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32,934 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Harare (Zimbabwe), rights and justice in Douala and people killed in Venezuela. Venezuela's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Bangladesh → Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Zimbabwe and the US →
Part of lifeRights & justice 37 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostZimbabwe 56 in 100 of its 776 stories, usually 27
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 36
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

431 of its 776 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Harare accounted for 367 of Zimbabwe's 431 stories about harm, carried by 214 outlets. 339 of Harare's 367 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (227 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Zimbabwe over 30 days → its stories → Harare stories →
Disasters & accidents

Venezuela

69 of its 136 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Malaysia

256 of its 882 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (112 stories). Hunger was named in 84 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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

Palestine

499 of its 776 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Ramallah accounted for 370 of Palestine's 499 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. 198 of Ramallah's 370 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (145 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Pakistan

578 of its 1,147 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 84 of Islamabad's 165 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (166 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

El Salvador

30 of its 37 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. 11 of el Carmen's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Respiratory illness was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Myanmar

55 of its 72 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. 20 of Dawei's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Qatar

27 of its 97 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Kazakhstan

23 of its 95 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 20 of Almaty's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Indonesia (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Puerto Rico (20 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Ukraine (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in Japan (37 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); respiratory illness in El Salvador (11 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 21 the day before
31 in 10019 in 10018 Jul25 Jul1 Aug8 Aug16 Aug18 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 10015 Aug: 21 in 10016 Aug: 21 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 32,934 stories about harm among 156,970 counted on 16 Aug.

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Refugees were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Bangladesh. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 156,970 stories, as usual. Zimbabwe's news was 56% about people being harmed, against a usual 27%. A year earlier, on 16 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 →

Congo93 in 100 of its 153 stories · usually 86 · mostly health Yemen77 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar76 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 58 · mostly rights & justice Libya71 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 71 · mostly rights & justice Cameroon67 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 36 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel387 stories about protests or strikes, of its 714 El Paso US343 stories about protests or strikes, of its 908 Harare Zimbabwe339 stories about protests or strikes, of its 367 Washington US269 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1213 Beijing China224 stories about protests or strikes, of its 314

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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'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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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: too little coverage to readOman: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: 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: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: 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 readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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 readGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: 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 readDenmark: 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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 readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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'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'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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 readVatican 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: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as warm as 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'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times 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'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier 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 angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about twice 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'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: 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'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'sUkraine: 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

● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 132 stories about harm ● Zimbabwe about twice as angry as the world's · 431 stories about harm ● Venezuela about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 69 stories about harm ● Türkiye about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 85 stories about harm ● Italy about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 158 stories about harm ● Kazakhstan few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 23 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice37% 12,077 stories · more than usual (usually 34%) Health20% 6,546 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 4,782 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 4,698 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,758 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,056 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,007 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 471 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 killed9,580 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,180 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,490 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,201 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees894 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting evacuations793 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting abductions669 at about twice the usual rate · most about Zimbabwe and the US Stories reporting people displaced214 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Libya Stories reporting people falling ill62 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Congo and the US

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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