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22,231 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Mong Kok (Hong Kong), illness in Monrovia and people injured in Indonesia drew the news. Indonesia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Hong Kong →
Part of lifeRights & justice 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCroatia 87 in 100 of its 61 stories, usually 25
RegionSoutheast Asia 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

503 of its 707 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Mong Kok accounted for 433 of Hong Kong's 503 stories about harm, carried by 497 outlets. 432 of Mong Kok's 433 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (300 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories → Mong Kok stories →
Health

Liberia

54 of its 66 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Monrovia accounted for 53 of Liberia's 54 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (50 stories). Ebola was named in 50 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Liberia over 30 days → its stories → Monrovia stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

291 of its 447 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (216 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

UK

1,065 of its 4,637 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (44 stories). Natural hazards were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

UK over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Russia

726 of its 1,783 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 528 of Moscow's 597 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (515 stories). Poisoning was named in 139 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Romania

52 of its 73 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 31 of Bucharest's 43 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Israel

422 of its 632 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 154 of Jerusalem's 213 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (293 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

France

48 of Paris' 71 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Drownings were named in 34 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 180 of Sudan's 233 stories about harm, carried by 139 outlets. 176 of Khartoum's 180 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (105 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Philippines

240 of its 553 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (92 stories). Typhoon was named in 36 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in Puerto Rico (107 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Bangladesh (59 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in France (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in North Korea (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Mozambique (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 22,231 stories about harm among 90,615 counted on 3 Aug.

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Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Hong Kong. of the day's 90,615 news stories, 25 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. A year earlier, on 3 August 2018, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 today. Hong Kong's news was 71% about people being harmed, against a usual 51%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Greenland92 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 56 · mostly disasters & accidents Croatia87 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 25 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen87 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Liberia82 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 28 · mostly health Afghanistan73 in 100 of its 402 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Moscow Russia528 stories about protests or strikes, of its 597 Mong Kok Hong Kong432 stories about protests or strikes, of its 433 Washington US189 stories about protests or strikes, of its 600 Khartoum Sudan176 stories about protests or strikes, of its 180 Jerusalem Israel154 stories about protests or strikes, of its 213

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: 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'sSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: 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: 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 readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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'sFiji: 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'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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 readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: 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'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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 readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: 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: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: feelings about like the world'sSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGuam: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIceland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: 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'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 212 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 293 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 71 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 64 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 118 stories about harm ● Sweden about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 206 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice35% 7,645 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 3,817 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Health17% 3,717 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence17% 3,619 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Shelter & services5% 1,157 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,056 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 630 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 247 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 killed6,978 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests3,703 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting people injured3,546 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Hong Kong Stories reporting people affected2,109 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced331 at about twice the usual rate · most about Palestine and Israel Stories reporting abductions257 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Ghana Stories reporting evacuations191 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees163 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill23 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as 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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