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54,412 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Rights and justice in Tbilisi, protests in Sandeng (Gambia) and people affected in Vietnam drew the news. the Gambia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostGeorgia 80 in 100 of its 162 stories, usually 24
RegionSoutheast Asia 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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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Rights & justice

Georgia

130 of its 162 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Tbilisi accounted for 124 of Georgia's 130 stories about harm, carried by 146 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (125 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Georgia over 30 days → its stories → Tbilisi stories →
Protests & strikes

Gambia

86 of its 173 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 48 of Sandeng's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Gambia over 30 days → its stories → Sandeng stories →
Shelter & services

Vietnam

212 of its 583 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (107 stories). Accidents were named in 92 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

1,940 of its 2,576 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Gaziantep accounted for 1,005 of Türkiye's 1,940 stories about harm, carried by 672 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (972 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Gaziantep stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Syria

Aleppo accounted for 368 of Syria's 783 stories about harm, carried by 299 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (84 stories). Building collapse was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with landslides and typhoon. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Norway

166 of its 385 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (86 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

360 of its 438 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (162 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Mozambique

43 of its 72 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Netherlands

134 of its 451 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (109 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Italy

447 of its 1,509 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). 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: typhoon in Japan (323 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Greece (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in South Korea (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Iran (57 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Saudi Arabia (18 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 24 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 54,412 stories about harm among 247,935 counted on 22 Aug.

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In Georgia, 80% of the news was about people being harmed, where 24% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 247,935 stories, as usual. Mentions of the typhoon ran more than ten times their usual in Japan's news.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali89 in 100 of its 482 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia82 in 100 of its 438 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Georgia80 in 100 of its 162 stories · usually 24 · mostly rights & justice Türkiye75 in 100 of its 2,576 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan67 in 100 of its 219 stories · usually 69 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Islamabad Pakistan525 stories about protests or strikes, of its 598 Delhi India458 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1386 Gaziantep Türkiye193 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1005 Washington US183 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1550 Tehran Iran160 stories about protests or strikes, of its 407

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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: 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'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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'sNigeria: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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'sGermany: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. 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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChad: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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'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'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about three 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 warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMauritania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHungary: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGambia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChristmas Island: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Mali about twice as fearful as the world's · 430 stories about harm ● Philippines about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 998 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as angry as the world's · 1,940 stories about harm ● Gambia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 86 stories about harm ● Iraq about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 691 stories about harm ● Kenya about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 210 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 13,716 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Conflict & violence23% 12,445 stories · about as usual Health21% 11,127 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents17% 9,321 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,481 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,452 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 939 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 882 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 killed16,368 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,162 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,988 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,390 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations880 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees801 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Sweden Stories reporting abductions737 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced409 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill94 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Haiti

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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