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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
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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 the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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: 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: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: too little coverage to readTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: 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 lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: 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 lessPeru: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: 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 lessMorocco: 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 lessMexico: 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: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: too little coverage to readIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: too little coverage to readIndia: 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: too little coverage to readEl 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: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: 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: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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 lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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 lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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 lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish 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: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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 readNorfolk 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 readTanzania: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualCosta Rica: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: 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 usualMacao: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGreat Barrier Reef, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 92 stories, carried by 108 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- health: 89 stories, carried by 62 outletsCalhoun County, US -- health: 44 stories, carried by 44 outletsScott County, US -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 16 outletsMandalay, Myanmar -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 17 outletsPort-au-Prince, Haiti -- rights & justice: 24 stories, carried by 30 outletsBamako, Mali -- rights & justice: 44 stories, carried by 45 outletsAwamiya, Saudi Arabia -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 12 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

● Macao warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● North Korea warmth about one and a half times usual ● Lebanon warmth about one and a half times usual ● Somalia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Great Barrier Reef Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 92 stories ● Edinburgh UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 89 stories ● Calhoun County US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 44 stories ● Scott County US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 15 stories ● Mandalay Myanmar about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 22 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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