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The news turned to protests in Ramallah (Palestine), the drought in Honduras and landslides in Myanmar. Israel's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCambodia 64 in 100 of its 184 stories, usually 37
RegionCentral Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
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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Protests & strikes

Palestine

416 of its 858 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Ramallah accounted for 380 of Palestine's 416 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. 190 of Ramallah's 380 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Ramallah stories →
Shelter & services

Honduras

46 of its 58 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (41 stories). Drought was named in 41 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.

Honduras over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Myanmar

35 of its 51 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Landslides were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

552 of its 1,173 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (233 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Chad

31 of its 80 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 10 of Wadi Hamra's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Kyrgyzstan

88 of its 190 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Bishkek accounted for 78 of Kyrgyzstan's 88 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. 40 of Bishkek's 78 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

India

2,255 of its 7,665 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 345 of New Delhi's 628 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (231 stories). Avalanche was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Health

Japan

532 of its 1,831 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Tornadoes were named in 127 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Rights & justice

Mexico

397 of its 947 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Netherlands

78 of its 271 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: typhoon in China (316 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in France (58 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); tornadoes in Japan (127 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Bahamas (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Burundi (10 of its stories, about 4 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 9 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 35,947 stories about harm among 162,390 counted on 9 Aug.

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Mentions of the drought ran more than ten times their usual in Honduras' news. of the day's 162,390 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 9 August 2018, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today. Palestine's news was 48% about people being harmed, against a usual 36%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Honduras79 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 43 · mostly shelter & services Yemen78 in 100 of its 206 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Syria74 in 100 of its 212 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia72 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar69 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 50 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

El Paso US420 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1522 New Delhi India345 stories about protests or strikes, of its 628 Chicago US315 stories about protests or strikes, of its 581 Washington US306 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1677 Garden Grove US202 stories about protests or strikes, of its 503

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: 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: too little coverage to readSpain: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readQatar: too little coverage to readPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: 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 lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: too little coverage to readNorth 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: too little coverage to readNiue: 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: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: too little coverage to readNorth 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 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: too little coverage to readJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: 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: 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 lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: 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: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: too little coverage to readEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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: too little coverage to readChile: 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 lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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 lessAksai Chin: too little coverage to readGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readUkraine: 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 usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKyrgyzstan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHonduras: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBahamas: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: 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 usualLittleton, US -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsPort Harcourt, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 12 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 90 stories, carried by 98 outletsRossville, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsAnkara, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 41 stories, carried by 38 outletsGreat Harbour, Bahamas -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 22 outletsLilongwe, Malawi -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 13 outletsDamascus, Syria -- conflict & violence: 46 stories, carried by 42 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

● Indonesia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Syria warmth about one and a half times usual ● Italy warmth about one and a half times usual ● Libya warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Littleton US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Port Harcourt Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 22 stories ● Kabul Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 90 stories ● Rossville US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Ankara Türkiye about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 41 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 11,900 stories · about as usual Health18% 6,479 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 6,264 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 5,701 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,301 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,303 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 848 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 605 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 killed11,929 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,037 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,134 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,405 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations633 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India and China Stories reporting refugees483 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced278 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions264 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill17 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Russia

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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