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28,166 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Bucharest (Romania), landslides in Mali and a disaster in Tirana. Romania's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostAlbania 91 in 100 of its 216 stories, usually 31
RegionSoutheast Asia 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Romania

334 of its 599 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Bucharest accounted for 318 of Romania's 334 stories about harm, carried by 319 outlets. 317 of Bucharest's 318 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (132 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Romania over 30 days → its stories → Bucharest stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

141 of its 157 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Bamako accounted for 107 of Mali's 141 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (86 stories). Landslides were named in 36 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Mali over 30 days → its stories → Bamako stories →
Disasters & accidents

Albania

196 of its 216 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Tirana accounted for 150 of Albania's 196 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Albania over 30 days → its stories → Tirana stories →
Health

Congo

156 of its 177 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (123 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Congo over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Jordan

227 of its 320 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Amman accounted for 214 of Jordan's 227 stories about harm, carried by 154 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (71 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

602 of its 867 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (32 stories). Outbreaks were named in 85 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

240 of its 530 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 109 of Harare's 171 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (51 stories). Road crashes were named in 48 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Israel

664 of its 997 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. 208 of Jerusalem's 321 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (93 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Egypt

149 of its 325 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (102 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sweden

72 of its 180 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 15 of Stockholm's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (49 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: road crashes in Cuba (24 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); ebola in Rwanda (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in Zimbabwe (48 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Italy (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (32 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 28,166 stories about harm among 119,320 counted on 11 Aug.

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It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 13 May 2018. In Romania, 56% of the news was about people being harmed, where 10% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 24 in every 100 of the day's 119,320 stories, above the usual 20. Mentions of road crashes ran about 8 times their usual in Cuba's news.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Albania91 in 100 of its 216 stories · usually 31 · mostly disasters & accidents Mali90 in 100 of its 157 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Congo88 in 100 of its 177 stories · usually 69 · mostly health Nicaragua86 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 87 · mostly rights & justice Yemen84 in 100 of its 181 stories · usually 81 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Charlottesville US1144 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1259 Bucharest Romania317 stories about protests or strikes, of its 318 Jerusalem Israel208 stories about protests or strikes, of its 321 San Francisco US199 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1158 Hebron Palestine146 stories about protests or strikes, of its 249

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: 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'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth 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: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: 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'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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: too little coverage to readCosta 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'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: 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 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: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sVanuatu: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 fearful as the world'sRomania: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPanama: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sOman: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful 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 fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJapan: 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 twice as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlbania: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: 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

● Greece about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 224 stories about harm ● Iran about three times as fearful as the world's · 224 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 360 stories about harm ● Jordan about twice as fearful as the world's · 227 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 276 stories about harm ● Egypt about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 149 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 9,362 stories · much more than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents19% 5,382 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Health19% 5,163 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 4,787 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,508 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 664 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 583 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 311 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 killed9,010 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,802 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,443 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting people affected2,941 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations963 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Romania Stories reporting people displaced542 at about twice the usual rate · most about Indonesia and Congo Stories reporting abductions441 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Mali Stories reporting refugees397 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill37 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India

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.

● Angera little more than 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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