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The news turned to protests in Brussels (Belgium), the heatwave in Palestine and plane crash in Spain. Spain's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostBarbados 68 in 100 of its 72 stories, usually 17
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 38 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

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Protests & strikes

Belgium

40 of its 68 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Brussels accounted for 38 of Belgium's 40 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. 27 of Brussels' 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).

Belgium over 30 days → its stories → Brussels stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

579 of its 957 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Ramallah accounted for 433 of Palestine's 579 stories about harm, carried by 16 outlets. Heatwave was named in 109 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Ramallah stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Spain

204 of its 681 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (137 stories). Plane crash was named in 43 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Spain over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

191 of its 380 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Beirut accounted for 185 of Lebanon's 191 stories about harm, carried by 130 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

France

799 of its 2,782 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 321 of Biarritz's 627 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (186 stories). Natural hazards were named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

Tsuen Wan accounted for 246 of Hong Kong's 330 stories about harm, carried by 357 outlets. 244 of Tsuen Wan's 246 stories were about protests or strikes. Typhoon was named in 69 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

653 of its 1,044 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Jerusalem accounted for 393 of Israel's 653 stories about harm, carried by 269 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

54 of its 137 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (33 stories). Heavy rain was named in 35 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with power cuts and landslides.

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Conflict & violence

Bangladesh

296 of its 469 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (163 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Barbados (39 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Taiwan (35 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); storm surge in Puerto Rico (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Costa Rica (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in Hong Kong (69 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 21 the day before
31 in 10019 in 10027 Jul3 Aug10 Aug17 Aug25 Aug27 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 10017 Aug: 24 in 10018 Aug: 25 in 10019 Aug: 20 in 10020 Aug: 20 in 10021 Aug: 19 in 10022 Aug: 19 in 10023 Aug: 21 in 10024 Aug: 21 in 10025 Aug: 21 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 18,016 stories about harm among 83,927 counted on 25 Aug.

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In Belgium, 59% of the news was about people being harmed, where 14% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 83,927 stories, as usual. Mentions of the hurricane ran more than ten times their usual in Barbados' news. On 25 August 2018, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 21 today. This week the news turned most often to Spain, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan78 in 100 of its 212 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Puerto Rico76 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 31 · mostly disasters & accidents Barbados68 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 17 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan66 in 100 of its 178 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh63 in 100 of its 469 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Biarritz France321 stories about protests or strikes, of its 627 Tsuen Wan Hong Kong244 stories about protests or strikes, of its 246 New York US180 stories about protests or strikes, of its 261 Jerusalem Israel152 stories about protests or strikes, of its 393 San Francisco US125 stories about protests or strikes, of its 171

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: 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'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 readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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'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: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readFaroe 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readHeard & 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: too little coverage to readJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: too little coverage to readSan 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: 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 readZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorway: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreenland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUkraine: 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

● Türkiye about three times as fearful as the world's · 81 stories about harm ● Bahrain few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 44 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 99 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 166 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 110 stories about harm ● Mexico about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 97 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 5,288 stories · less than usual (usually 34%) Conflict & violence22% 3,856 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Disasters & accidents19% 3,422 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Health15% 2,659 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 1,488 stories · more than usual (usually 6%) Displacement2% 435 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 384 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 264 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 killed4,597 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,551 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,658 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,597 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting refugees300 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and Australia Stories reporting evacuations154 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Greece and Taiwan Stories reporting abductions110 at about half the usual rate · most about Nigeria and India Stories reporting people displaced100 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Uganda Stories reporting people falling ill16 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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