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37,733 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at a disaster in Taipei, violence in Amman and protests in Yerevan (Armenia). Jordan's coverage was about 5 times as fearful as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostTaiwan 62 in 100 of its 515 stories, usually 13
RegionCentral Asia 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 33
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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Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

319 of its 515 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Taipei accounted for 295 of Taiwan's 319 stories about harm, carried by 252 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories → Taipei stories →
Conflict & violence

Jordan

235 of its 423 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Amman accounted for 186 of Jordan's 235 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (169 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as fearful as the world's.

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

Armenia

144 of its 260 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Yerevan accounted for 143 of Armenia's 144 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. 130 of Yerevan's 143 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (130 stories).

Armenia over 30 days → its stories → Yerevan stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Kenya

358 of its 907 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (207 stories). Drought was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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

Romania

183 of its 491 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 170 of Bucharest's 170 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

195 of its 230 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Bamako accounted for 141 of Mali's 195 stories about harm, carried by 90 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

243 of its 483 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 108 of Dhaka's 168 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Poland

273 of its 560 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (148 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

120 of its 204 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Malawi

45 of its 107 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Gambia (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in North Korea (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (77 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Venezuela (18 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drownings in Libya (18 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

21 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 13 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 37,733 stories about harm among 183,752 counted on 13 Aug.

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Taiwan stood out: 62% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 13%. 21 in every 100 of the day's 183,752 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In the Gambia's news, mentions of the drought ran about 4 times their usual. A year earlier, on 13 August 2017, 29 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria85 in 100 of its 744 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Mali85 in 100 of its 230 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Tajikistan84 in 100 of its 161 stories · usually 76 · mostly displacement Yemen80 in 100 of its 255 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence Libya79 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 54 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Charlottesville US965 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1108 Washington US449 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1923 Jerusalem Israel237 stories about protests or strikes, of its 430 Bucharest Romania170 stories about protests or strikes, of its 170 Gaza Palestine130 stories about protests or strikes, of its 182

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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 lessVenezuela: 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: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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 readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: 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 lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: 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 lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNigeria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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 readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: too little coverage to readIraq: 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 lessIndia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: 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 lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: 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 readAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualMalta: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualGambia: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualAmman, Jordan -- conflict & violence: 186 stories, carried by 93 outletsMopti, Mali -- conflict & violence: 38 stories, carried by 29 outletsPoughkeepsie, US -- health: 52 stories, carried by 51 outletsSpringfield, US -- shelter & services: 20 stories, carried by 16 outletsBathurst, Gambia -- disasters & accidents: 24 stories, carried by 44 outletsHarare, Zimbabwe -- conflict & violence: 214 stories, carried by 242 outletsBerkshire, UK -- health: 17 stories, carried by 19 outletsCairo, Egypt -- conflict & violence: 168 stories, carried by 113 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

● Jordan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mali warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Amman Jordan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 186 stories ● Mopti Mali about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 38 stories ● Poughkeepsie US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 52 stories ● Springfield US about twice as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 20 stories ● Bathurst Gambia about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 24 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 11,182 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 7,521 stories · about as usual Health19% 6,997 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 5,802 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,483 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,190 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,070 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 791 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 killed11,418 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,361 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,767 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,801 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations882 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced614 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Indonesia Stories reporting refugees442 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions281 at about half the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill37 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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