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26,395 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to violence in Jalalabad, drownings in France and rights and justice in Ukraine. Afghanistan's coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 59 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNorway 59 in 100 of its 137 stories, usually 26
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

272 of its 317 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Jalalabad accounted for 166 of Afghanistan's 272 stories about harm, carried by 444 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (132 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Jalalabad stories →
Health

France

234 of its 695 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (45 stories). Drownings were named in 34 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heatwave. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

77 of its 176 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Beirut accounted for 62 of Lebanon's 77 stories about harm, carried by 112 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Norway

81 of its 137 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Outbreaks were named in 62 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →
Health

Gambia

26 of its 38 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (23 stories). Outbreaks were named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Health

Vietnam

132 of its 254 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. da Nang accounted for 67 of Vietnam's 132 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (72 stories).

its stories →
Health

Italy

193 of its 515 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (80 stories). Bridge collapse was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

its stories →
Health

Ireland

243 of its 772 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Norway (62 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); outbreaks in Gambia (19 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); landslides in South Korea (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in US (905 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); storms in New Zealand (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

29 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 30; 32 the day before
34 in 10028 in 1005 Jul12 Jul19 Jul26 Jul3 Aug5 Jul: 34 in 1006 Jul: 31 in 1007 Jul: 31 in 1008 Jul: 30 in 1009 Jul: 30 in 10010 Jul: 30 in 10011 Jul: 32 in 10012 Jul: 33 in 10013 Jul: 31 in 10014 Jul: 30 in 10015 Jul: 29 in 10016 Jul: 29 in 10017 Jul: 30 in 10018 Jul: 32 in 10019 Jul: 33 in 10020 Jul: 30 in 10021 Jul: 30 in 10022 Jul: 30 in 10023 Jul: 29 in 10024 Jul: 29 in 10025 Jul: 31 in 10026 Jul: 33 in 10027 Jul: 29 in 10028 Jul: 29 in 10029 Jul: 28 in 10030 Jul: 28 in 10031 Jul: 29 in 1001 Aug: 31 in 1002 Aug: 32 in 1003 Aug: 29 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 26,395 stories about harm among 89,637 counted on 3 Aug.

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It was the fourth day running that the news turned to Afghanistan. of the day's 89,637 news stories, 29 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 4 August 2019, 31 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 29 today. Afghanistan's news was 86% about people being harmed, against a usual 67%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan86 in 100 of its 317 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Syria71 in 100 of its 147 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq62 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Norway59 in 100 of its 137 stories · usually 26 · mostly health Bangladesh58 in 100 of its 130 stories · usually 53 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US128 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1175 Portland US92 stories about protests or strikes, of its 112 Chicago US71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 264 London UK41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 421 Beijing China40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 187

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: no storiesRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessPakistan: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 51 in 100 of its 222 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Yemen: 63 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Vietnam: 52 in 100 of its 254 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Puerto Rico: 62 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Ukraine: 45 in 100 of its 165 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Syria: 71 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Sudan: 72 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Somalia: 62 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Rwanda: 55 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Philippines: 49 in 100 of its 664 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Papua New Guinea: 53 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Norway: 59 in 100 of its 137 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Nepal: 48 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Mexico: 39 in 100 of its 386 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Mali: 81 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Libya: 48 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Lebanon: 44 in 100 of its 176 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Kyrgyzstan: 54 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Kuwait: 45 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Kenya: 38 in 100 of its 319 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Israel: 45 in 100 of its 497 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Palestine: 51 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Iraq: 62 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Iran: 54 in 100 of its 223 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Indonesia: 41 in 100 of its 199 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Gambia: 68 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Ethiopia: 56 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Hong Kong: 50 in 100 of its 185 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Cameroon: 45 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Bangladesh: 58 in 100 of its 130 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Afghanistan: 86 in 100 of its 317 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Kashmir: 58 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Palestine: 51 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Palestine: 51 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Kashmir: 58 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Kashmir: 58 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Ukraine: 45 in 100 of its 165 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Palestine: 51 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Kashmir: 58 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)Northern Mariana Islands: 100 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 29)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 29 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Afghanistan 86 in 100 of its 317 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 71 in 100 of its 147 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Norway 59 in 100 of its 137 stories · mostly health ● Kashmir 58 in 100 of its 144 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Bangladesh 58 in 100 of its 130 stories · mostly health ● Iraq 62 in 100 of its 80 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health59% 15,482 stories · about as usual Rights & justice15% 3,987 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents12% 3,031 stories · more than usual (usually 9%) Conflict & violence6% 1,593 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,055 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 462 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 278 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 246 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 killed7,136 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,058 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,776 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,376 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations182 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced121 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees118 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions104 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill67 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 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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