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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.

Where the news was warmest

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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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: 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 lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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: too little coverage to readPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: 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: 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 readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: 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 lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: too little coverage to readJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: 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: 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: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte 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 lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: 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: 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 lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook 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 one and a half times its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualDistrict of Columbia, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsDover, US -- shelter & services: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 35 stories, carried by 28 outletsZaria, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 23 stories, carried by 20 outletsHarare, Zimbabwe -- conflict & violence: 55 stories, carried by 25 outletsMiddlesbrough, UK -- health: 19 stories, carried by 11 outletsPompeii, Italy -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsBedfordshire, UK -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 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

● Congo warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Indonesia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Zimbabwe warmth about one and a half times usual ● Italy warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● District of Columbia US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Dover US about twice as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 14 stories ● Kabul Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 35 stories ● Zaria Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 23 stories ● Harare Zimbabwe about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 55 stories

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 →

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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