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42,096 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Deaths in Antananarivo, protests in Amman (Jordan) and rights and justice in Kenya drew the news. Kenya's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostPuerto Rico 50 in 100 of its 115 stories, usually 15
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 40 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
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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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Madagascar

35 of its 38 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Antananarivo accounted for 32 of Madagascar's 35 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Madagascar over 30 days → its stories → Antananarivo stories →
Protests & strikes

Jordan

277 of its 515 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Amman accounted for 194 of Jordan's 277 stories about harm, carried by 186 outlets. 189 of Amman's 194 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Jordan over 30 days → its stories → Amman stories →
Rights & justice

Kenya

413 of its 915 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Tuberculosis was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Poland

105 of its 296 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (56 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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

Kashmir

289 of its 417 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Pulwama accounted for 171 of Kashmir's 289 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

Caracas accounted for 1,192 of Venezuela's 1,495 stories about harm, carried by 805 outlets. 899 of Caracas' 1,192 stories were about protests or strikes. Flooding was named in 56 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

Sanaa accounted for 59 of Yemen's 81 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Meningitis was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Puerto Rico

57 of its 115 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. HIV was named in 52 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

743 of its 955 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Colombia

124 of its 226 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Brazil (88 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Puerto Rico (52 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Japan (104 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in New Zealand (81 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Thailand (34 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 42,096 stories about harm among 207,844 counted on 1 Aug.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 13 June 2017. of the day's 207,844 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. Madagascar stood out: 92% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 22%. Mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual in Brazil's news. A year earlier, on 1 August 2016, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. Over July, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 in July 2016.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan78 in 100 of its 955 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela71 in 100 of its 2,099 stories · usually 66 · mostly rights & justice Yemen70 in 100 of its 115 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia70 in 100 of its 221 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir69 in 100 of its 417 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Caracas Venezuela899 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1192 Jerusalem Israel337 stories about protests or strikes, of its 495 Washington US192 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1482 Amman Jordan189 stories about protests or strikes, of its 194 New Delhi India177 stories about protests or strikes, of its 440

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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: too little coverage to readThailand: 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 readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: 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'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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: feelings about like the world'sLibya: 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: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: 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 readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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 readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMadagascar: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGrenada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelgium: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBahrain: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: 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

● Saudi Arabia about three times as fearful as the world's · 239 stories about harm ● Jordan about three times as angry as the world's · 277 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 743 stories about harm ● Kenya about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 413 stories about harm ● Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 289 stories about harm ● Colombia about twice as angry as the world's · 124 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 12,884 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Health20% 8,424 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 6,809 stories · much less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents15% 6,109 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,077 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 1,483 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,422 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,054 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 killed12,658 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,561 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,630 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured3,606 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting refugees580 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced408 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting abductions403 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations341 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill26 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Yemen

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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