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The news turned to protests in Juba (South Sudan), helicopter crash in Ethiopia and violence in Tripoli. Ethiopia's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostMorocco 74 in 100 of its 227 stories, usually 23
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
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

South Sudan

225 of its 236 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Juba accounted for 193 of South Sudan's 225 stories about harm, carried by 187 outlets. 191 of Juba's 193 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (216 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Juba stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Ethiopia

196 of its 245 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (184 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 32 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

174 of its 232 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Tripoli accounted for 162 of Libya's 174 stories about harm, carried by 121 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
Disasters & accidents

Senegal

119 of its 198 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Dakar accounted for 99 of Senegal's 119 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories).

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

Belarus

86 of its 146 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Minsk accounted for 83 of Belarus' 86 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. 79 of Minsk's 83 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Türkiye

248 of its 646 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 63 of Sincan's 63 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (111 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Germany

214 of Chemnitz's 237 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (118 stories). Hunger was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with hurricane. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Netherlands

197 of its 514 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

170 of its 290 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Haiti

42 of its 78 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (32 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: cholera in Yemen (110 of its stories, about three times its usual); cholera in Algeria (39 of its stories, about three times its usual); food poisoning in North Korea (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Azerbaijan (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Bahamas (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 40,770 stories about harm among 205,730 counted on 30 Aug.

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Of the day's 205,730 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. On 30 August 2017, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

South Sudan95 in 100 of its 236 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Congo86 in 100 of its 147 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar82 in 100 of its 327 stories · usually 65 · mostly disasters & accidents Ethiopia80 in 100 of its 245 stories · usually 45 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Nicaragua80 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 77 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Pune India232 stories about protests or strikes, of its 248 Sydney Australia217 stories about protests or strikes, of its 399 Chemnitz Germany214 stories about protests or strikes, of its 237 Juba South Sudan191 stories about protests or strikes, of its 193 Washington US159 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1343

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: 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 lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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 lessMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: 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 lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: 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 lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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 lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: 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 readFiji: too little coverage to readEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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 readCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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 lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: 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 lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUK: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about twice its own usualLesotho: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKenya: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGuyana: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBelarus: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualMaldives: warmth about its own usualBamako, Mali -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsSneedville, US -- disasters & accidents: 29 stories, carried by 30 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 193 stories, carried by 187 outletsAyuk, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 14 outletsKhartoum, Sudan -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 20 outletsOrillia, Canada -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 15 stories, carried by 48 outletsBaton Rouge, US -- rights & justice: 43 stories, carried by 45 outletsLas Cruces, Mexico -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 19 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

● Mali warmth about twice usual ● Italy warmth about one and a half times usual ● Indonesia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Lebanon warmth about one and a half times usual ● Kenya warmth about one and a half times usual ● Puerto Rico warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Bamako Mali about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Sneedville US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 29 stories ● Juba South Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 193 stories ● Ayuk South Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Khartoum Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 23 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 13,340 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Health22% 8,934 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents15% 5,958 stories · much less than usual (usually 22%) Conflict & violence14% 5,592 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,567 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,457 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,274 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 849 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 killed11,249 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,704 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,059 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,937 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Libya Stories reporting refugees910 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Palestine and Germany Stories reporting people displaced503 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions463 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations287 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Egypt Stories reporting people falling ill132 at about the usual rate

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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