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33,546 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Moscow (Russia), wildfires in Greece and violence in Tripoli. Switzerland's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGreece 48 in 100 of its 463 stories, usually 21
RegionEast Asia 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
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

Russia

678 of its 1,580 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 136 of Moscow's 253 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (445 stories). Accidents were named in 46 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

223 of its 463 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Athens accounted for 190 of Greece's 223 stories about harm, carried by 185 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (155 stories). Wildfires were named in 171 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with storms and drownings.

Greece over 30 days → its stories → Athens stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

83 of its 99 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Tripoli accounted for 45 of Libya's 83 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
Health

Switzerland

87 of its 324 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Sudan

68 of its 84 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Khartoum accounted for 37 of Sudan's 68 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. 24 of Khartoum's 37 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (28 stories). Heavy rain was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks.

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Protests & strikes

China

1,572 of its 5,438 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 713 of Beijing's 884 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (423 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

127 of its 382 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 29 of Harare's 55 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

Tsim Sha Tsui accounted for 412 of Hong Kong's 823 stories about harm, carried by 442 outlets. 410 of Tsim Sha Tsui's 412 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (67 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Côte d’Ivoire

24 of its 55 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Road crashes were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

86 of its 145 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Indonesia (40 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); road crashes in Côte d’Ivoire (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); typhoon in Japan (33 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); landslides in Venezuela (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Sudan (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 33,546 stories about harm among 159,672 counted on 13 Aug.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Russia. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 159,672 stories, below the usual 22. Russia's news was 43% about people being harmed, against a usual 27%. On 13 August 2018, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

DR Congo89 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 69 · mostly health Congo88 in 100 of its 282 stories · usually 87 · mostly health Libya84 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan81 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 67 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen72 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China713 stories about protests or strikes, of its 884 Tsim Sha Tsui Hong Kong410 stories about protests or strikes, of its 412 Washington US214 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1220 Portland US203 stories about protests or strikes, of its 218 Moscow Russia136 stories about protests or strikes, of its 253

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: 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 readSpain: 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'sSingapore: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: 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'sMadagascar: 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: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: 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'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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: too little coverage to readEl 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: 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 readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCosta 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 readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: 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: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint 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 warm as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPanama: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorway: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLaos: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than 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'sHungary: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGreece: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than 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

● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 131 stories about harm ● Norway about twice as angry as the world's · 69 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 86 stories about harm ● Switzerland about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 87 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 121 stories about harm ● Argentina about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 92 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 10,909 stories · about as usual Health21% 6,968 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence17% 5,522 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 4,993 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,915 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,281 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 725 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 696 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 killed10,671 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,461 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,376 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,237 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations418 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees396 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced300 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions203 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill64 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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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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