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42,601 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Phnom Penh (Cambodia), violence in Brussels and deaths in Nairobi. Belgium's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostHonduras 75 in 100 of its 92 stories, usually 29
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Cambodia

110 of its 176 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Phnom Penh accounted for 75 of Cambodia's 110 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. 70 of Phnom Penh's 75 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Cambodia over 30 days → its stories → Phnom Penh stories →
Conflict & violence

Belgium

249 of its 524 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Brussels accounted for 208 of Belgium's 249 stories about harm, carried by 256 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (228 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Kenya

1,073 of its 2,012 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Nairobi accounted for 768 of Kenya's 1,073 stories about harm, carried by 459 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (885 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories → Nairobi stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

463 of its 1,219 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (20 stories). Hurricane was named in 349 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with storms, landslides and storm surge.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

232 of its 331 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Beirut accounted for 154 of Lebanon's 232 stories about harm, carried by 144 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (138 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Congo

60 of its 73 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. 7 of the Congo River's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

South Sudan

71 of its 103 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (35 stories). Cholera was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Italy

401 of its 1,219 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (102 stories). Train derailment was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Russia

330 of its 1,503 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 104 of Moscow's 205 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

672 of its 1,552 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (257 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in China (438 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Greenland (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); oil spill in Hong Kong (44 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); respiratory illness in Japan (76 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Sudan (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 42,601 stories about harm among 202,241 counted on 8 Aug.

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In Cambodia, 62% of the news was about people being harmed, where 26% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 202,241 stories, as usual. Mentions of the hurricane ran about 5 times their usual in Mexico's news. A year earlier, on 8 August 2016, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen85 in 100 of its 211 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Congo82 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Honduras75 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 29 · mostly rights & justice Syria73 in 100 of its 600 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela71 in 100 of its 1,278 stories · usually 68 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Caracas Venezuela418 stories about protests or strikes, of its 610 Washington US193 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1309 Ghouta Syria107 stories about protests or strikes, of its 183 Moscow Russia104 stories about protests or strikes, of its 205 Canberra Australia84 stories about protests or strikes, of its 229

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: 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: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: 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 readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: 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'sLiberia: 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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: 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'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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'sFiji: 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'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan 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'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 readNorfolk 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 readYemen: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTonga: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMonaco: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMacao: coverage a little warmer 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

● Yemen about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 180 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 106 stories about harm ● Lebanon about three times as angry as the world's · 232 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 439 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 323 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 248 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 11,944 stories · about as usual Health23% 9,769 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence17% 7,071 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents17% 6,963 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,657 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,446 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,053 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 828 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 killed13,359 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,597 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,973 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,088 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting abductions805 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Italy Stories reporting refugees711 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced448 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations336 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting people falling ill113 at about twice 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 much 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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