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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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: too little coverage to readYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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 readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: too little coverage to readSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: too little coverage to readNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: too little coverage to readGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: too little coverage to readGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualLaos: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChad: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBrazil: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualWyoming County, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 14 outletsLafayette, US -- disasters & accidents: 55 stories, carried by 56 outletsHyderabad, India -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 19 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 46 stories, carried by 62 outletsDaraban Kalan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 32 stories, carried by 36 outletsRondonia, Brazil -- disasters & accidents: 137 stories, carried by 201 outletsPaulista, Brazil -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsWest Yorkshire, UK -- rights & justice: 56 stories, carried by 39 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

● Brazil warmth about one and a half times usual ● Hong Kong warmth about one and a half times usual ● Myanmar warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Wyoming County US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Lafayette US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 55 stories ● Hyderabad India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 22 stories ● Kabul Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 46 stories ● Daraban Kalan Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 32 stories

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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