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35,002 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Sanaa (Yemen), people killed in Malaysia and violence in Baghdad drew the news. Malaysia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Greece →
Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostLesotho 93 in 100 of its 168 stories, usually 17
RegionSoutheast Asia 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Yemen

131 of its 158 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Sanaa accounted for 88 of Yemen's 131 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. 68 of Sanaa's 88 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Sanaa stories →
Health

Malaysia

457 of its 1,054 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (267 stories). Hunger was named in 207 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Malaysia over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

87 of its 137 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Baghdad accounted for 60 of Iraq's 87 stories about harm, carried by 145 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

119 of its 313 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (87 stories). Drownings were named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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

Zimbabwe

228 of its 567 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 123 of Harare's 153 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (97 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Uganda

100 of its 190 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. 21 of Kampala's 39 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). HIV was named in 35 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

89 of Hong Kong's 93 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (79 stories). Tsunami was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Russia

693 of its 1,990 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (296 stories). Extreme cold was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Haiti

13 of its 26 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 4 of Port-au-Prince's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

France

Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (10 stories). Drought was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Japan (132 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Uganda (35 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); ebola in Burundi (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); hiv in Mali (13 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); natural hazards in Iceland (10 of its stories, about 4 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 15 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 35,002 stories about harm among 163,443 counted on 15 Aug.

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Mentions of the hunger ran more than ten times their usual in Malaysia's news. of the day's 163,443 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Greece. Yemen's news was 83% about people being harmed, against a usual 76%. A year earlier, on 15 August 2018, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Lesotho93 in 100 of its 168 stories · usually 17 · mostly rights & justice Yemen83 in 100 of its 158 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar79 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Syria72 in 100 of its 267 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Libya68 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China428 stories about protests or strikes, of its 508 Jerusalem Israel338 stories about protests or strikes, of its 748 New Delhi India249 stories about protests or strikes, of its 610 Central Falls US243 stories about protests or strikes, of its 251 Dayton US168 stories about protests or strikes, of its 500

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: 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 readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUkraine: 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'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIran: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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 readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: 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'sChad: 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'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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): 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: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: too little coverage to readCook 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: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 twice as angry as the world'sZambia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCayman Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTogo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry 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 a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sNamibia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLesotho: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKiribati: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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 about one and a half times as angry as 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

● Myanmar about three times as angry as the world's · 88 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 191 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 100 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 111 stories about harm ● South Sudan few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 24 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 113 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 11,169 stories · about as usual Health21% 7,222 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence21% 7,100 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Disasters & accidents14% 4,733 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,668 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,339 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 807 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 456 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 killed9,612 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,795 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,663 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting people affected3,861 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,135 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Greece Stories reporting abductions376 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced292 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees285 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Italy Stories reporting people falling ill51 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 much softer than 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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