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32,281 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Manokwari (Indonesia), violence in Idlib and people killed in Australia. Syria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUruguay 81 in 100 of its 72 stories, usually 20
RegionOceania 20 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Indonesia

164 of its 383 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 44 of Manokwari's 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Manokwari stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

303 of its 377 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Idlib accounted for 213 of Syria's 303 stories about harm, carried by 155 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Idlib stories →
Rights & justice

Australia

889 of its 4,062 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (391 stories). Overdoses were named in 37 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Australia over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Bangladesh

279 of its 438 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (145 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Venezuela

146 of its 415 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Caucaguita accounted for 123 of Venezuela's 146 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. 106 of Caucaguita's 123 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (105 stories).

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Protests & strikes

China

167 of Beijing's 248 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Natural hazards were named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

North Macedonia

32 of its 57 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 6%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Displacement

Spain

207 of its 845 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (25 stories). Food poisoning was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

194 of its 307 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Baghdad accounted for 150 of Iraq's 194 stories about harm, carried by 110 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (141 stories).

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Rights & justice

Chile

47 of its 159 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Brazil (236 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in South Korea (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Bahamas (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in Yemen (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Nigeria (57 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 32,281 stories about harm among 171,737 counted on 21 Aug.

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19 in every 100 of the day's 171,737 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. In Indonesia, 43% of the news was about people being harmed, where 32% is usual. A year earlier, on 21 August 2018, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Uruguay81 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 20 · mostly health Syria80 in 100 of its 377 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan79 in 100 of its 554 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen74 in 100 of its 289 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Libya64 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US207 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1238 Beijing China167 stories about protests or strikes, of its 248 Melbourne Australia134 stories about protests or strikes, of its 478 Delhi India122 stories about protests or strikes, of its 408 New York US121 stories about protests or strikes, of its 342

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: 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'sUnited States: 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 readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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'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. Lucia: too little coverage to readPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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: 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 readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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 readKiribati: 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'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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'sCzech 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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'sCambodia: 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: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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: 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): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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 readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish 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: 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUruguay: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage about twice as fearful 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 angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sParaguay: 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'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIceland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEstonia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEcuador: 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 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'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sAnguilla: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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

● Afghanistan about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 440 stories about harm ● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 105 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 215 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 303 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 137 stories about harm ● Ethiopia about twice as fearful as the world's · 54 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 10,773 stories · about as usual Health23% 7,304 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents15% 4,669 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 4,372 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,566 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,316 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,079 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 618 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 killed8,148 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests4,196 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,406 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,340 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting refugees517 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions507 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Brazil Stories reporting evacuations435 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced270 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill26 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Congo

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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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