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49,619 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to violence in Quetta, protests in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) and a disaster in Skopje. Pakistan's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Malaysia →
Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostLaos 86 in 100 of its 215 stories, usually 16
RegionSouth Asia 40 in 100 of its stories, usually 33
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 →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

2,812 of its 3,690 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Quetta accounted for 2,058 of Pakistan's 2,812 stories about harm, carried by 1,027 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (1,846 stories). Polio was named in 97 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Quetta stories →
Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

358 of its 458 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 158 of Addis Ababa's 161 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (73 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Addis Ababa stories →
Disasters & accidents

North Macedonia

289 of its 319 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Skopje accounted for 286 of North Macedonia's 289 stories about harm, carried by 292 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (174 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

North Macedonia over 30 days → its stories → Skopje stories →
Rights & justice

Myanmar

82 of its 153 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Measles was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.

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

Mexico

942 of its 1,567 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (80 stories). Tropical storm was named in 752 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with hurricane and cyclone. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Laos

184 of its 215 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 94 of Luang Prabang's 94 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (182 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Portugal

96 of its 265 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 7%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (51 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Congo

35 of its 43 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Switzerland

176 of its 549 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (87 stories). Hypothermia was named in 124 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with snowstorms.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

328 of its 697 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 114 of Harare's 167 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Mexico (752 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hypothermia in Switzerland (124 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in North Korea (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in South Sudan (52 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tsunami in Japan (210 of its stories, about three times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 49,619 stories about harm among 245,532 counted on 8 Aug.

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Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Malaysia. Pakistan's news was 76% about people being harmed, against a usual 47%. of the day's 245,532 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

North Macedonia91 in 100 of its 319 stories · usually 49 · mostly disasters & accidents Burundi89 in 100 of its 122 stories · usually 73 · mostly rights & justice Laos86 in 100 of its 215 stories · usually 16 · mostly shelter & services Yemen83 in 100 of its 201 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia78 in 100 of its 458 stories · usually 38 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Orlando US237 stories about protests or strikes, of its 369 London UK220 stories about protests or strikes, of its 716 Aleppo Syria193 stories about protests or strikes, of its 585 Quetta Pakistan174 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2058 Delhi India172 stories about protests or strikes, of its 484

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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 Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri 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: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: 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: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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'sLaos: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: 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'sEgypt: 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: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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'sDR Congo: 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'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: 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'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAfghanistan: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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 about one and a half times as warm as the world'sZambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSlovenia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRomania: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: 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'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNamibia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLatvia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBhutan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelize: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelgium: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMaldives: coverage a little more fearful than 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 fearful as the world's · 159 stories about harm ● Pakistan about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 2,812 stories about harm ● Mali about three times as angry as the world's · 113 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 166 stories about harm ● South Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 116 stories about harm ● Azerbaijan about twice as fearful as the world's · 71 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 13,112 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Conflict & violence23% 11,334 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Health20% 9,493 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Disasters & accidents15% 7,311 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,367 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,570 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,209 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,203 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 killed16,908 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,433 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,655 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,303 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees1,041 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions863 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations696 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced383 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill216 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Malaysia

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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