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38,000 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at the typhoon in Taiwan, violence in Bishkek and rights and justice in Baghdad. Iraq's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK →
Part of lifeRights & justice 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostTaiwan 60 in 100 of its 380 stories, usually 15
RegionCentral Asia 50 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

228 of its 380 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Taipei accounted for 208 of Taiwan's 228 stories about harm, carried by 200 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Typhoon was named in 121 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with landslides, hurricane and storm surge.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories → Taipei stories →
Conflict & violence

Kyrgyzstan

205 of its 340 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Bishkek accounted for 169 of Kyrgyzstan's 205 stories about harm, carried by 135 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Kyrgyzstan over 30 days → its stories → Bishkek stories →
Rights & justice

Iraq

167 of its 292 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Baghdad accounted for 119 of Iraq's 167 stories about harm, carried by 143 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (87 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Protests & strikes

India

2,367 of its 8,112 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 459 of New Delhi's 850 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (188 stories). Avalanche was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

India over 30 days → its stories → New Delhi stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Egypt

163 of its 399 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Cairo accounted for 109 of Egypt's 163 stories about harm, carried by 83 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Palestine

Ramallah accounted for 281 of Palestine's 366 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Hepatitis was named in 37 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with poisoning, polio and whooping cough. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Gibraltar

53 of its 59 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Russia

549 of its 1,348 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (64 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with gas explosion.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Mexico

427 of its 903 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (221 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Cambodia

81 of its 154 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (52 stories). Building collapse was named in 47 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Colombia (119 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); building collapse in Cambodia (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Philippines (70 of its stories, about three times its usual); poisoning in France (61 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); malaria in Burundi (10 of its stories, about three times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 38,000 stories about harm among 170,904 counted on 8 Aug.

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Taiwan stood out: 60% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 15%. 22 in every 100 of the day's 170,904 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. People falling ill were reported at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK. Colombia's news mentioned wildfires more than ten times as often as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Taiwan.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Gibraltar90 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 17 · mostly rights & justice Syria75 in 100 of its 289 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen75 in 100 of its 220 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Congo74 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 85 · mostly health Afghanistan69 in 100 of its 278 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

El Paso US945 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2414 Garden Grove US584 stories about protests or strikes, of its 956 New Delhi India459 stories about protests or strikes, of its 850 Washington US387 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1416 Dayton US312 stories about protests or strikes, of its 870

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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 lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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 Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: too little coverage to readUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: 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 lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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 lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: too little coverage to readSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: 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 lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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 lessNiger: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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 lessMali: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: 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 lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: 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 lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: 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 lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: too little coverage to readIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: 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 lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: too little coverage to readFrance: 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 readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: 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 lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: too little coverage to readMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: 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 lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & 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 readMayotte: too little coverage to readVenezuela: warmth about its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualMongolia: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKyrgyzstan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualBahamas: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualGibraltar: warmth about its own usualGuadalajara, Mexico -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 14 outletsAjit, India -- rights & justice: 48 stories, carried by 44 outletsRuidoso, US -- disasters & accidents: 34 stories, carried by 33 outletsAnkara, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 110 stories, carried by 100 outletsNagasaki, Japan -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 20 outletsDamascus, Syria -- conflict & violence: 64 stories, carried by 62 outletsNew Orleans, US -- disasters & accidents: 30 stories, carried by 24 outletsDonbas, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 12 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

● Syria warmth about one and a half times usual ● Kyrgyzstan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Brazil warmth about one and a half times usual ● Malaysia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iran warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Guadalajara Mexico about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 15 stories ● Ajit India about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 48 stories ● Ruidoso US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 34 stories ● Ankara Türkiye about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 110 stories ● Nagasaki Japan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 22 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice36% 13,604 stories · more than usual (usually 34%) Health19% 7,148 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 6,292 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 5,579 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,318 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,016 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 877 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 595 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 killed13,617 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests5,860 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,448 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,830 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations526 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting refugees366 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Mexico and the US Stories reporting abductions357 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced196 at about half the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill143 at about 4 times 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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