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28,324 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Minsk (Belarus), landslides in Nepal and violence in Jammu. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 58 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBelarus 70 in 100 of its 431 stories, usually 53
RegionSoutheast Asia 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 38
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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Protests & strikes

Belarus

303 of its 431 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Minsk accounted for 219 of Belarus' 303 stories about harm, carried by 391 outlets. 204 of Minsk's 219 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (74 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Belarus over 30 days → its stories → Minsk stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

33 of its 58 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Kathmandu accounted for 25 of Nepal's 33 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). Landslides were named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

122 of its 201 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Jammu accounted for 74 of Kashmir's 122 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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

Mozambique

28 of its 34 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Côte d’Ivoire

14 of its 16 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 12 of Abidjan's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

North Korea

38 of its 61 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Kaesong accounted for 25 of North Korea's 38 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Flooding was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with heavy rain.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Cambodia

23 of its 47 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 7 of Phnom Penh's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Mali

22 of its 33 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. 9 of Bamako's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Health

New Zealand

301 of its 948 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Outbreaks were named in 193 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in New Zealand (193 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in North Korea (26 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hunger in Syria (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Ireland (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); train derailment in UK (52 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

28 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 30; 28 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 28,324 stories about harm among 100,353 counted on 14 Aug.

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The news turned to Belarus for the fifth day running. A year earlier, on 15 August 2019, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 28 today. In Belarus, 70% of the news was about people being harmed, where 53% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 28 in every 100 of the day's 100,353 stories, below the usual 30.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Belarus70 in 100 of its 431 stories · usually 53 · mostly rights & justice Mauritius70 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 57 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan69 in 100 of its 152 stories · usually 72 · mostly rights & justice Lebanon66 in 100 of its 646 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Syria63 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US235 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1301 Minsk Belarus204 stories about protests or strikes, of its 219 Beirut Lebanon124 stories about protests or strikes, of its 409 Chicago US86 stories about protests or strikes, of its 306 Portland US80 stories about protests or strikes, of its 134

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 lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: 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: too little coverage to readU.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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: too little coverage to readUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: 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 lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: too little coverage to readMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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 lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: too little coverage to readPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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: too little coverage to readGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: too little coverage to readFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican 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 lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte 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 lessCongo: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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 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: too little coverage to readAngola: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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 readTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIran: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualAyodhya, India -- health: 37 stories, carried by 31 outletsJordan Valley, Israel -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 37 outletsJerusalem, Israel -- conflict & violence: 136 stories, carried by 161 outletsBamako, Mali -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 18 outletsAdelaide, Australia -- health: 14 stories, carried by 22 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- rights & justice: 58 stories, carried by 132 outletsPerth, Australia -- health: 15 stories, carried by 16 outletsNottingham, UK -- health: 23 stories, carried by 24 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

● Israel warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iran warmth about one and a half times usual ● Pakistan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Ayodhya India about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 37 stories ● Jordan Valley Israel about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Jerusalem Israel about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 136 stories ● Bamako Mali about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Adelaide Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health58% 16,134 stories · about as usual Rights & justice19% 5,208 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents9% 2,481 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence7% 1,851 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 927 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 806 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 354 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 297 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 killed7,023 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,125 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,997 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,399 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations157 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees155 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced136 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions129 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill28 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and China

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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