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14,936 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Jerusalem (Israel), illness in Tromso and violence in Kabul. Afghanistan's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and India →
Part of lifeHealth 55 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostNorway 65 in 100 of its 60 stories, usually 24
RegionSoutheast Asia 47 in 100 of its stories, usually 39
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Israel

222 of its 415 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Jerusalem accounted for 136 of Israel's 222 stories about harm, carried by 189 outlets. 83 of Jerusalem's 136 stories were about protests or strikes. Hurricane was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Health

Norway

39 of its 60 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Tromso accounted for 21 of Norway's 39 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories). Outbreaks were named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Norway over 30 days → its stories → Tromso stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

107 of its 141 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Kabul accounted for 52 of Afghanistan's 107 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (51 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Iran

113 of its 166 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Tehran accounted for 59 of Iran's 113 stories about harm, carried by 99 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Cameroon

27 of its 31 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Vietnam

89 of its 147 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. da Nang accounted for 51 of Vietnam's 89 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (53 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Germany

121 of its 315 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 50 of Berlin's 64 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (20 stories).

its stories →
Health

Mexico

100 of its 216 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

South Korea

59 of its 136 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Landslides were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Netherlands (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hurricane in US (704 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); landslides in South Korea (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Brazil (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Russia (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

32 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 14,936 stories about harm among 46,841 counted on 2 Aug.

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Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and India. 32 in every 100 of the day's 46,841 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 30. In Norway's news, mentions of outbreaks ran about 4 times their usual. A year earlier, on 3 August 2019, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 32 today. Israel's news was 53% about people being harmed, against a usual 45%. This week the news turned most often to Libya, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan76 in 100 of its 141 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Iran68 in 100 of its 166 stories · usually 49 · mostly health Norway65 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 24 · mostly health Syria64 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Vietnam61 in 100 of its 147 stories · usually 36 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US96 stories about protests or strikes, of its 569 Portland US87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 106 Jerusalem Israel83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 136 Berlin Germany50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 64 London UK28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 258

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Venezuela: 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'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle 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: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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'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: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNew 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'sMorocco: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBenin: 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'sBahrain: 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 readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sZambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as 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 fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPortugal: 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'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about twice 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'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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'sBhutan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier 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'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: 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'sPalestine: 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 three times as angry as the world's · 107 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 113 stories about harm ● Cameroon few stories about three times as angry as the world's · 27 stories about harm ● Türkiye few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 46 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 42 stories about harm ● Mexico about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 100 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health55% 8,211 stories · less than usual (usually 60%) Rights & justice16% 2,402 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents14% 2,130 stories · much more than usual (usually 8%) Conflict & violence6% 872 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 662 stories · about as usual Shelter & services1% 222 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 182 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 130 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 killed4,736 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected1,228 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests1,131 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured906 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting evacuations166 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people displaced78 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Cameroon and Nigeria Stories reporting abductions73 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees65 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill33 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Norway

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 harsher than 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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