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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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →

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

usually 22; 22 the day before
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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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: too little coverage to readSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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 readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: too little coverage to readJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about one and a half times its own usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSenegal: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLatvia: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about one and a half times its own usualItaly: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualEcuador: warmth about its own usualCroatia: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBelize: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualArgentina: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKidal, Mali -- conflict & violence: 61 stories, carried by 56 outletsPlatte, US -- health: 50 stories, carried by 51 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- health: 90 stories, carried by 64 outletsNovovoronezh, Russia -- disasters & accidents: 16 stories, carried by 10 outletsBurlington, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 15 outletsAylesbury, UK -- health: 15 stories, carried by 14 outletsMachakos, Kenya -- rights & justice: 41 stories, carried by 15 outletsBallarat, Australia -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 10 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

● Italy warmth about one and a half times usual ● Belize warmth about one and a half times usual ● Zimbabwe warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mali warmth about one and a half times usual ● South Sudan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Kenya warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Kidal Mali about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 61 stories ● Platte US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 50 stories ● Juba South Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 90 stories ● Novovoronezh Russia about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 16 stories ● Burlington US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories

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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