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28,297 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Nairobi (Kenya), the heatwave in Portugal and violence in Tehran drew the news. Italy's coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Iraq →
Part of lifeRights & justice 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostNepal 85 in 100 of its 456 stories, usually 30
RegionSouth Asia 42 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
Tone of the words Much 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

Nairobi accounted for 369 of Kenya's 542 stories about harm, carried by 377 outlets. 308 of Nairobi's 369 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (9 stories). Outbreaks were named in 58 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Portugal

95 of its 149 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Lisbon accounted for 66 of Portugal's 95 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (61 stories). Heatwave was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Portugal over 30 days → its stories → Lisbon stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

385 of its 763 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Tehran accounted for 285 of Iran's 385 stories about harm, carried by 279 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Rights & justice

Italy

217 of its 570 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

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

Indonesia

221 of its 430 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (48 stories). Tsunami was named in 186 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

US

11,686 of its 32,861 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 4,633 of Charlottesville's 5,538 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (4,650 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 1,368 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with road crashes.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

389 of its 456 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Landslides were named in 319 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with drownings.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

91 of its 200 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (66 stories). Wildfires were named in 71 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

209 of its 243 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Mogadishu accounted for 136 of Somalia's 209 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets. Polio was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

India

2,035 of its 5,542 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (1,251 stories). Landslides were named in 375 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Nepal (319 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); tsunami in Indonesia (186 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Greece (71 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Libya (81 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Antarctica (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

29 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 28,297 stories about harm among 98,421 counted on 13 Aug.

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It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 4 June 2017. of the day's 98,421 news stories, 29 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Iraq. It was the third day running that the news turned to Kenya. This week the news turned most often to Kenya, on 5 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia86 in 100 of its 243 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal85 in 100 of its 456 stories · usually 30 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria75 in 100 of its 596 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq70 in 100 of its 474 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen70 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Charlottesville US4633 stories about protests or strikes, of its 5538 Washington US458 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1056 Nairobi Kenya308 stories about protests or strikes, of its 369 Oakland US123 stories about protests or strikes, of its 149 New Delhi India105 stories about protests or strikes, of its 310

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sSouth 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 Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: 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: 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'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'sNiger: 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'sMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: feelings about like the world'sFiji: 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 readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: 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 readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: 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'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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'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'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 readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: 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: 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 readZambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUS: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPeru: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrunei: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMaldives: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Italy about 4 times as fearful as the world's · 217 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 331 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 247 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 448 stories about harm ● Poland about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 55 stories about harm ● Peru few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 10 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice35% 9,924 stories · much more than usual (usually 28%) Conflict & violence23% 6,551 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents17% 4,693 stories · about as usual Health13% 3,760 stories · much less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,362 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 700 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 511 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 491 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 killed12,325 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured6,822 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting arrests3,290 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,069 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations451 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Greece Stories reporting people displaced261 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions222 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the Philippines and the US Stories reporting refugees187 at about half the usual rate · most about Canada and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill30 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Costa Rica

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

● Angerabout one and a half times usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout one and a half times 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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