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19,953 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Porto Velho (Brazil), the heatwave in Palestine and a disaster in Skopje. Brazil's coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about 6 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Mexico →
Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNorth Macedonia 95 in 100 of its 62 stories, usually 6
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
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

Brazil

745 of its 1,156 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 195 of Porto Velho's 203 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (174 stories). Natural hazards were named in 183 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories → Porto Velho stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

592 of its 658 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Ramallah accounted for 467 of Palestine's 592 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (383 stories). Heatwave was named in 96 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Ramallah stories →
Rights & justice

Myanmar

32 of its 45 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Hong Kong

290 of its 465 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Kwun Tong accounted for 246 of Hong Kong's 290 stories about harm, carried by 262 outlets. 245 of Kwun Tong's 246 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

99 of its 170 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Baghdad accounted for 76 of Iraq's 99 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

87 of its 166 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (33 stories). Heavy rain was named in 41 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with power cuts and landslides.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

385 of its 673 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Niger

12 of its 13 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

China

774 of its 3,066 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 338 of Shenzhen's 366 stories were about protests or strikes. Poisoning was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Taiwan (41 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (28 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); wildfires in France (90 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); outbreaks in South Africa (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Ireland (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 19,953 stories about harm among 94,200 counted on 24 Aug.

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People falling ill were reported at about 6 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Mexico. of the day's 94,200 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Taiwan's news mentioned heavy rain about 5 times as often as usual. Brazil's news was 64% about people being harmed, against a usual 34%. On 24 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 →

North Macedonia95 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 6 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine90 in 100 of its 658 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence Syria74 in 100 of its 239 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan74 in 100 of its 148 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Brazil64 in 100 of its 1,156 stories · usually 34 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Shenzhen China338 stories about protests or strikes, of its 366 Kwun Tong Hong Kong245 stories about protests or strikes, of its 246 Biarritz France234 stories about protests or strikes, of its 291 San Diego US198 stories about protests or strikes, of its 239 Porto Velho Brazil195 stories about protests or strikes, of its 203

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'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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra 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 readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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 readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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: too little coverage to readGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: 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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: 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'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern 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 readGuernsey: 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: 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'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVanuatu: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than 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 fearful as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNiger: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 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 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 · 178 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 115 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 144 stories about harm ● Niger few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 12 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 385 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 99 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 6,605 stories · about as usual Health21% 4,058 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 3,671 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence17% 3,331 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,093 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 421 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 283 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 260 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 killed4,766 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests2,518 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,090 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,025 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations263 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees194 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill185 at about 6 times the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting abductions141 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced83 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria

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
● 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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