's news mentioned flooding more than ten times as often as usual. 21 in every 100 of the day's 70,372 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 1 August 2021, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today. Uganda stood out: 53% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 29%. Over July, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 24 in July 2021.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan58 in 100 of its 153 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir56 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 50 · mostly disasters & accidents Cambodia54 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 40 · mostly health Uganda53 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 29 · mostly disasters & accidents Lebanon49 in 100 of its 158 stories · usually 30 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US107 stories about protests or strikes, of its 548 Krugersdorp South Africa34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 95 Shiv India26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 53 Baghdad Iraq24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 28 Chicago US24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 162

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: 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 lessUnited States: 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 lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: 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 lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: 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 Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: no storiesRwanda: 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 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: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: no storiesMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: 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 lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: 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 lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: 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: no storiesNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: 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: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: 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 lessComoros: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: 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: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: 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 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: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: 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: no storiesAruba: 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 storiesNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessYemen: 56 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ukraine: 38 in 100 of its 754 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Uganda: 53 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Thailand: 29 in 100 of its 178 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Tajikistan: 64 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Syria: 48 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Eswatini: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sudan: 66 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sri Lanka: 34 in 100 of its 157 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)South Africa: 33 in 100 of its 805 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Somalia: 78 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Portugal: 34 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Philippines: 32 in 100 of its 671 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Pakistan: 33 in 100 of its 639 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Nigeria: 27 in 100 of its 933 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)New Zealand: 32 in 100 of its 517 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mozambique: 42 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Malta: 31 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mali: 70 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Malawi: 38 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Madagascar: 88 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Libya: 57 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Lebanon: 49 in 100 of its 158 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kyrgyzstan: 43 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Israel: 33 in 100 of its 371 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 46 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iraq: 35 in 100 of its 109 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iran: 36 in 100 of its 289 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Indonesia: 32 in 100 of its 167 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)India: 27 in 100 of its 3,734 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Guatemala: 78 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)DR Congo: 94 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Congo: 71 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Colombia: 34 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Hong Kong: 33 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Canada: 30 in 100 of its 976 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Cameroon: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Cambodia: 54 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Myanmar: 53 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bangladesh: 39 in 100 of its 183 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Afghanistan: 58 in 100 of its 153 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 56 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 46 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 46 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 56 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 56 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ukraine: 38 in 100 of its 754 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 46 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 56 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Macao: 95 in 100 of its 19 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 58 in 100 of its 153 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 56 in 100 of its 82 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Lebanon 49 in 100 of its 158 stories · mostly health ● Uganda 53 in 100 of its 89 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Cambodia 54 in 100 of its 76 stories · mostly health ● Ukraine 38 in 100 of its 754 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health41% 6,051 stories · about as usual Rights & justice18% 2,695 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,400 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence9% 1,380 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 920 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 648 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 424 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 259 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 killed3,527 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,211 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,137 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured901 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations223 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting abductions116 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees99 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced86 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill11 at about the usual rate

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 about as 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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