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42,998 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to wildfires in Armenia, the drought in Burkina Faso and volcanic eruption in Japan. Burkina Faso's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostItaly 76 in 100 of its 2,564 stories, usually 25
RegionEurope 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Rights & justice

Armenia

126 of its 198 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Yerevan accounted for 122 of Armenia's 126 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (74 stories). Wildfires were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Armenia over 30 days → its stories → Yerevan stories →
Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

77 of its 87 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Ouagadougou accounted for 69 of Burkina Faso's 77 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (69 stories). Drought was named in 69 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Burkina Faso over 30 days → its stories → Ouagadougou stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

393 of its 1,489 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (91 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 101 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake and extreme cold. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Japan over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Denmark

179 of its 335 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Flu was named in 129 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks.

Denmark over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Venezuela

239 of its 319 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Caracas accounted for 157 of Venezuela's 239 stories about harm, carried by 144 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (146 stories). Measles was named in 47 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with diphtheria, hiv and tuberculosis.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

1,010 of its 1,177 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Kabul accounted for 542 of Afghanistan's 1,010 stories about harm, carried by 421 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (139 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Italy

1,952 of its 2,564 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Genoa accounted for 1,003 of Italy's 1,952 stories about harm, carried by 887 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (301 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Malta

229 of its 318 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Senglea accounted for 209 of Malta's 229 stories about harm, carried by 142 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (217 stories).

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Rights & justice

Cuba

115 of its 212 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (45 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Ethiopia

90 of its 152 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Puerto Rico (49 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in Switzerland (23 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); measles in Venezuela (47 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); wildfires in Australia (189 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); hurricane in France (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 42,998 stories about harm among 200,383 counted on 15 Aug.

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In Denmark's news, mentions of the flu ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 200,383 stories, above the usual 20. Armenia's news was 64% about people being harmed, against a usual 29%. A year earlier, on 15 August 2017, 24 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 →

Burkina Faso89 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan86 in 100 of its 1,177 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen76 in 100 of its 177 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence Italy76 in 100 of its 2,564 stories · usually 25 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan75 in 100 of its 302 stories · usually 60 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US384 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2301 Springfield US171 stories about protests or strikes, of its 201 Edirne Türkiye88 stories about protests or strikes, of its 96 Ramallah Palestine75 stories about protests or strikes, of its 436 Nebraska State Penitentiary US74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 89

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'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: 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'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: 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'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt. 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'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: 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: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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'sIreland: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: 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'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: 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: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai 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: 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 readGuernsey: 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 readMaldives: 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: 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'sYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTurkmenistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSamoa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sParaguay: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than 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'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'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGambia: 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 warm as the world'sEritrea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCuba: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as warm as 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 a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as warm 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 4 times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJersey: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Afghanistan about 4 times as angry as the world's · 1,010 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 135 stories about harm ● Sweden about twice as fearful as the world's · 175 stories about harm ● Bahrain few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 20 stories about harm ● Jordan about twice as fearful as the world's · 61 stories about harm ● Bosnia few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 27 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 12,664 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents23% 9,726 stories · about as usual Health18% 7,488 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 7,429 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,951 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,227 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,030 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 785 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 killed13,221 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,590 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,501 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,437 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations939 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees610 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced372 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Egypt Stories reporting abductions356 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill171 at about twice 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 →

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The words in the day's stories were softer than 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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