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The day's news pointed at evacuations in Syria, protests in Istanbul (Türkiye) and landslides in Guinea. Syria's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Syria → Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about India and the US → Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 42 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostSenegal 67 in 100 of its 67 stories, usually 15
RegionNorth America 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Syria

570 of its 686 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (222 stories). Cholera was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Türkiye

345 of its 639 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. 88 of Istanbul's 105 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (81 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Istanbul stories →
Disasters & accidents

Guinea

24 of its 48 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (21 stories). Landslides were named in 22 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

Guinea over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Zimbabwe

179 of its 544 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (57 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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

Senegal

45 of its 67 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Dakar accounted for 41 of Senegal's 45 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. 38 of Dakar's 41 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

306 of its 643 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Mecca accounted for 188 of Saudi Arabia's 306 stories about harm, carried by 185 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (203 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Jordan

99 of its 286 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Drought was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Poland

134 of its 387 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (36 stories). Train derailment was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

US

27,181 of its 79,998 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (672 stories). Cyclone was named in 657 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with hypothermia.

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Conflict & violence

Guam

32 of its 145 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (22 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Montenegro (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Yemen (51 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Bulgaria (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Brazil (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Georgia (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 24; 26 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 54,390 stories about harm among 216,255 counted on 30 Aug.

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Reports of volunteers, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 25 in every 100 of the day's 216,255 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 24. In Montenegro's news, mentions of wildfires ran more than ten times their usual. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Syria. On 30 August 2016, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 25 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria83 in 100 of its 686 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Sierra Leone74 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 79 · mostly disasters & accidents Iraq71 in 100 of its 486 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan71 in 100 of its 141 stories · usually 54 · mostly rights & justice Yemen71 in 100 of its 251 stories · usually 81 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Houston US302 stories about protests or strikes, of its 10468 Washington US215 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1525 Berkeley US183 stories about protests or strikes, of its 412 Charlottesville US158 stories about protests or strikes, of its 280 Hollywood US103 stories about protests or strikes, of its 376

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSão 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'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: 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'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: 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: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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'sGreenland: 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'sCuba: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: 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'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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 readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sYemen: coverage about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuam: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTogo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMontenegro: coverage about one and a half times 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 fearful as the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLesotho: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLaos: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sFrench Polynesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken 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'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than 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 a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little angrier 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

● Yemen about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 177 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as warm as the world's · 345 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 374 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 453 stories about harm ● South Korea about twice as fearful as the world's · 199 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 570 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents42% 22,424 stories · much more than usual (usually 20%) Rights & justice19% 10,392 stories · much less than usual (usually 30%) Health15% 8,150 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 6,398 stories · much less than usual (usually 21%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 2,361 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,565 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,476 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 895 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 killed14,889 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected8,000 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,920 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations2,535 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people injured2,485 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people displaced1,034 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Yemen Stories reporting refugees651 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting abductions382 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill152 at about twice the usual rate · most about India and the US

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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout two-thirds of usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout two-thirds of 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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