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38,071 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to the heatwave in Romania, violence in Pagak and protests in the Congo River (Congo). South Sudan's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostRomania 75 in 100 of its 334 stories, usually 23
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
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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Disasters & accidents

Romania

250 of its 334 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Siret accounted for 213 of Romania's 250 stories about harm, carried by 164 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (236 stories). Heatwave was named in 221 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drownings and landslides.

Romania over 30 days → its stories → Siret stories →
Conflict & violence

South Sudan

157 of its 181 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Pagak accounted for 132 of South Sudan's 157 stories about harm, carried by 120 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Pagak stories →
Protests & strikes

Congo

97 of its 111 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. 6 of the Congo River's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Congo over 30 days → its stories → Congo River stories →
Health

Macao

48 of its 122 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Macao over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Russia

488 of its 2,358 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 211 of Moscow's 313 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (231 stories). Road crashes were named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

992 of its 1,319 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Valencia accounted for 467 of Venezuela's 992 stories about harm, carried by 458 outlets. 390 of Valencia's 467 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Mexico

504 of its 1,094 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (11 stories). Cyclone was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with storm surge.

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Conflict & violence

Myanmar

135 of its 161 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Maungdaw accounted for 84 of Myanmar's 135 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (98 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Mozambique

34 of its 69 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Italy

501 of its 1,293 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of abductions ran at about 10 times the usual rate (44 stories). Meningitis was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Vietnam (86 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); bird flu in Namibia (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); oil spill in Hong Kong (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Brazil (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); bird flu in Netherlands (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 24 the day before
26 in 10020 in 1009 Jul16 Jul23 Jul30 Jul7 Aug9 Jul: 25 in 10010 Jul: 21 in 10011 Jul: 22 in 10012 Jul: 21 in 10013 Jul: 21 in 10014 Jul: 22 in 10015 Jul: 26 in 10016 Jul: 25 in 10017 Jul: 22 in 10018 Jul: 21 in 10019 Jul: 21 in 10020 Jul: 21 in 10021 Jul: 22 in 10022 Jul: 24 in 10023 Jul: 25 in 10024 Jul: 23 in 10025 Jul: 21 in 10026 Jul: 21 in 10027 Jul: 20 in 10028 Jul: 21 in 10029 Jul: 22 in 10030 Jul: 24 in 10031 Jul: 21 in 1001 Aug: 20 in 1002 Aug: 21 in 1003 Aug: 21 in 1004 Aug: 21 in 1005 Aug: 22 in 1006 Aug: 24 in 1007 Aug: 21 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 38,071 stories about harm among 184,722 counted on 7 Aug.

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Romania's news was 75% about people being harmed, against a usual 23%. In Romania's news, mentions of the heatwave ran more than ten times their usual. A year earlier, on 7 August 2016, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today. 21 in every 100 of the day's 184,722 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo87 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan87 in 100 of its 181 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar84 in 100 of its 161 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Honduras75 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 26 · mostly rights & justice Venezuela75 in 100 of its 1,319 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Valencia Venezuela390 stories about protests or strikes, of its 467 Washington US275 stories about protests or strikes, of its 983 Moscow Russia211 stories about protests or strikes, of its 313 Caracas Venezuela152 stories about protests or strikes, of its 278 Damascus Syria79 stories about protests or strikes, of its 180

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIran: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 72 in 100 of its 134 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Vietnam: 27 in 100 of its 621 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Venezuela: 75 in 100 of its 1,319 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Uzbekistan: 38 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Türkiye: 39 in 100 of its 463 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Tunisia: 68 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Tanzania: 29 in 100 of its 104 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Tajikistan: 64 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Syria: 63 in 100 of its 743 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)South Sudan: 87 in 100 of its 181 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sudan: 63 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Somalia: 67 in 100 of its 174 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Saudi Arabia: 37 in 100 of its 337 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Rwanda: 41 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Romania: 75 in 100 of its 334 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Philippines: 37 in 100 of its 1,997 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Papua New Guinea: 40 in 100 of its 117 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Pakistan: 43 in 100 of its 1,513 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Nigeria: 31 in 100 of its 3,038 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Namibia: 44 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mozambique: 49 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mexico: 46 in 100 of its 1,094 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mauritania: 50 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mali: 70 in 100 of its 138 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Libya: 29 in 100 of its 204 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Lebanon: 57 in 100 of its 242 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kenya: 43 in 100 of its 1,359 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Italy: 39 in 100 of its 1,293 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Israel: 49 in 100 of its 1,638 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 44 in 100 of its 644 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iraq: 45 in 100 of its 239 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Honduras: 75 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Haiti: 39 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Guatemala: 58 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ethiopia: 39 in 100 of its 85 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Eritrea: 50 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Egypt: 27 in 100 of its 427 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)DR Congo: 76 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Congo: 87 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Colombia: 36 in 100 of its 156 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Central African Republic: 71 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Myanmar: 84 in 100 of its 161 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Belize: 66 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bangladesh: 29 in 100 of its 448 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Albania: 34 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Afghanistan: 61 in 100 of its 495 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 51 in 100 of its 367 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 44 in 100 of its 644 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 44 in 100 of its 644 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 51 in 100 of its 367 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 51 in 100 of its 367 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 44 in 100 of its 644 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 51 in 100 of its 367 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Maldives: 40 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Macao: 39 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 21 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Venezuela 75 in 100 of its 1,319 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● South Sudan 87 in 100 of its 181 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Myanmar 84 in 100 of its 161 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Romania 75 in 100 of its 334 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Congo 87 in 100 of its 111 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 63 in 100 of its 743 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 10,221 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence21% 7,805 stories · about as usual Health19% 7,054 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 6,786 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,316 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,312 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 902 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 799 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 killed11,682 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,177 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,282 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,518 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions708 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees470 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Australia and the US Stories reporting evacuations374 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting people displaced282 at about half the usual rate · most about Colombia and the US Stories reporting people falling ill24 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico

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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