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53,446 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Aleppo (Syria), violence in Hajja and evacuations in the Philippines. the Philippines' coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Haiti and the US → Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostHaiti 73 in 100 of its 676 stories, usually 33
RegionSoutheast Asia 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Syria

Aleppo accounted for 985 of Syria's 1,539 stories about harm, carried by 763 outlets. 511 of Aleppo's 985 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (100 stories). Meningitis was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Aleppo stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

228 of its 259 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 78%. Hajja accounted for 127 of Yemen's 228 stories about harm, carried by 183 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (99 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Hajja stories →
Rights & justice

Philippines

799 of its 2,169 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories). Hepatitis was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Haiti

491 of its 676 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (324 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Mauritania

79 of its 89 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Nouakchott accounted for 57 of Mauritania's 79 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. 57 of Nouakchott's 57 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Mali

115 of its 134 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Bamako accounted for 74 of Mali's 115 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. 60 of Bamako's 74 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sierra Leone

61 of its 115 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 27 of Koinadugu's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (27 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Congo

97 of its 114 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. 21 of Brazzaville's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (38 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Greece

341 of its 717 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (275 stories). Heavy rain was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

952 of its 2,802 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (84 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Bermuda (12 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); landslides in Vietnam (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Indonesia (26 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in Switzerland (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in Japan (16 of its stories, about 6 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 19 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 53,446 stories about harm among 263,081 counted on 19 Aug.

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People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about Haiti and the US. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 263,081 stories, below the usual 22. Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. In Bermuda's news, mentions of the hurricane ran about 9 times their usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mauritania89 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 43 · mostly rights & justice Yemen88 in 100 of its 259 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Mali86 in 100 of its 134 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Congo85 in 100 of its 114 stories · usually 61 · mostly rights & justice Haiti73 in 100 of its 676 stories · usually 33 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US748 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2770 Islamabad Pakistan634 stories about protests or strikes, of its 795 Aleppo Syria511 stories about protests or strikes, of its 985 Baton Rouge US312 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1453 Moscow Russia182 stories about protests or strikes, of its 640

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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 Korea: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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 readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: 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 lessNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew 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 lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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 lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: 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 lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: too little coverage to readIndonesia: too little coverage to readIndia: 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 lessHaiti: 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: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: too little coverage to readFiji: 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 lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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 lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte 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: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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: 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 lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: 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 lessAzerbaijan: 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 readArgentina: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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 readYemen: warmth about its own usualUzbekistan: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about twice its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualNorth Macedonia: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualHonduras: warmth about its own usualGuyana: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGermany: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBelize: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBahamas: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualOslo, Norway -- conflict & violence: 42 stories, carried by 27 outletsNorth Dakota, US -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 197 stories, carried by 188 outletsSitkoh Bay, US -- displacement: 11 stories, carried by 18 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- rights & justice: 114 stories, carried by 153 outletsAmhara, Ethiopia -- rights & justice: 31 stories, carried by 25 outletsBerlin, Germany -- displacement: 236 stories, carried by 219 outletsKelowna, Canada -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 32 stories, carried by 16 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

● Norway warmth about twice usual ● United Arab Emirates warmth about one and a half times usual ● Germany warmth about one and a half times usual ● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Guyana warmth about one and a half times usual ● Poland warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Oslo Norway about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 42 stories ● North Dakota US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● Juba South Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 197 stories ● Sitkoh Bay US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 11 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 114 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 15,310 stories · about as usual Health21% 10,926 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence19% 9,833 stories · much less than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents18% 9,326 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,016 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,568 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,531 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,016 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 killed16,808 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,009 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,835 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,675 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting refugees1,078 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions760 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the UK Stories reporting evacuations741 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced518 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill369 at about three times the usual rate · most about Haiti and the US

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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.