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33,093 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to wildfires in Greece, violence in Baghdad and deaths in Mount Everest. Iraq's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGreece 59 in 100 of its 440 stories, usually 22
RegionOceania 23 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

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Disasters & accidents

Greece

258 of its 440 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Athens accounted for 223 of Greece's 258 stories about harm, carried by 233 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (179 stories). Wildfires were named in 184 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms.

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

Iraq

258 of its 331 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Baghdad accounted for 210 of Iraq's 258 stories about harm, carried by 230 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (133 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Nepal

127 of its 217 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Mount Everest accounted for 94 of Nepal's 127 stories about harm, carried by 117 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (109 stories). Extreme cold was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hypothermia.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Mount Everest stories →
Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

124 of its 383 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 67 of Harare's 80 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Zimbabwe over 30 days → its stories → Harare stories →
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Conflict & violence

Mali

46 of its 57 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Italy

330 of its 1,200 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (83 stories). Bridge collapse was named in 77 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

Sanaa accounted for 51 of Yemen's 78 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Thailand

54 of Bangkok's 83 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (71 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Flooding was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

229 of Cheung Kong's 236 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (99 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: bridge collapse in Italy (77 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Japan (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Israel (69 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Uganda (18 of its stories, about three times its usual); malaria in Ghana (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 21 the day before
31 in 10019 in 10016 Jul23 Jul30 Jul6 Aug14 Aug16 Jul: 21 in 10017 Jul: 22 in 10018 Jul: 22 in 10019 Jul: 21 in 10020 Jul: 21 in 10021 Jul: 21 in 10022 Jul: 21 in 10023 Jul: 20 in 10024 Jul: 19 in 10025 Jul: 19 in 10026 Jul: 19 in 10027 Jul: 22 in 10028 Jul: 23 in 10029 Jul: 22 in 10030 Jul: 21 in 10031 Jul: 20 in 1001 Aug: 20 in 1002 Aug: 21 in 1003 Aug: 25 in 1004 Aug: 31 in 1005 Aug: 24 in 1006 Aug: 22 in 1007 Aug: 23 in 1008 Aug: 22 in 1009 Aug: 22 in 10010 Aug: 26 in 10011 Aug: 26 in 10012 Aug: 22 in 10013 Aug: 21 in 10014 Aug: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 33,093 stories about harm among 168,071 counted on 14 Aug.

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Greece stood out: 59% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 22%. It was the second day running that the news turned to Greece. of the day's 168,071 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. A year earlier, on 14 August 2018, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo91 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 87 · mostly health Somalia85 in 100 of its 131 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen81 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Mali81 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq78 in 100 of its 331 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China459 stories about protests or strikes, of its 524 Cheung Kong Hong Kong229 stories about protests or strikes, of its 236 New Delhi India200 stories about protests or strikes, of its 466 Washington US151 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1245 New Orleans US114 stories about protests or strikes, of its 129

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'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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 Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: 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 readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little warmer than the world'sThailand: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSlovakia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKiribati: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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 angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurundi: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelize: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAngola: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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

● Iraq about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 258 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 182 stories about harm ● Somalia about three times as angry as the world's · 111 stories about harm ● Sweden about twice as fearful as the world's · 220 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 46 stories about harm ● Thailand about twice as fearful as the world's · 97 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice35% 11,482 stories · about as usual Health21% 6,728 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 5,065 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 5,025 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,637 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,230 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 730 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 674 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 killed9,528 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,634 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,372 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,321 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting evacuations407 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees338 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Italy and the Netherlands Stories reporting people displaced336 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions280 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill37 at about the usual rate

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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