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32,556 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Drownings in Libya, protests in Darfur (Sudan) and violence in Jerusalem drew the news. Israel's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostDominican Republic 93 in 100 of its 164 stories, usually 23
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Libya

209 of its 231 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Tripoli accounted for 107 of Libya's 209 stories about harm, carried by 187 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (42 stories). Drownings were named in 112 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

207 of its 272 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. 47 of Darfur's 60 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Darfur stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

498 of its 988 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Jerusalem accounted for 313 of Israel's 498 stories about harm, carried by 221 outlets. Outbreaks were named in 32 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Gambia

35 of its 70 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories).

Gambia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Dominican Republic

153 of its 164 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Isla Saona accounted for 114 of the Dominican Republic's 153 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. Heavy rain was named in 64 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Bolivia

59 of its 91 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 17 of la Paz's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Drought was named in 35 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Ireland

330 of its 1,671 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (106 stories). Measles was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Cameroon

44 of its 77 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. 12 of Bamenda's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Belgium

41 of its 193 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (24 stories). Drownings were named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

136 of its 378 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: drought in Bolivia (35 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); heavy rain in Dominican Republic (64 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Puerto Rico (117 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Congo (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Belgium (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 21 the day before
31 in 10019 in 10029 Jul5 Aug12 Aug19 Aug27 Aug29 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 10026 Aug: 21 in 10027 Aug: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 32,556 stories about harm among 163,446 counted on 27 Aug.

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Mentions of drownings ran more than ten times their usual in Libya's news. of the day's 163,446 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. Libya stood out: 90% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 68%. On 27 August 2018, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Dominican Republic93 in 100 of its 164 stories · usually 23 · mostly disasters & accidents Puerto Rico91 in 100 of its 431 stories · usually 33 · mostly disasters & accidents Libya90 in 100 of its 231 stories · usually 68 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan76 in 100 of its 272 stories · usually 61 · mostly disasters & accidents Congo76 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 81 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China222 stories about protests or strikes, of its 446 Newark US161 stories about protests or strikes, of its 601 Philadelphia US112 stories about protests or strikes, of its 238 Delhi India100 stories about protests or strikes, of its 329 Washington US95 stories about protests or strikes, of its 782

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: 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'sSingapore: 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: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: 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: 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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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 readMorocco: 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: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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 readCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: 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: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: 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'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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 readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sZambia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUS: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFinland: 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'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 136 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 242 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as angry as the world's · 130 stories about harm ● Libya about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 209 stories about harm ● Brazil about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 805 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 498 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 9,298 stories · less than usual (usually 34%) Health23% 7,456 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents21% 6,850 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence12% 3,950 stories · much less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,221 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,176 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 693 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 393 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 killed8,514 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests4,017 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,005 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,033 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting refugees361 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced347 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions250 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting evacuations169 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill41 at about two-thirds of 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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than 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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