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42,782 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: near the world's share or lessCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessIsrael: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIran: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessZimbabwe: 34 in 100 of its 464 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Yemen: 67 in 100 of its 293 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Venezuela: 39 in 100 of its 378 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)United Arab Emirates: 31 in 100 of its 357 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 29 in 100 of its 368 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Türkiye: 33 in 100 of its 493 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Tunisia: 50 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Tanzania: 37 in 100 of its 222 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Syria: 77 in 100 of its 656 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Switzerland: 59 in 100 of its 664 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)South Sudan: 44 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sudan: 42 in 100 of its 162 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Spain: 50 in 100 of its 1,802 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Somalia: 43 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Singapore: 51 in 100 of its 834 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sierra Leone: 83 in 100 of its 278 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Senegal: 44 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Qatar: 51 in 100 of its 524 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Philippines: 31 in 100 of its 1,989 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Peru: 37 in 100 of its 197 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Pakistan: 44 in 100 of its 1,418 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)North Korea: 32 in 100 of its 494 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Netherlands: 48 in 100 of its 1,078 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Mozambique: 65 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Morocco: 31 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Mongolia: 37 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Mali: 53 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Libya: 57 in 100 of its 161 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Lesotho: 42 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Lebanon: 36 in 100 of its 211 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Italy: 31 in 100 of its 1,072 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 924 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iraq: 60 in 100 of its 346 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Guatemala: 35 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Georgia: 34 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Finland: 32 in 100 of its 208 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ethiopia: 37 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Eritrea: 50 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)El Salvador: 52 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Egypt: 39 in 100 of its 496 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Greenland: 64 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cuba: 46 in 100 of its 270 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Hong Kong: 36 in 100 of its 239 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Central African Republic: 92 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cambodia: 43 in 100 of its 229 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Myanmar: 53 in 100 of its 140 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Burundi: 80 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Brazil: 39 in 100 of its 931 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bangladesh: 41 in 100 of its 417 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bahrain: 42 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Argentina: 32 in 100 of its 257 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Afghanistan: 53 in 100 of its 653 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 210 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 924 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 924 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 210 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 210 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 29 in 100 of its 368 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 924 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 210 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Maldives: 33 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Macao: 81 in 100 of its 161 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 22 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Sierra Leone 83 in 100 of its 278 stories · mostly health ● Syria 77 in 100 of its 656 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Macao 81 in 100 of its 161 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Yemen 67 in 100 of its 293 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Central African Republic 92 in 100 of its 52 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Switzerland 59 in 100 of its 664 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.