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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.

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 lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: 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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readQatar: 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 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: 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: too little coverage to readJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: 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 lessGermany: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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: too little coverage to readCuba: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: too little coverage to readChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: 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 lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: 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 lessBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: 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 lessAksai Chin: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: 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: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: about as warm as its own usual or lessGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readVietnam: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualParaguay: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNorway: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNorth Macedonia: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about one and a half times its own usualItaly: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualGeorgia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGambia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualNauru: warmth about its own usualAmhara, Ethiopia -- rights & justice: 21 stories, carried by 17 outletsNairobi, Kenya -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 156 stories, carried by 133 outletsSandeng, Gambia -- rights & justice: 48 stories, carried by 41 outletsTunis, Tunisia -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 10 outletsHillsboro, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsValencia, Venezuela -- health: 10 stories, carried by 20 outletsOslo, Norway -- conflict & violence: 114 stories, carried by 81 outletsHanoi, Vietnam -- shelter & services: 104 stories, carried by 89 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

● Kenya warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mexico warmth about one and a half times usual ● Vietnam warmth about one and a half times usual ● Norway warmth about one and a half times usual ● Gambia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Georgia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Amhara Ethiopia about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 21 stories ● Nairobi Kenya about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 156 stories ● Sandeng Gambia about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 48 stories ● Tunis Tunisia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Hillsboro US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories

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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