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36,063 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to rights and justice in Managua, protests in Harare (Zimbabwe) and violence in Warsaw. Congo's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGreenland 83 in 100 of its 149 stories, usually 37
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Rights & justice

Nicaragua

63 of its 90 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Managua accounted for 54 of Nicaragua's 63 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (45 stories). Dengue was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Nicaragua over 30 days → its stories → Managua stories →
Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

187 of its 443 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 79 of Harare's 141 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (98 stories). Drought was named in 61 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Zimbabwe over 30 days → its stories → Harare stories →
Conflict & violence

Poland

164 of its 321 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Warsaw accounted for 138 of Poland's 164 stories about harm, carried by 110 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (83 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Poland over 30 days → its stories → Warsaw stories →
Health

Congo

269 of its 283 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 83%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Malaria was named in 139 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Sudan

224 of its 262 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Khartoum accounted for 164 of Sudan's 224 stories about harm, carried by 110 outlets. 155 of Khartoum's 164 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

402 of its 441 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Sanaa accounted for 314 of Yemen's 402 stories about harm, carried by 282 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (323 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Greenland

123 of its 149 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 11 of Nunatarssuk's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Heatwave was named in 112 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with storms.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Marshall Islands

41 of its 48 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Sweden

341 of its 656 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Stockholm accounted for 282 of Sweden's 341 stories about harm, carried by 310 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mozambique

152 of its 220 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (143 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: heatwave in Greenland (112 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); dengue in Bangladesh (73 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Chile (26 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); respiratory illness in El Salvador (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in Norway (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 36,063 stories about harm among 178,215 counted on 1 Aug.

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On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 178,215 stories, as usual. Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK. In Nicaragua, 70% of the news was about people being harmed, where 40% is usual. A year earlier, on 1 August 2018, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. Over July, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 in July 2018.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo95 in 100 of its 283 stories · usually 83 · mostly health Yemen91 in 100 of its 441 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda88 in 100 of its 344 stories · usually 54 · mostly health Sudan85 in 100 of its 262 stories · usually 71 · mostly rights & justice Greenland83 in 100 of its 149 stories · usually 37 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US265 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1859 Khartoum Sudan155 stories about protests or strikes, of its 164 New York US135 stories about protests or strikes, of its 418 Moscow Russia131 stories about protests or strikes, of its 301 Newark US128 stories about protests or strikes, of its 422

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'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: 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'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 readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'sNorth Korea: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: 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'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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 readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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 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 readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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 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 readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSint 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 angry as the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sVanuatu: 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sMongolia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBenin: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMarshall Islands: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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

● Mozambique about twice as warm as the world's · 152 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 402 stories about harm ● Sweden about twice as fearful as the world's · 341 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 288 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 224 stories about harm ● Kashmir about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 68 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 11,953 stories · about as usual Health22% 7,808 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents15% 5,439 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence15% 5,225 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,794 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,102 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,040 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 966 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 killed9,314 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,868 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,769 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,448 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations527 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees432 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting abductions276 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced276 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill101 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 →

harshwarm

The words in the day's stories were about as 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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