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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Nairobi (Kenya), the heatwave in Poland and drownings in Nepal. Poland's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Bahrain →
Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostPoland 65 in 100 of its 270 stories, usually 18
RegionSouth Asia 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Kenya

1,019 of its 1,489 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Nairobi accounted for 523 of Kenya's 1,019 stories about harm, carried by 511 outlets. 447 of Nairobi's 523 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (442 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories → Nairobi stories →
Rights & justice

Poland

175 of its 270 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (68 stories). Heatwave was named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Poland over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

161 of its 242 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories). Drownings were named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

396 of its 464 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Sarmin accounted for 154 of Syria's 396 stories about harm, carried by 211 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (93 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Sarmin stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Libya

80 of its 112 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (45 stories). Drownings were named in 47 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Cuba

227 of its 377 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Havana accounted for 221 of Cuba's 227 stories about harm, carried by 214 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Portugal

118 of its 167 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (48 stories). Wildfires were named in 109 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Denmark

255 of its 475 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Copenhagen accounted for 250 of Denmark's 255 stories about harm, carried by 179 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (218 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Guam

150 of its 389 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Typhoon was named in 117 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with tsunami and hurricane. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kuwait

105 of its 195 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Portugal (109 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); typhoon in Guam (117 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); train derailment in Egypt (147 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Libya (47 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); helicopter crash in Yemen (71 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 28,207 stories about harm among 113,345 counted on 12 Aug.

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People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Bahrain. It was the second day running that the news turned to Kenya. of the day's 113,345 news stories, 25 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. A year earlier, on 12 August 2016, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria85 in 100 of its 464 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen82 in 100 of its 250 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence Libya71 in 100 of its 112 stories · usually 46 · mostly disasters & accidents Portugal71 in 100 of its 167 stories · usually 27 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan69 in 100 of its 299 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Charlottesville US2202 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2389 Nairobi Kenya447 stories about protests or strikes, of its 523 Kisumu Kenya340 stories about protests or strikes, of its 367 Washington US311 stories about protests or strikes, of its 787 Caracas Venezuela209 stories about protests or strikes, of its 470

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'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: 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'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: 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. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: 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 readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readSan 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: 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 readMacao: 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 readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuam: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sQatar: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPoland: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKuwait: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: 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 fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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

● Kuwait about three times as fearful as the world's · 105 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 396 stories about harm ● Poland about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 175 stories about harm ● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 414 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 205 stories about harm ● South Sudan few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 29 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 9,045 stories · much more than usual (usually 27%) Conflict & violence20% 5,553 stories · about as usual Health19% 5,176 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 4,456 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,393 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 868 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 622 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 587 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 killed9,326 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,643 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,512 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Kenya Stories reporting people affected3,411 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced423 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Yemen Stories reporting abductions412 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees344 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations281 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill139 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Bahrain

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Feara little less than 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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