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41,944 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Dhaka (Bangladesh), a disaster in Bali and violence in Caracas. Indonesia's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Indonesia and the US →
Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPortugal 78 in 100 of its 556 stories, usually 22
RegionSoutheast Asia 46 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

506 of its 791 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Dhaka accounted for 401 of Bangladesh's 506 stories about harm, carried by 270 outlets. 324 of Dhaka's 401 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (158 stories). Cyclone was named in 41 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

1,865 of its 2,264 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Bali accounted for 1,331 of Indonesia's 1,865 stories about harm, carried by 1,353 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (740 stories). Power cuts were named in 93 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Bali stories →
Conflict & violence

Venezuela

638 of its 839 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Caracas accounted for 499 of Venezuela's 638 stories about harm, carried by 575 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (467 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Health

Brazil

218 of its 489 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (126 stories). Measles was named in 122 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Libya

96 of its 133 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (70 stories). Drownings were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

335 of its 743 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 196 of Harare's 275 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Portugal

433 of its 556 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Lisbon accounted for 259 of Portugal's 433 stories about harm, carried by 175 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (135 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Saudi Arabia

841 of its 1,287 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 427 of Riyadh's 482 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (97 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Morocco

34 of its 69 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 22 of Volubilis' 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Switzerland

188 of its 465 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (147 stories). Drought was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Mexico (86 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in South Korea (61 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Guatemala (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); ebola in Rwanda (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tuberculosis in North Korea (22 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 41,944 stories about harm among 184,837 counted on 6 Aug.

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In Brazil's news, mentions of measles ran more than ten times their usual. Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Indonesia and the US. It was the second day running that the news turned to Bangladesh. of the day's 184,837 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 20.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Laos87 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 82 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen86 in 100 of its 358 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia82 in 100 of its 2,264 stories · usually 41 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan82 in 100 of its 198 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Portugal78 in 100 of its 556 stories · usually 22 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Chicago US613 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1188 Riyadh Saudi Arabia427 stories about protests or strikes, of its 482 Portland US402 stories about protests or strikes, of its 431 Dhaka Bangladesh324 stories about protests or strikes, of its 401 Caracas Venezuela245 stories about protests or strikes, of its 499

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 lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: 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 lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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 lessUganda: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: 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: 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 lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt 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 lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: 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 readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: too little coverage to readMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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 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 readKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: 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: too little coverage to readBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: 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 readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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 lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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 readVenezuela: warmth about its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about one and a half times its own usualDominica: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualBannu, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 11 outletsWacken, Germany -- other: 58 stories, carried by 55 outletsRotherham, UK -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 35 stories, carried by 30 outletsKulgam, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 17 outletsKhartoum, Sudan -- conflict & violence: 94 stories, carried by 69 outletsElong Elong, Australia -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 19 outletsChhattisgarh, India -- conflict & violence: 64 stories, carried by 48 outletsSan Bernardino, US -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 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

● Japan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Germany warmth about one and a half times usual ● Azerbaijan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Bannu Pakistan about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Wacken Germany about twice as warm as the day's news · other · 58 stories ● Rotherham UK about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 35 stories ● Kulgam Kashmir about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories ● Khartoum Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 94 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 11,243 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents26% 10,690 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Health19% 7,805 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 6,082 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,194 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,244 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 972 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 830 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 killed15,264 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting people affected6,542 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting arrests6,109 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Venezuela Stories reporting people injured5,688 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting evacuations1,801 at about twice the usual rate · most about Indonesia and the US Stories reporting refugees555 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced483 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions325 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill43 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Sri Lanka

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 harsher 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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