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17,432 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Illness in Moscow, protests in Harare (Zimbabwe) and flooding in Afghanistan drew the news. Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and the Bahamas →
Part of lifeHealth 57 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostBahamas 70 in 100 of its 119 stories, usually 35
RegionCentral Asia 60 in 100 of its stories, usually 46
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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Health

Russia

218 of its 445 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Moscow accounted for 129 of Russia's 218 stories about harm, carried by 190 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (35 stories). Drought was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

107 of its 186 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Harare accounted for 67 of Zimbabwe's 107 stories about harm, carried by 115 outlets. 49 of Harare's 67 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Zimbabwe over 30 days → its stories → Harare stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

72 of its 91 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Kabul accounted for 36 of Afghanistan's 72 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Flooding was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

83 of its 119 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (24 stories). Storms were named in 56 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with landslides, power cuts and heavy rain.

Bahamas over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Iraq

43 of its 61 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. 19 of Baghdad's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Vietnam

103 of its 196 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. da Nang accounted for 67 of Vietnam's 103 stories about harm, carried by 141 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (59 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Belarus

26 of its 40 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Minsk accounted for 23 of Belarus' 26 stories about harm, carried by 67 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories).

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Health

Saudi Arabia

85 of its 155 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Mecca accounted for 51 of Saudi Arabia's 85 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).

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Health

Kuwait

24 of its 47 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

101 of its 177 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Switzerland (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in Ireland (28 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); hurricane in US (717 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); wildfires in Canada (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in UK (15 of its stories, about three times its usual).

31 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 30; 29 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 17,432 stories about harm among 56,615 counted on 1 Aug.

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Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and the Bahamas. Stories about people being harmed made up 31 in every 100 of the day's 56,615 stories, as usual. Mentions of storms ran about 4 times their usual in the Bahamas' news. On 2 August 2019, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 31 today. Russia stood out: 49% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 32%. Over July, 30 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 in July 2019.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan79 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq70 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Bahamas70 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 35 · mostly disasters & accidents Hong Kong67 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 44 · mostly health Bangladesh65 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 52 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US152 stories about protests or strikes, of its 721 Portland US120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 149 Harare Zimbabwe49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 67 Berlin Germany45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 62 Moscow Russia41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 129

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: 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'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: 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'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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 readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sFrance: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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 readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCayman Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGabon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBotswana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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

● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 72 stories about harm ● Switzerland few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 30 stories about harm ● Mexico about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 87 stories about harm ● Iran about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 101 stories about harm ● India about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,312 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 18 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health57% 9,834 stories · less than usual (usually 60%) Rights & justice17% 3,012 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 2,151 stories · more than usual (usually 8%) Conflict & violence5% 932 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 739 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 321 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 163 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 154 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 killed5,321 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,325 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,265 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,036 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations142 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and the Bahamas Stories reporting abductions66 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced65 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill58 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees56 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine

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
● 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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