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20,412 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Violence in Oslo, arrests in Guatemala and a disaster in Morogoro drew the news. Tanzania's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about China and India →
Part of lifeRights & justice 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNorway 71 in 100 of its 422 stories, usually 15
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 55 in 100 of its stories, usually 35
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 →
Conflict & violence

Norway

298 of its 422 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Oslo accounted for 261 of Norway's 298 stories about harm, carried by 279 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Norway over 30 days → its stories → Oslo stories →
Food & livelihood

Guatemala

119 of its 150 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (56 stories). Illness was named in 60 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Guatemala over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Tanzania

131 of its 166 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Morogoro accounted for 109 of Tanzania's 131 stories about harm, carried by 213 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (115 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Tanzania over 30 days → its stories → Morogoro stories →
Health

Morocco

64 of its 99 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (59 stories). Illness was named in 59 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Morocco over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Israel

739 of its 1,011 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Jerusalem accounted for 660 of Israel's 739 stories about harm, carried by 394 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (345 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

306 of its 609 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (100 stories). Hunger was named in 84 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Russia

335 of its 734 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 144 of Moscow's 220 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (96 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Libya

191 of its 209 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Tripoli accounted for 162 of Libya's 191 stories about harm, carried by 218 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

India

1,740 of its 4,949 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 213 of New Delhi's 385 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (229 stories). Typhoon was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Island accounted for 256 of Hong Kong's 297 stories about harm, carried by 357 outlets. 254 of Hong Kong Island's 256 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: typhoon in China (372 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Greece (78 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Spain (49 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); haemorrhagic fever in Congo (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Saudi Arabia (84 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

26 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 20,412 stories about harm among 78,838 counted on 11 Aug.

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Norway stood out: 71% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 15%. Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about China and India. In China's news, mentions of the typhoon ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 26 in every 100 of the day's 78,838 stories, above the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Libya91 in 100 of its 209 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Luxembourg86 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 10 · mostly disasters & accidents Guatemala79 in 100 of its 150 stories · usually 35 · mostly food & livelihood Tanzania79 in 100 of its 166 stories · usually 37 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen75 in 100 of its 230 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Hong Kong Island Hong Kong254 stories about protests or strikes, of its 256 Jerusalem Israel252 stories about protests or strikes, of its 660 New Delhi India213 stories about protests or strikes, of its 385 Moscow Russia144 stories about protests or strikes, of its 220 Beijing China87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 133

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: 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 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 lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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 lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorway: 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: 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 readMauritius: 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 lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: 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 lessKyrgyzstan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: too little coverage to readIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: too little coverage to readHonduras: 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: too little coverage to readGhana: 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 lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew 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 lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: 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 lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: too little coverage to readChad: 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: 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 lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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 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: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualNorth Macedonia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLibya: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about one and a half times its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 120 stories, carried by 127 outletsSacramento, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 33 stories, carried by 29 outletsMorbi, India -- disasters & accidents: 23 stories, carried by 16 outletsNegeri Sembilan, Malaysia -- health: 15 stories, carried by 89 outletsColorado, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsStoke-On-Trent, UK -- rights & justice: 31 stories, carried by 26 outletsGuatemala City, Guatemala -- food & livelihood: 61 stories, carried by 48 outletsBristol, UK -- disasters & accidents: 20 stories, carried by 17 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

● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Libya warmth about one and a half times usual ● Morocco warmth about one and a half times usual ● North Macedonia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Hong Kong warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Kabul Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 120 stories ● Sacramento US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 33 stories ● Morbi India about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 23 stories ● Negeri Sembilan Malaysia about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Colorado US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice35% 6,962 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 4,292 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence19% 3,913 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Health13% 2,569 stories · much less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 966 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 618 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 409 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 361 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 killed6,877 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests2,739 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,653 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured2,146 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations669 at about three times the usual rate · most about China and India Stories reporting people displaced296 at about twice the usual rate · most about India and Libya Stories reporting refugees143 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Guatemala and the US Stories reporting abductions91 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about a third of 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout one and a half times 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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