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The news turned to protests in Bogota (Colombia), a disaster in Amatrice and violence in Ankara. Italy's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostItaly 78 in 100 of its 6,467 stories, usually 17
RegionEurope 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
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

Colombia

252 of its 468 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Bogota accounted for 160 of Colombia's 252 stories about harm, carried by 134 outlets. 83 of Bogota's 160 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (149 stories). Train derailment was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. 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.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Bogota stories →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

5,055 of its 6,467 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Amatrice accounted for 3,443 of Italy's 5,055 stories about harm, carried by 2,042 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (99 stories). Power cuts were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Italy over 30 days → its stories → Amatrice stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

2,362 of its 3,197 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Ankara accounted for 1,140 of Türkiye's 2,362 stories about harm, carried by 574 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (316 stories). Drownings were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Ankara stories →
Rights & justice

Hungary

34 of its 154 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Hungary over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Myanmar

398 of its 531 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Chauk accounted for 180 of Myanmar's 398 stories about harm, carried by 194 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

1,158 of its 1,534 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Kabul accounted for 965 of Afghanistan's 1,158 stories about harm, carried by 898 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (419 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Thailand

823 of its 1,347 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (581 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

384 of its 734 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (47 stories). HIV was named in 67 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with hepatitis.

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Conflict & violence

Algeria

40 of its 106 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

299 of its 677 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 150 of Harare's 197 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Bahamas (75 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hurricane in Puerto Rico (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Mozambique (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hiv in Saudi Arabia (67 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Austria (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 65,048 stories about harm among 285,800 counted on 24 Aug.

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Mentions of the hurricane ran about 4 times their usual in the Bahamas' news. of the day's 285,800 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. Colombia stood out: 54% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 33%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali83 in 100 of its 172 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan80 in 100 of its 143 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Italy78 in 100 of its 6,467 stories · usually 17 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan75 in 100 of its 1,534 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar75 in 100 of its 531 stories · usually 38 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India866 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1376 Ankara Türkiye447 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1140 Anadolu Türkiye396 stories about protests or strikes, of its 581 Washington US375 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2346 Karachi Pakistan313 stories about protests or strikes, of its 565

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: feelings about like the world'sCayman 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'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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'sSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: 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'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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: 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'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: 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: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: 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'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: 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'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt 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: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sZambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sVanuatu: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTonga: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sItaly: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCuba: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBenin: 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'sBangladesh: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVatican City: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJersey: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 three times as fearful as the world's · 142 stories about harm ● South Sudan about three times as angry as the world's · 114 stories about harm ● Singapore about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 280 stories about harm ● Iraq about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 412 stories about harm ● Colombia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 252 stories about harm ● Philippines about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 698 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 15,906 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents23% 14,424 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence22% 13,825 stories · about as usual Health18% 11,798 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 3,329 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,837 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,504 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,231 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 killed22,003 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected8,573 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured7,630 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,271 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,539 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting evacuations1,232 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,058 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced653 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill64 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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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