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48,230 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to rights and justice in Lusaka, a disaster in Freetown and deaths in Funchal. Sierra Leone's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 40 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostGuatemala 88 in 100 of its 192 stories, usually 37
RegionSoutheast Asia 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
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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Rights & justice

Zambia

175 of its 325 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Lusaka accounted for 146 of Zambia's 175 stories about harm, carried by 118 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Zambia over 30 days → its stories → Lusaka stories →
Disasters & accidents

Sierra Leone

710 of its 810 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Freetown accounted for 676 of Sierra Leone's 710 stories about harm, carried by 651 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (505 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Sierra Leone over 30 days → its stories → Freetown stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Portugal

183 of its 310 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Funchal accounted for 139 of Portugal's 183 stories about harm, carried by 157 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Portugal over 30 days → its stories → Funchal stories →
Protests & strikes

Burkina Faso

106 of its 121 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Ouagadougou accounted for 103 of Burkina Faso's 106 stories about harm, carried by 96 outlets. 60 of Ouagadougou's 103 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Burkina Faso over 30 days → its stories → Ouagadougou stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Philippines

805 of its 1,901 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (306 stories). Bird flu was named in 118 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with outbreaks and ebola. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

South Africa

587 of its 2,057 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 147 of Marikana's 203 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (179 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Guatemala

169 of its 192 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (155 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Ecuador

47 of its 77 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Quito accounted for 44 of Ecuador's 47 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (46 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Colombia

111 of its 198 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Shelter & services

Taiwan

195 of its 485 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (154 stories). Earthquake was named in 55 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with power cuts.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Greece (146 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in Poland (43 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Albania (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in Taiwan (55 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); landslides in Latvia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 24 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 48,230 stories about harm among 204,234 counted on 16 Aug.

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Zambia's news was 54% about people being harmed, against a usual 22%. of the day's 204,234 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. On 16 August 2016, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 24 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Guatemala88 in 100 of its 192 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence Sierra Leone88 in 100 of its 810 stories · usually 64 · mostly disasters & accidents Burkina Faso88 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen78 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 79 · mostly health Mali74 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Charlottesville US4350 stories about protests or strikes, of its 5753 Washington US1144 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2415 Berkeley US249 stories about protests or strikes, of its 512 Nairobi Kenya246 stories about protests or strikes, of its 353 Trump Tower US186 stories about protests or strikes, of its 437

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: 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'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: 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: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: 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 readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua 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'sNorth Korea: 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: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEstonia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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: feelings about like the world'sCanada: 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'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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'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'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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: 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'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sZambia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuam: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUS: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPortugal: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHungary: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGrenada: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sBrunei: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBenin: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: 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 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'sJersey: 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

● Sierra Leone about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 710 stories about harm ● Lebanon about three times as angry as the world's · 210 stories about harm ● Burkina Faso about three times as fearful as the world's · 106 stories about harm ● Mali about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 64 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 134 stories about harm ● Guatemala about twice as angry as the world's · 169 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice40% 18,793 stories · much more than usual (usually 29%) Conflict & violence19% 8,790 stories · about as usual Health17% 7,880 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents12% 5,649 stories · much less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,714 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,285 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,098 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 902 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 killed14,799 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,007 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,853 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,680 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees678 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced610 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions366 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting evacuations325 at about half the usual rate · most about India and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill24 at about a third of 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.

● Angera little more than 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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