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43,444 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Harare (Zimbabwe), illness in Dakar and arrests in Italy drew the news. Senegal's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostDenmark 54 in 100 of its 346 stories, usually 24
RegionSoutheast Asia 38 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

528 of its 1,033 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Harare accounted for 440 of Zimbabwe's 528 stories about harm, carried by 338 outlets. 292 of Harare's 440 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Zimbabwe over 30 days → its stories → Harare stories →
Health

Senegal

44 of its 66 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Dakar accounted for 43 of Senegal's 44 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Senegal over 30 days → its stories → Dakar stories →
Rights & justice

Italy

318 of its 1,122 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (52 stories). Measles was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with rubella. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Italy over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Portugal

207 of its 344 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (139 stories). Heatstroke was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Portugal over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Colombia

188 of its 322 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Bogota accounted for 136 of Colombia's 188 stories about harm, carried by 201 outlets. 96 of Bogota's 136 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (76 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

358 of its 579 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 127 of Dhaka's 197 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (46 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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Rights & justice

Denmark

186 of its 346 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Copenhagen accounted for 164 of Denmark's 186 stories about harm, carried by 210 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

1,043 of its 1,417 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Argentina

161 of its 349 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 89 of Buenos Aires' 119 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories).

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Romania

141 of its 495 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (86 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Japan (157 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (57 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); landslides in Latvia (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hypothermia in Nepal (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); haemorrhagic fever in Uganda (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 43,444 stories about harm among 220,581 counted on 8 Aug.

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Mentions of the typhoon ran about 5 times their usual in Japan's news. of the day's 220,581 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Zimbabwe stood out: 51% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 32%. On 8 August 2017, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria81 in 100 of its 541 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Laos78 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 83 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan74 in 100 of its 402 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia74 in 100 of its 1,417 stories · usually 49 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen72 in 100 of its 128 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Riyadh Saudi Arabia401 stories about protests or strikes, of its 411 Harare Zimbabwe292 stories about protests or strikes, of its 440 Washington US245 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1151 Charlottesville US244 stories about protests or strikes, of its 366 Jerusalem Israel187 stories about protests or strikes, of its 448

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSomaliland: 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'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt 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'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: 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'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: 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'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: feelings about like the world'sSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: 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: 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'sZambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more fearful than 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 a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTajikistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSenegal: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sSamoa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCzechia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMaldives: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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

● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 299 stories about harm ● Senegal few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 44 stories about harm ● Peru about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 90 stories about harm ● Czechia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 56 stories about harm ● Sudan few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 46 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 116 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 14,096 stories · much more than usual (usually 28%) Health21% 9,160 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents20% 8,632 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 5,093 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,076 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,605 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,324 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 709 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 killed12,205 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,862 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,725 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,532 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations898 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced701 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting refugees687 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions572 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill83 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Peru

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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The words in the day's stories were about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as 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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