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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Rotterdam, protests in Phnom Penh (Cambodia) and people injured in Macao. the Netherlands' coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMacao 81 in 100 of its 161 stories, usually 17
RegionEast Asia 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Netherlands

517 of its 1,078 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Rotterdam accounted for 385 of the Netherlands' 517 stories about harm, carried by 460 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Netherlands over 30 days → its stories → Rotterdam stories →
Protests & strikes

Cambodia

99 of its 229 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 27 of Phnom Penh's 41 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories). Hunger was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Cambodia over 30 days → its stories → Phnom Penh stories →
Disasters & accidents

Macao

131 of its 161 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (99 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Macao over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Cuba

125 of its 270 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Havana accounted for 105 of Cuba's 125 stories about harm, carried by 96 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories).

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

Pakistan

627 of its 1,418 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (116 stories). Poisoning was named in 109 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mozambique

43 of its 66 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Maputo accounted for 40 of Mozambique's 43 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Ebola was named in 36 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Brazil

364 of its 931 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (309 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Bahrain

42 of its 99 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

158 of its 464 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 71 of Harare's 93 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (24 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Senegal

17 of its 39 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 14 of Dakar's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (15 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: ebola in Mozambique (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Poland (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Sri Lanka (35 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); poisoning in Pakistan (109 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Japan (45 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 22 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 42,782 stories about harm among 196,645 counted on 24 Aug.

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Mozambique's news mentioned Ebola more than ten times as often as usual. 22 in every 100 of the day's 196,645 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 23. In the Netherlands, 48% of the news was about people being harmed, where 25% is usual. A year earlier, on 24 August 2016, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic92 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 81 · mostly conflict & violence Sierra Leone83 in 100 of its 278 stories · usually 79 · mostly health Macao81 in 100 of its 161 stories · usually 17 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria77 in 100 of its 656 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen67 in 100 of its 293 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Charlottesville US798 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1135 Washington US390 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1251 Charleston US164 stories about protests or strikes, of its 467 San Francisco US145 stories about protests or strikes, of its 379 Rome Italy130 stories about protests or strikes, of its 163

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: 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'sGuam: 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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: 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'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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 readNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: 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'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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGermany: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: 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'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'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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readGaza: 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 readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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 readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about twice as angry as 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 warm as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNepal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGreenland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahrain: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: 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'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 about one and a half times as angry 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 fearful as the world'sMacao: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGibraltar: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Peru about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 72 stories about harm ● Spain about twice as angry as the world's · 898 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 627 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 197 stories about harm ● Russia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 426 stories about harm ● Netherlands about twice as angry as the world's · 517 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 12,363 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 9,113 stories · much more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence18% 7,674 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Health18% 7,609 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,100 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,252 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,165 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 707 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 killed13,100 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,020 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,409 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,650 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Spain Stories reporting evacuations853 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Switzerland Stories reporting refugees617 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced349 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the Philippines and India Stories reporting abductions300 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than 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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