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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 →
6 more places the news pointed at
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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

usually 22; 20 the day before
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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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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: too little coverage to readTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth 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 lessSpain: 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 lessSomalia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: 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 readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: too little coverage to readMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: 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 lessLebanon: 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: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: 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 readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: 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: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: 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 lessBahrain: 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: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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 lessAfghanistan: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: too little coverage to readGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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 readMonaco: 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 readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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: warmth about its own usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAlbania: 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 usualChibok, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 17 outletsAmman, Jordan -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 19 stories, carried by 20 outletsKatha, India -- shelter & services: 34 stories, carried by 26 outletsAlaska, US -- health: 21 stories, carried by 20 outletsMaungdaw, Myanmar -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 14 outletsTennessee, US -- health: 24 stories, carried by 23 outletsCarrbridge, UK -- disasters & accidents: 15 stories, carried by 117 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- rights & justice: 26 stories, carried by 19 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

● Romania warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Chibok Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 17 stories ● Amman Jordan about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 19 stories ● Katha India about twice as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 34 stories ● Alaska US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories ● Maungdaw Myanmar about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 15 stories

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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