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29,868 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Bogota (Colombia), people killed in Austria and people injured in Hong Kong. South Sudan's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Bangladesh → Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about three times the usual rate →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostAustria 78 in 100 of its 183 stories, usually 16
RegionNorth America 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Colombia

215 of its 261 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Bogota accounted for 193 of Colombia's 215 stories about harm, carried by 174 outlets. 122 of Bogota's 193 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (160 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Bogota stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Austria

142 of its 183 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (132 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Austria over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Hong Kong

146 of its 182 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (89 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

South Sudan

144 of its 152 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

South Africa

257 of its 658 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 78 of Johannesburg's 117 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (105 stories). Earthquake was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Azerbaijan

77 of its 112 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Baku accounted for 65 of Azerbaijan's 77 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

330 of its 621 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (169 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Cameroon

60 of its 84 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Finland

99 of its 134 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Helsinki accounted for 73 of Finland's 99 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

US

13,253 of its 35,424 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,665 stories). Storm surge was named in 1,088 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tornadoes, house fires and cyclone.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: cholera in Sudan (29 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Papua New Guinea (19 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); typhoon in China (41 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storm surge in US (1088 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Syria (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

30 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 29 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 29,868 stories about harm among 99,558 counted on 27 Aug.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the highest since 4 June 2017. Evacuations were reported at about 6 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Bangladesh. of the day's 99,558 news stories, 30 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 23. Reports of aid and relief, a sign of help, ran at about three times the usual rate. This week the news turned most often to Angola, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 3 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

South Sudan95 in 100 of its 152 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Macao94 in 100 of its 141 stories · usually 39 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen93 in 100 of its 238 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq84 in 100 of its 495 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Colombia82 in 100 of its 261 stories · usually 30 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

San Francisco US634 stories about protests or strikes, of its 848 Charlottesville US316 stories about protests or strikes, of its 424 Sirsa India190 stories about protests or strikes, of its 290 Washington US155 stories about protests or strikes, of its 749 Bogota Colombia122 stories about protests or strikes, of its 193

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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 lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto 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 lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: 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 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 lessSri Lanka: 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 lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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 lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: 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: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: too little coverage to readJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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 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 lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: 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 readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: 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 lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: 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 lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about one and a half times its own usualDjibouti: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualBikaner, India -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsDhanera, India -- disasters & accidents: 28 stories, carried by 22 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 193 stories, carried by 174 outletsColorado, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 13 outletsWandoo, Australia -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 16 outletsMullumbimby, Australia -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 26 outletsNiger Delta, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsIndiana, US -- health: 21 stories, carried by 34 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

● Colombia warmth about one and a half times usual ● France warmth about one and a half times usual ● United Arab Emirates warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Bikaner India about three times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Dhanera India about three times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 28 stories ● Bogota Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 193 stories ● Colorado US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Wandoo Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 18 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents34% 10,073 stories · much more than usual (usually 17%) Rights & justice23% 6,718 stories · much less than usual (usually 30%) Conflict & violence21% 6,109 stories · about as usual Health11% 3,192 stories · much less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,449 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 977 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 776 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 249 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 killed10,615 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected5,465 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting people injured4,330 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests3,184 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations2,029 at about 6 times the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting refugees677 at about twice the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and Australia Stories reporting people displaced416 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Colombia and the US Stories reporting abductions309 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill16 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria

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.

● 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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