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45,896 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to violence in Barcelona, people displaced in Majuro and protests in Luanda (Angola). Spain's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMarshall Islands 74 in 100 of its 112 stories, usually 13
RegionEast Asia 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
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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Conflict & violence

Spain

1,137 of its 2,052 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Barcelona accounted for 942 of Spain's 1,137 stories about harm, carried by 661 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (664 stories). Train derailment was named in 70 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Spain over 30 days → its stories → Barcelona stories →
Displacement

Marshall Islands

83 of its 112 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Majuro accounted for 82 of the Marshall Islands' 83 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Marshall Islands over 30 days → its stories → Majuro stories →
Protests & strikes

Angola

276 of its 476 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 115 of Luanda's 184 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Angola over 30 days → its stories → Luanda stories →
Disasters & accidents

Guinea

27 of its 41 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories). Landslides were named in 18 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Pakistan

881 of its 1,665 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (92 stories). Poisoning was named in 81 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Hong Kong

334 of its 464 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (82 stories). Tropical storm was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

El Salvador

62 of its 68 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Displacement

Netherlands

506 of its 886 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (202 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Egypt

514 of its 969 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Cairo accounted for 438 of Egypt's 514 stories about harm, carried by 357 outlets. 337 of Cairo's 438 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

423 of its 464 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 78%. Sanaa accounted for 383 of Yemen's 423 stories about harm, carried by 369 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Italy (236 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Denmark (89 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in India (445 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Somalia (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hiv in Zambia (11 of its stories, about three times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 45,896 stories about harm among 205,491 counted on 23 Aug.

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Of the day's 205,491 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 23 August 2016, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic95 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 81 · mostly conflict & violence El Salvador91 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 32 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen91 in 100 of its 464 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Marshall Islands74 in 100 of its 112 stories · usually 13 · mostly displacement Hong Kong72 in 100 of its 464 stories · usually 26 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Phoenix US1307 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1607 Charlottesville US1054 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1472 Washington US431 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1236 Cairo Egypt337 stories about protests or strikes, of its 438 Boston US131 stories about protests or strikes, of its 342

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 lessYemen: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: 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 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: too little coverage to readSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: too little coverage to readSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: too little coverage to readNorth 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 readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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 lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: too little coverage to readIraq: 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 lessIndia: too little coverage to readIceland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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: too little coverage to readNew 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 lessFiji: 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: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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 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: too little coverage to readHong 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 lessCameroon: 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 lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: 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: 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 lessAndorra: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: too little coverage to readSiachen Glacier: too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: too little coverage to readVatican 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readVietnam: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSierra Leone: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualNorth Macedonia: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualEquatorial Guinea: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualAngola: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLewis County, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 10 stories, carried by 16 outletsGreen Bay, US -- health: 44 stories, carried by 45 outletsKiev, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 18 outletsManila, Philippines -- conflict & violence: 189 stories, carried by 44 outletsCoffs Harbour, Australia -- shelter & services: 10 stories, carried by 19 outletsDonbas, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsLuanda, Angola -- conflict & violence: 184 stories, carried by 166 outletsBristol, UK -- disasters & accidents: 53 stories, carried by 120 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

● Angola warmth about one and a half times usual ● Pakistan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Egypt warmth about one and a half times usual ● Sierra Leone warmth about one and a half times usual ● Lebanon warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Lewis County US about three times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 10 stories ● Green Bay US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 44 stories ● Kiev Ukraine about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories ● Manila Philippines about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 189 stories ● Coffs Harbour Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 10 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 14,434 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence21% 9,549 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 8,543 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Health16% 7,134 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,227 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,436 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,237 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 593 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 killed13,770 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,547 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,436 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,986 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees713 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced480 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations414 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting abductions293 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill42 at about half 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
● Griefa little less than 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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