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33,801 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Manila (Philippines), violence in Sennwald and people killed in the Netherlands drew the news. the Philippines' coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and the Philippines → Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSwitzerland 78 in 100 of its 972 stories, usually 19
RegionSoutheast Asia 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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 →
Protests & strikes

Philippines

623 of its 1,259 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 235 of Manila's 372 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (86 stories). Landslides were named in 46 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with tornadoes. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories → Manila stories →
Conflict & violence

Switzerland

761 of its 972 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Sennwald accounted for 388 of Switzerland's 761 stories about harm, carried by 383 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (198 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Switzerland over 30 days → its stories → Sennwald stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Netherlands

116 of its 292 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (98 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Netherlands over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Romania

29 of its 85 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Romania over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Syria

Aleppo accounted for 413 of Syria's 764 stories about harm, carried by 393 outlets. 220 of Aleppo's 413 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (137 stories). Heatstroke was named in 13 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

Cuba

292 of its 463 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Havana accounted for 272 of Cuba's 292 stories about harm, carried by 323 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (50 stories). Poisoning was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Rwanda

55 of its 96 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 39 of Kivu's 42 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

397 of its 443 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Zinjibar accounted for 203 of Yemen's 397 stories about harm, carried by 179 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (214 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Pakistan

1,255 of its 2,253 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. 642 of Islamabad's 842 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (617 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Congo

169 of its 182 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (168 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in Sudan (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Nigeria (175 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); power cuts in Ghana (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in New Zealand (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Cuba (27 of its stories, about three times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 33,801 stories about harm among 142,880 counted on 14 Aug.

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Reports of volunteers, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and the Philippines. In the Philippines, 49% of the news was about people being harmed, where 28% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 24 in every 100 of the day's 142,880 stories, above the usual 22. This week the news turned most often to Pakistan, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo93 in 100 of its 182 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen90 in 100 of its 443 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Syria81 in 100 of its 945 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Switzerland78 in 100 of its 972 stories · usually 19 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan77 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 60 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Milwaukee US827 stories about protests or strikes, of its 859 Islamabad Pakistan642 stories about protests or strikes, of its 842 Jerusalem Israel266 stories about protests or strikes, of its 344 Manila Philippines235 stories about protests or strikes, of its 372 Aleppo Syria220 stories about protests or strikes, of its 413

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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 Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: 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 readQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: 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'sMali: 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'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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 readCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR 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'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'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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'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'sBangladesh: 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'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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 readCrimea: 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 readBritish 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sZambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUganda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: 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'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRomania: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHonduras: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBermuda: 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

● Singapore about twice as warm as the world's · 149 stories about harm ● Congo about three times as angry as the world's · 169 stories about harm ● Philippines about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 623 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 154 stories about harm ● Rwanda about twice as angry as the world's · 55 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 764 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence28% 9,391 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Rights & justice27% 8,884 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Disasters & accidents17% 5,743 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Health15% 4,832 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,195 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 989 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 718 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 541 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 killed12,680 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,347 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,763 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting people affected4,595 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations1,149 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting abductions575 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees479 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Germany and the US Stories reporting people displaced353 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and South Sudan Stories reporting people falling ill27 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and New Zealand

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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