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44,942 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Bogota (Colombia), a disaster in Monchique and violence in Skopje. Peru's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Colombia →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPortugal 80 in 100 of its 481 stories, usually 28
RegionSoutheast Asia 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Colombia

244 of its 339 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Bogota accounted for 190 of Colombia's 244 stories about harm, carried by 213 outlets. 172 of Bogota's 190 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (142 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Bogota stories →
Disasters & accidents

Portugal

383 of its 481 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Monchique accounted for 242 of Portugal's 383 stories about harm, carried by 229 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (211 stories). Heatstroke was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with food poisoning.

Portugal over 30 days → its stories → Monchique stories →
Conflict & violence

North Macedonia

65 of its 86 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 5%. Skopje accounted for 56 of North Macedonia's 65 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

North Macedonia over 30 days → its stories → Skopje stories →
Health

Peru

114 of its 206 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Poisoning was named in 84 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with food poisoning. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Zimbabwe

458 of its 899 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Harare accounted for 376 of Zimbabwe's 458 stories about harm, carried by 227 outlets. 285 of Harare's 376 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (93 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Côte d’Ivoire

101 of its 154 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Abidjan accounted for 95 of Côte d’Ivoire's 101 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (81 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

341 of its 590 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. 197 of Dhaka's 243 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (93 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

1,049 of its 1,626 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (111 stories). Rabies was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Rwanda

40 of its 78 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Ebola was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Venezuela

230 of its 369 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories). Measles was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with hepatitis. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: ebola in Rwanda (27 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); poisoning in Albania (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (79 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heavy rain in Thailand (31 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tuberculosis in North Korea (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 44,942 stories about harm among 209,302 counted on 7 Aug.

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Peru's news mentioned poisoning more than ten times as often as usual. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Colombia. In Colombia, 72% of the news was about people being harmed, where 45% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 209,302 stories, above the usual 20.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo84 in 100 of its 161 stories · usually 66 · mostly health Portugal80 in 100 of its 481 stories · usually 28 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen79 in 100 of its 211 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence North Macedonia76 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 5 · mostly conflict & violence Syria74 in 100 of its 426 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Chicago US394 stories about protests or strikes, of its 968 Riyadh Saudi Arabia391 stories about protests or strikes, of its 426 Harare Zimbabwe285 stories about protests or strikes, of its 376 Dhaka Bangladesh197 stories about protests or strikes, of its 243 Hollywood US188 stories about protests or strikes, of its 613

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNiger: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: 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 readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: 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'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: 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'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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 readGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 warm as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUruguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMicronesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPanama: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sOman: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorway: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sLatvia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIceland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMaldives: coverage a little more fearful 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

● North Macedonia about three times as fearful as the world's · 65 stories about harm ● Peru about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 114 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 251 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as warm as the world's · 59 stories about harm ● Colombia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 244 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 315 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 12,863 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents24% 10,755 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Health21% 9,125 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 5,478 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,253 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,654 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,149 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 932 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 killed15,242 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,027 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people affected6,619 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,313 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,779 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting people displaced1,039 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Colombia Stories reporting refugees535 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions454 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill108 at about the usual rate

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 about as 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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