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56,713 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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A disaster in Baghdad, violence in Guatemala City and protests in Lusaka (Zambia) drew the news. Guatemala's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPortugal 72 in 100 of its 553 stories, usually 11
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Iraq

1,174 of its 1,382 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Baghdad accounted for 919 of Iraq's 1,174 stories about harm, carried by 864 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (99 stories). Train derailment was named in 107 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with meningitis. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Conflict & violence

Guatemala

232 of its 258 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Guatemala City accounted for 166 of Guatemala's 232 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (214 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Guatemala over 30 days → its stories → Guatemala City stories →
Protests & strikes

Zambia

152 of its 361 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 98 of Lusaka's 127 stories were about protests or strikes. Drought was named in 96 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Zambia over 30 days → its stories → Lusaka stories →
Rights & justice

Nepal

111 of its 249 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories →
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Disasters & accidents

Portugal

398 of its 553 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Funchal accounted for 342 of Portugal's 398 stories about harm, carried by 312 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (73 stories). Heatwave was named in 37 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Panama

51 of its 121 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (27 stories). Earthquake was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Cuba

94 of its 214 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

South Korea

322 of its 1,363 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 162 of Seoul's 240 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (275 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Mali

Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (42 stories). Drownings were named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

Aleppo accounted for 452 of Syria's 657 stories about harm, carried by 299 outlets. Heatwave was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: oil spill in Kuwait (71 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in United Arab Emirates (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Panama (23 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); storms in Zimbabwe (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Tunisia (15 of its stories, more than ten 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 10 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 56,713 stories about harm among 277,899 counted on 10 Aug.

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In Zambia's news, mentions of the drought ran more than ten times their usual. Iraq stood out: 85% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 67%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 277,899 news stories 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 →

Guatemala90 in 100 of its 258 stories · usually 32 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq85 in 100 of its 1,382 stories · usually 67 · mostly disasters & accidents Mali77 in 100 of its 147 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen76 in 100 of its 215 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan74 in 100 of its 634 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Chicago US367 stories about protests or strikes, of its 642 Missouri US277 stories about protests or strikes, of its 447 Los Angeles US227 stories about protests or strikes, of its 607 Washington US220 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1610 Salt Lake City US201 stories about protests or strikes, of its 237

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: 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: 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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: 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'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'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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 readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: 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'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: 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: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: 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'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'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: 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'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: 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readZambia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSeychelles: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sParaguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPanama: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelgium: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJersey: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNauru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMaldives: coverage about one and a half times 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

● Guatemala about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 232 stories about harm ● South Sudan about twice as warm as the world's · 121 stories about harm ● Indonesia about three times as fearful as the world's · 138 stories about harm ● Pakistan about three times as fearful as the world's · 1,122 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as angry as the world's · 1,028 stories about harm ● Mali about twice as angry as the world's · 113 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 16,278 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence21% 11,570 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Health21% 11,404 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents15% 8,105 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,847 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,700 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,526 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,140 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 killed17,657 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,692 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,805 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,824 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting refugees967 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations655 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions565 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting people displaced500 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill50 at about half 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 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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