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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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: 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: too little coverage to readPapua 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 lessNorth 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: 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: too little coverage to readMalta: too little coverage to readMali: 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: 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: 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 lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: 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 lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: 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 lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: 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 lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: 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 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 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 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 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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 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 readArgentina: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: 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 usualUruguay: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSomalia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSierra Leone: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPoland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPakistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNorth Macedonia: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualHonduras: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualEl Salvador: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGreenland: warmth about its own usualCroatia: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualAngola: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualXiamen, China -- health: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsHuambo, Angola -- rights & justice: 65 stories, carried by 59 outletsMogadishu, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 15 outletsBrooklyn, US -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsWarsaw, Poland -- disasters & accidents: 52 stories, carried by 52 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 164 stories, carried by 151 outletsDonbass, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsNashville, US -- health: 133 stories, carried by 149 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

● Sierra Leone warmth about one and a half times usual ● Poland warmth about one and a half times usual ● Taiwan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Egypt warmth about one and a half times usual ● Somalia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Xiamen China about three times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Huambo Angola about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 65 stories ● Mogadishu Somalia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Brooklyn US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories ● Warsaw Poland about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 52 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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