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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.

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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
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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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: 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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth 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 Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: 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 lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: 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 readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: 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 lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: 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 lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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 lessAksai Chin: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readTanzania: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualGreenland: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBurundi: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about one and a half times its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualJacunda, Brazil -- disasters & accidents: 152 stories, carried by 101 outletsNebraska, US -- health: 18 stories, carried by 17 outletsNew Hampshire, US -- rights & justice: 27 stories, carried by 19 outletsDarfur, Sudan -- conflict & violence: 60 stories, carried by 65 outletsKyiv, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 22 outletsMontreal, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 52 stories, carried by 138 outletsSochi, Russia -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 48 outletsAmazonas, Brazil -- disasters & accidents: 37 stories, carried by 32 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 ● Congo warmth about one and a half times usual ● France warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Jacunda Brazil about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 152 stories ● Nebraska US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● New Hampshire US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 27 stories ● Darfur Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 60 stories ● Kyiv Ukraine about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.