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34,578 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at a disaster in Coatzacoalcos, deaths in Banjul and protests in Somalia. Lebanon's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostPuerto Rico 94 in 100 of its 1,246 stories, usually 39
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 52 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

Mexico

774 of its 1,288 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Coatzacoalcos accounted for 472 of Mexico's 774 stories about harm, carried by 600 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (462 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories → Coatzacoalcos stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Gambia

73 of its 119 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Banjul accounted for 69 of the Gambia's 73 stories about harm, carried by 188 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Gambia over 30 days → its stories → Banjul stories →
Protests & strikes

Somalia

71 of its 101 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. It drew 52 stories, carried by 126 outlets. 51 of Somalia's 52 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (54 stories).

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

Libya

101 of its 125 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Accidents were named in 22 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.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

120 of its 169 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. 27 of Darfur's 37 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Bolivia

46 of its 55 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. 11 of la Paz's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories).

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Palestine

691 of its 1,312 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (460 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Brazil

576 of its 1,259 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Drought was named in 186 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with respiratory illness. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Philippines

335 of its 941 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (151 stories). Accidents were named in 67 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Brazil (186 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Italy (87 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Japan (89 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Philippines (67 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Libya (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 34,578 stories about harm among 170,708 counted on 28 Aug.

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In Brazil's news, mentions of the drought ran about 6 times their usual. Mexico stood out: 60% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 30%. On 28 August 2018, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 20 today. of the day's 170,708 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Puerto Rico94 in 100 of its 1,246 stories · usually 39 · mostly disasters & accidents Bolivia84 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 40 · mostly disasters & accidents Libya81 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 69 · mostly disasters & accidents Dominican Republic76 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 34 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan75 in 100 of its 598 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China178 stories about protests or strikes, of its 334 Washington US126 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1186 New Delhi India106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 334 Jakarta Indonesia76 stories about protests or strikes, of its 117 Bishopville US62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 63

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: 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: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: 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 readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: 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: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: 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'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: 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'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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 readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: 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 readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNamibia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: 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'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGambia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBolivia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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'sArgentina: 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 a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMonaco: 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

● Lebanon about twice as angry as the world's · 159 stories about harm ● Mexico about twice as angry as the world's · 774 stories about harm ● Brazil about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 576 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 176 stories about harm ● Gambia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 73 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 117 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 10,536 stories · less than usual (usually 33%) Disasters & accidents23% 7,810 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Health21% 7,048 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 4,169 stories · much less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,004 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,012 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 641 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 600 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 killed9,017 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting arrests3,923 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,428 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,291 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting refugees362 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions309 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced290 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations217 at about half the usual rate · most about Japan and the US Stories reporting people falling ill30 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 much softer than 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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