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43,667 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at landslides in Guinea, violence in Casablanca and protests in Luanda (Angola). Guinea's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostSingapore 76 in 100 of its 1,712 stories, usually 23
RegionSoutheast Asia 42 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
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

Guinea

80 of its 93 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Conakry accounted for 71 of Guinea's 80 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (32 stories). Landslides were named in 43 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Guinea over 30 days → its stories → Conakry stories →
Conflict & violence

Morocco

162 of its 241 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Casablanca accounted for 106 of Morocco's 162 stories about harm, carried by 103 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Morocco over 30 days → its stories → Casablanca stories →
Protests & strikes

Angola

131 of its 267 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 78 of Luanda's 106 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Angola over 30 days → its stories → Luanda stories →
Health

Hungary

42 of its 156 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Illness was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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

Italy

1,017 of its 1,745 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Ischia accounted for 843 of Italy's 1,017 stories about harm, carried by 785 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (637 stories). Earthquake was named in 867 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with wildfires, volcanic eruption and building collapse. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Croatia

48 of its 101 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Storms were named in 42 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Algeria

44 of its 53 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Algiers accounted for 43 of Algeria's 44 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. 36 of Algiers' 43 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (38 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Spain

1,499 of its 2,410 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Barcelona accounted for 1,325 of Spain's 1,499 stories about harm, carried by 827 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (939 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Malta

38 of its 126 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Road crashes were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with respiratory illness. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

108 of its 296 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 48 of Mong Kok's 70 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Typhoon was named in 51 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tropical storm, cyclone and storms.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Italy (867 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Croatia (42 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); typhoon in Hong Kong (51 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Chile (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in Malta (14 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 43,667 stories about harm among 192,734 counted on 22 Aug.

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Guinea's news was 86% about people being harmed, against a usual 15%. of the day's 192,734 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 22 August 2016, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 23 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Guinea86 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 15 · mostly disasters & accidents Algeria83 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 43 · mostly rights & justice Yemen81 in 100 of its 140 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq76 in 100 of its 837 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Singapore76 in 100 of its 1,712 stories · usually 23 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Charlottesville US942 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1365 Phoenix US331 stories about protests or strikes, of its 535 Washington US296 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1560 Boston US146 stories about protests or strikes, of its 429 Missouri River US134 stories about protests or strikes, of its 167

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 lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: too little coverage to readVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: 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: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readCayman 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: too little coverage to readUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: too little coverage to readRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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 readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: too little coverage to readJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: too little coverage to readIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: 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 lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe 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 readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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 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 lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: 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 lessBangladesh: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: 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: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSierra Leone: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualGrenada: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGeorgia: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualCyprus: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualAngola: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualJeddah, Saudi Arabia -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 15 outletsEscondida, Chile -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsBuhari, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 34 stories, carried by 25 outletsKaena Point, US -- disasters & accidents: 41 stories, carried by 101 outletsTexarkana, US -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsHandwara, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 31 stories, carried by 21 outletsIslamabad, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 395 stories, carried by 310 outletsKupwara, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 30 stories, carried by 17 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

● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Pakistan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Germany warmth about one and a half times usual ● Switzerland warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Jeddah Saudi Arabia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 22 stories ● Escondida Chile about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 11 stories ● Buhari Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 34 stories ● Kaena Point US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 41 stories ● Texarkana US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 11,520 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Conflict & violence26% 11,341 stories · much more than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents19% 8,064 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Health16% 6,792 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,466 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,312 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 874 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 535 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 killed13,659 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,918 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Singapore Stories reporting people injured6,435 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,070 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees872 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations596 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced459 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions287 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill32 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and China

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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