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32,268 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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A disaster in Rouen, violence in Brussels and building collapse in Morocco drew the news. Belgium's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and India →
Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostKuwait 80 in 100 of its 113 stories, usually 22
RegionEast Asia 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

France

1,191 of its 2,176 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Rouen accounted for 862 of France's 1,191 stories about harm, carried by 905 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (742 stories). Gas explosion was named in 89 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with poisoning. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories → Rouen stories →
Conflict & violence

Belgium

459 of its 758 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Brussels accounted for 325 of Belgium's 459 stories about harm, carried by 348 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (278 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Belgium over 30 days → its stories → Brussels stories →
Rights & justice

Morocco

76 of its 112 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Building collapse was named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Morocco over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Uganda

107 of its 172 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Kampala accounted for 79 of Uganda's 107 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. 62 of Kampala's 79 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (65 stories).

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

Iran

422 of its 729 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (99 stories). Road crashes were named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

200 of its 420 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Luhansk accounted for 166 of Ukraine's 200 stories about harm, carried by 210 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (106 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

889 of its 1,052 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 77%. Aleppo accounted for 582 of Syria's 889 stories about harm, carried by 411 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kuwait

90 of its 113 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

84 of its 123 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 31 of Amhara's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (30 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Japan

515 of its 1,394 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (369 stories). Its coverage was about twice 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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Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Mexico (161 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Taiwan (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Sweden (23 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); outbreaks in Myanmar (19 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); wildfires in Spain (72 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 32,268 stories about harm among 146,447 counted on 6 Aug.

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Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and India. of the day's 146,447 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. France stood out: 55% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 45%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria85 in 100 of its 1,052 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen83 in 100 of its 346 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Kuwait80 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 22 · mostly conflict & violence Greenland74 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 40 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan70 in 100 of its 375 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Chicago US166 stories about protests or strikes, of its 300 Milwaukee US154 stories about protests or strikes, of its 170 Aleppo Syria145 stories about protests or strikes, of its 582 Washington US104 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1073 Fengrui China84 stories about protests or strikes, of its 86

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: 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'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: too little coverage to readTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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: 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'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: 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'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: 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: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: 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: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTaiwan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMoldova: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrunei: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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

● Belgium about three times as angry as the world's · 459 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 889 stories about harm ● Colombia few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 49 stories about harm ● France about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,191 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 422 stories about harm ● Kuwait about twice as fearful as the world's · 90 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 8,595 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Conflict & violence24% 7,530 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Health18% 5,766 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 5,192 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,295 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 950 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 943 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 572 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 killed10,466 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,509 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,276 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,275 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions693 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees504 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations400 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced360 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Yemen Stories reporting people falling ill182 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and India

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 harsher than 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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