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25,588 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to violence in Geneva, deaths in Krusevo and protests in Mecca (Saudi Arabia). North Macedonia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNorth Macedonia 73 in 100 of its 110 stories, usually 11
RegionSouth Asia 36 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

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Switzerland

589 of its 1,024 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Geneva accounted for 396 of Switzerland's 589 stories about harm, carried by 502 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (497 stories). HIV was named in 43 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tsunami. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

Switzerland over 30 days → its stories → Geneva stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

North Macedonia

80 of its 110 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Krusevo accounted for 77 of North Macedonia's 80 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (80 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

North Macedonia over 30 days → its stories → Krusevo stories →
Protests & strikes

Saudi Arabia

370 of its 696 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Mecca accounted for 260 of Saudi Arabia's 370 stories about harm, carried by 434 outlets. 141 of Mecca's 260 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (182 stories).

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories → Mecca stories →
Health

Rwanda

44 of its 68 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (31 stories). HIV was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Chile

196 of its 271 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Santiago accounted for 185 of Chile's 196 stories about harm, carried by 210 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

348 of its 419 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (292 stories). Drownings were named in 45 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Romania

80 of its 224 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 74 of Bucharest's 74 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Vietnam

119 of its 328 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 57 of Hanoi's 67 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ghana

384 of its 996 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (250 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Italy

674 of its 1,315 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in India (659 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); power cuts in Costa Rica (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Palestine (39 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Australia (90 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in Iraq (45 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 25,588 stories about harm among 112,407 counted on 18 Aug.

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On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. Switzerland stood out: 58% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 23%. A year earlier, on 18 August 2017, 27 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 today. of the day's 112,407 news stories, 23 in every 100 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 →

Haiti89 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 39 · mostly health Iraq83 in 100 of its 419 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar80 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 58 · mostly rights & justice North Macedonia73 in 100 of its 110 stories · usually 11 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Chile72 in 100 of its 271 stories · usually 27 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel209 stories about protests or strikes, of its 422 Mecca Saudi Arabia141 stories about protests or strikes, of its 260 Washington US122 stories about protests or strikes, of its 979 Bucharest Romania74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 74 Berne Switzerland73 stories about protests or strikes, of its 119

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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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 readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: 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'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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'sJapan: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: 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'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: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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 readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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 readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than 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'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sRomania: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as warm 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'sGhana: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sFinland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChile: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJersey: 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

● North Macedonia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 80 stories about harm ● Romania about three times as angry as the world's · 80 stories about harm ● Switzerland about twice as warm as the world's · 589 stories about harm ● Italy about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 674 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as warm as the world's · 218 stories about harm ● Ghana about twice as warm as the world's · 384 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 7,428 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents24% 6,175 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Conflict & violence17% 4,321 stories · about as usual Health17% 4,265 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,405 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 727 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 600 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 323 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 killed9,110 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,329 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,064 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,065 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced410 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and India Stories reporting refugees409 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Venezuela Stories reporting evacuations321 at about half the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting abductions128 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill38 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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmtha little more than usual
● Griefa little more than 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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