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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.

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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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: 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readNorth 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: 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: too little coverage to readKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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 lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: too little coverage to readItaly: 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 lessIndia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: too little coverage to readCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: too little coverage to readBelarus: 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 readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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 readMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualVietnam: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualIceland: warmth about its own usualGambia: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualGreenland: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBelleau Wood, France -- health: 21 stories, carried by 21 outletsSouth Dakota, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 11 stories, carried by 22 outletsJacunda, Brazil -- disasters & accidents: 24 stories, carried by 24 outletsTunis, Tunisia -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 15 outletsMississippi, US -- rights & justice: 21 stories, carried by 20 outletsAddis Ababa, Ethiopia -- health: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsHanoi, Vietnam -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsRio de Janeiro, Brazil -- disasters & accidents: 24 stories, carried by 28 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

Warmest events

● Belleau Wood France about three times as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories ● South Dakota US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 11 stories ● Jacunda Brazil about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 24 stories ● Tunis Tunisia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Mississippi US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 21 stories

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