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60,224 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at people killed in Cambodia, deaths in Yerevan and protests in Sandeng (Gambia). Armenia's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBahamas 49 in 100 of its 280 stories, usually 20
RegionCentral Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
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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Conflict & violence

Cambodia

122 of its 247 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (94 stories). Hunger was named in 71 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Armenia

205 of its 357 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Yerevan accounted for 143 of Armenia's 205 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (177 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Armenia over 30 days → its stories → Yerevan stories →
Protests & strikes

Gambia

94 of its 205 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 41 of Sandeng's 45 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Gambia over 30 days → its stories → Sandeng stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

137 of its 280 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (39 stories). Tropical storm was named in 41 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

Bahamas over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Saudi Arabia

543 of its 960 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (356 stories). Hepatitis was named in 296 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Nigeria

1,580 of its 3,465 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (806 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Peru

135 of its 300 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (92 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Italy

311 of its 1,196 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (50 stories). Road crashes were named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

1,600 of its 2,264 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (143 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

423 of its 743 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Nablus accounted for 318 of Palestine's 423 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Bermuda (52 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hepatitis in Saudi Arabia (296 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Mexico (113 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Belgium (48 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in Japan (112 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 60,224 stories about harm among 278,202 counted on 23 Aug.

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Bermuda's news mentioned tropical storm about 4 times as often as usual. 22 in every 100 of the day's 278,202 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Cambodia, 49% of the news was about people being harmed, where 29% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali75 in 100 of its 164 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Syria71 in 100 of its 1,092 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye71 in 100 of its 2,264 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen70 in 100 of its 137 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan68 in 100 of its 219 stories · usually 69 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Karachi Pakistan315 stories about protests or strikes, of its 650 Ankara Türkiye231 stories about protests or strikes, of its 732 Delhi India221 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1001 Islamabad Pakistan202 stories about protests or strikes, of its 670 Washington US187 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2238

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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: 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: 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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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 lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSpain: 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 lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSaudi 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 lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: 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: too little coverage to readPalau: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: 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 lessNorth Macedonia: 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 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: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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 lessIsrael: 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: 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 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 readGuatemala: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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 lessCzech Republic: 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 lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: too little coverage to readHong Kong: 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: too little coverage to readCape 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: too little coverage to readBurundi: 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 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 lessBahamas: 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 lessArgentina: 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: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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 readVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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 usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualTrinidad & Tobago: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualGuinea: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualCosta Rica: warmth about its own usualBelize: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times 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 one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMaldives: warmth about its own usualKentucky, US -- rights & justice: 58 stories, carried by 70 outletsState of Louisiana, US -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsOslo, Norway -- conflict & violence: 43 stories, carried by 104 outletsPathankot, India -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 17 outletsHangzhou, China -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 17 outletsMogadishu, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 11 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- conflict & violence: 125 stories, carried by 96 outletsVentotene, Italy -- conflict & violence: 101 stories, carried by 96 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

● Vietnam warmth about one and a half times usual ● United Arab Emirates warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Belgium warmth about one and a half times usual ● Kashmir warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Kentucky US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 58 stories ● State of Louisiana US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 11 stories ● Oslo Norway about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 43 stories ● Pathankot India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 22 stories ● Hangzhou China about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 16,770 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence22% 13,232 stories · about as usual Health21% 12,127 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 9,512 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 3,022 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,643 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,419 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,202 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 killed17,719 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,761 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected7,281 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,558 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting evacuations1,248 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees940 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions914 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced626 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill144 at about the usual rate

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
● 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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