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43,227 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Port-au-Prince (Haiti), violence in Srebrenica and deaths in Quito. Ecuador's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostItaly 74 in 100 of its 2,767 stories, usually 20
RegionEurope 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Haiti

90 of its 108 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 79 of Haiti's 90 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. 75 of Port-au-Prince's 79 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (76 stories). HIV was named in 74 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
Conflict & violence

Bosnia

92 of its 97 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Srebrenica accounted for 90 of Bosnia's 92 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (84 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bosnia over 30 days → its stories → Srebrenica stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Ecuador

182 of its 370 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Quito accounted for 167 of Ecuador's 182 stories about harm, carried by 362 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (177 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ecuador over 30 days → its stories → Quito stories →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

2,056 of its 2,767 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (68 stories). Natural hazards were named in 1,023 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Italy over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

150 of its 244 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. 38 of Oromo's 41 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (61 stories). Hunger was named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Romania

71 of its 349 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 40 of Bucharest's 40 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Drownings were named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Libya

124 of its 150 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Tripoli accounted for 96 of Libya's 124 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (82 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

UK

3,234 of its 11,207 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (919 stories). Road crashes were named in 536 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Chile

210 of its 454 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (129 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Qatar

71 of its 189 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Puerto Rico (27 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); accidents in South Korea (52 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Venezuela (70 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Romania (21 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); tsunami in Japan (44 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 43,227 stories about harm among 200,465 counted on 14 Aug.

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Mentions of HIV ran more than ten times their usual in Haiti's news. In Haiti, 83% of the news was about people being harmed, where 43% is usual. A year earlier, on 14 August 2017, 26 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today. 22 in every 100 of the day's 200,465 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 20.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bosnia95 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti83 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 43 · mostly rights & justice Libya83 in 100 of its 150 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Congo80 in 100 of its 143 stories · usually 71 · mostly health Yemen77 in 100 of its 243 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US248 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1854 Jerusalem Israel197 stories about protests or strikes, of its 304 Nebraska State Penitentiary US197 stories about protests or strikes, of its 375 Beijing China192 stories about protests or strikes, of its 367 Ramallah Palestine159 stories about protests or strikes, of its 338

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: 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'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: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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 readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra 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 readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: 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'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: 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'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: 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'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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 readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sUruguay: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sRomania: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage about 5 times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than 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'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGrenada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEcuador: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJersey: coverage a little warmer 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

● Jordan about 5 times as fearful as the world's · 80 stories about harm ● Qatar about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 71 stories about harm ● Ecuador about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 182 stories about harm ● Bosnia about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 92 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 693 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 187 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 12,246 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents24% 10,237 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Health18% 7,699 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 7,056 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,425 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,091 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 992 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 753 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 killed13,990 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,804 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,060 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,533 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,024 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees641 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced401 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions317 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill63 at about two-thirds of 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Feara little more than 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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