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37,098 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to train derailment in Egypt, protests in Nairobi (Kenya) and arrests in the Netherlands. Egypt's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostDenmark 54 in 100 of its 718 stories, usually 16
RegionCentral Asia 19 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
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

Egypt

647 of its 828 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Alexandria accounted for 381 of Egypt's 647 stories about harm, carried by 314 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (589 stories). Train derailment was named in 212 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Alexandria stories →
Protests & strikes

Kenya

804 of its 1,458 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Nairobi accounted for 585 of Kenya's 804 stories about harm, carried by 442 outlets. 435 of Nairobi's 585 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (76 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories → Nairobi stories →
Health

Netherlands

218 of its 468 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (170 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Netherlands over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Poland

77 of its 217 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Poland over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Iran

265 of its 612 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 93 of Tehran's 173 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (144 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Denmark

389 of its 718 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Copenhagen accounted for 363 of Denmark's 389 stories about harm, carried by 213 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (357 stories).

its stories →
Health

Belgium

159 of its 330 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Libya

100 of its 159 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Polio was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

South Sudan

73 of its 92 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Albania

18 of its 32 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Heatwave was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Portugal (45 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); typhoon in Guam (48 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Philippines (254 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Greece (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Albania (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 37,098 stories about harm among 188,599 counted on 11 Aug.

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In Portugal's news, mentions of wildfires ran about 5 times their usual. Egypt stood out: 78% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 41%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 188,599 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. On 11 August 2016, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen85 in 100 of its 271 stories · usually 80 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria81 in 100 of its 638 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan79 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Egypt78 in 100 of its 828 stories · usually 41 · mostly disasters & accidents Somalia76 in 100 of its 165 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Nairobi Kenya435 stories about protests or strikes, of its 585 Caracas Venezuela207 stories about protests or strikes, of its 257 Washington US145 stories about protests or strikes, of its 896 Charlottesville US134 stories about protests or strikes, of its 142 Tehran Iran93 stories about protests or strikes, of its 173

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: 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'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: 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: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sNorway: 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 readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: 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'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: 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'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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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 readFinland: 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 readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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 readCroatia: 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'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: 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'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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'sAksai Chin: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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 readJersey: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readZambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuam: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 a little warmer than the world'sSeychelles: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPoland: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMauritius: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDominica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: 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'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMonaco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMaldives: 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

● South Sudan about three times as angry as the world's · 73 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 160 stories about harm ● Egypt about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 647 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 519 stories about harm ● Poland about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 77 stories about harm ● Somalia about twice as angry as the world's · 125 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 10,064 stories · about as usual Health22% 8,144 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents19% 6,749 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 6,120 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,938 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,273 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,146 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 888 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 killed11,093 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,434 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,297 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,865 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Egypt and the US Stories reporting people displaced684 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting refugees662 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions424 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the Philippines and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations360 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting people falling ill102 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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