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43,974 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Bamako (Mali), heavy rain in Sudan and violence in Rawah drew the news. Iraq's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Brazil →
Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostItaly 69 in 100 of its 2,087 stories, usually 29
RegionSouth Asia 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Mali

258 of its 306 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Bamako accounted for 196 of Mali's 258 stories about harm, carried by 196 outlets. 102 of Bamako's 196 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Sudan

76 of its 105 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Heavy rain was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

339 of its 575 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Rawah accounted for 221 of Iraq's 339 stories about harm, carried by 316 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (165 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Rawah stories →
Shelter & services

North Korea

193 of its 443 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (70 stories). 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.

North Korea over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Bahrain

166 of its 268 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Manama accounted for 146 of Bahrain's 166 stories about harm, carried by 124 outlets. 143 of Manama's 146 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Protests & strikes

Uganda

247 of its 414 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 107 of Kampala's 120 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (193 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Bosnia

77 of its 89 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Srebrenica accounted for 59 of Bosnia's 77 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Malta

86 of its 170 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Senglea accounted for 73 of Malta's 86 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (38 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

845 of its 958 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Kabul accounted for 702 of Afghanistan's 845 stories about harm, carried by 575 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

India

2,552 of its 8,850 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (112 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 57 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: heatwave in Colombia (55 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Romania (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Greece (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Australia (128 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flu in Germany (17 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 16 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 43,974 stories about harm among 205,491 counted on 16 Aug.

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Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Brazil. 21 in every 100 of the day's 205,491 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. In Colombia's news, mentions of the heatwave ran more than ten times their usual. On 16 August 2017, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 21 today. Mali's news was 84% about people being harmed, against a usual 75%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan88 in 100 of its 958 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Bosnia87 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Mali84 in 100 of its 306 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen76 in 100 of its 144 stories · usually 80 · mostly rights & justice Syria74 in 100 of its 379 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US358 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2359 Manama Bahrain143 stories about protests or strikes, of its 146 Jerusalem Israel121 stories about protests or strikes, of its 310 London UK117 stories about protests or strikes, of its 583 Kampala Uganda107 stories about protests or strikes, of its 120

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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'sTanzania: 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'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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'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'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'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'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: 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'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: 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: 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'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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'sCzech 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: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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 readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: 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: 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: 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 a little warmer than the world'sVietnam: 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'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTajikistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSamoa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMoldova: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKiribati: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIraq: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more fearful 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'sFaroe Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAngola: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three 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'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMaldives: coverage a little angrier 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 three times as angry as the world's · 845 stories about harm ● Sweden about three times as fearful as the world's · 100 stories about harm ● Bosnia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 77 stories about harm ● Iraq about three times as fearful as the world's · 339 stories about harm ● Somalia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 50 stories about harm ● Colombia about twice as fearful as the world's · 75 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 13,708 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Health25% 10,771 stories · much more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents19% 8,349 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Conflict & violence13% 5,619 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,900 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,378 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 928 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 630 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 killed13,676 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,136 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,093 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,343 at about half the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the US Stories reporting refugees710 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations667 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Italy Stories reporting abductions365 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill318 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Brazil Stories reporting people displaced265 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 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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