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24,353 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Building collapse in Jordan, protests in Idlib (Syria) and the earthquake in Albania drew the news. Syria's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostJordan 83 in 100 of its 499 stories, usually 19
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 50 in 100 of its stories, usually 42
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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Conflict & violence

Jordan

414 of its 499 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Amman accounted for 390 of Jordan's 414 stories about harm, carried by 389 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (314 stories). Building collapse was named in 120 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with plague. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

Jordan over 30 days → its stories → Amman stories →
Protests & strikes

Syria

493 of its 558 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Idlib accounted for 422 of Syria's 493 stories about harm, carried by 412 outlets. 249 of Idlib's 422 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (188 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Idlib stories →
Disasters & accidents

Albania

75 of its 85 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Tirana accounted for 69 of Albania's 75 stories about harm, carried by 67 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (60 stories). Earthquake was named in 65 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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

Congo

76 of its 88 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (60 stories). Haemorrhagic fever was named in 56 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Congo over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

139 of its 142 stories (98%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Ougarou accounted for 124 of Burkina Faso's 139 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (124 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Egypt

271 of its 485 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Cairo accounted for 213 of Egypt's 271 stories about harm, carried by 157 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (128 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Romania

115 of its 329 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 104 of Bucharest's 104 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Croatia

81 of its 151 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 7%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (80 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Trinidad & Tobago

266 of its 556 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

354 of its 379 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Bamako accounted for 297 of Mali's 354 stories about harm, carried by 322 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (114 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Philippines (76 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); plane crash in Indonesia (84 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Mongolia (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); haemorrhagic fever in Sierra Leone (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); gas explosion in Pakistan (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 24 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 24,353 stories about harm among 103,581 counted on 12 Aug.

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In Jordan, 83% of the news was about people being harmed, where 19% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 24 in every 100 of the day's 103,581 stories, above the usual 20. Mentions of the earthquake ran about 5 times their usual in Albania's news. On 12 August 2017, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 24 today. This week the news turned most often to Albania, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burkina Faso98 in 100 of its 142 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence Mali93 in 100 of its 379 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Syria88 in 100 of its 558 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Albania88 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 41 · mostly disasters & accidents Congo86 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 70 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Charlottesville US1603 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1726 Washington US352 stories about protests or strikes, of its 971 Idlib Syria249 stories about protests or strikes, of its 422 Ashdod Israel140 stories about protests or strikes, of its 322 Hebron Palestine130 stories about protests or strikes, of its 202

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'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: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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 readRussia: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: 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'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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: 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'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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 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: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: 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'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape 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'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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 readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: 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'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRomania: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLatvia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sItaly: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCroatia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful 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

● Türkiye about three times as fearful as the world's · 158 stories about harm ● Burkina Faso about three times as angry as the world's · 139 stories about harm ● Jordan about twice as warm as the world's · 414 stories about harm ● Croatia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 81 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 493 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 106 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 7,683 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Conflict & violence20% 4,704 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Disasters & accidents19% 4,514 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Health14% 3,366 stories · much less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,723 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 610 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 595 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 497 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 killed8,302 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests3,325 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Jordan Stories reporting people injured3,263 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting people affected2,770 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations532 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced299 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees226 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Congo and Syria Stories reporting abductions174 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Colombia Stories reporting people falling ill33 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Jamaica

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.

● 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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