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26,051 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Violence in Mogadishu, protests in Bangkok (Thailand) and people killed in the Dominican Republic drew the news. Somalia's coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 57 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSomalia 83 in 100 of its 137 stories, usually 57
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

Somalia

114 of its 137 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Mogadishu accounted for 96 of Somalia's 114 stories about harm, carried by 130 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (74 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's.

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

Kashmir

132 of its 221 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Baramulla accounted for 78 of Kashmir's 132 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Mozambique

50 of its 77 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Côte d’Ivoire

10 of its 16 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 3 of Abidjan's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Syria

76 of its 112 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Belarus

Minsk accounted for 259 of Belarus' 340 stories about harm, carried by 501 outlets. 245 of Minsk's 259 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Trinidad & Tobago

42 of its 79 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Malaysia (60 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Nepal (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Mexico (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); wildfires in Israel (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Pakistan (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

28 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 26,051 stories about harm among 94,445 counted on 17 Aug.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 9 March 2020. 28 in every 100 of the day's 94,445 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 30. For the second day running, the news turned to Somalia. the Dominican Republic's news mentioned Covid about three times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 18 August 2019, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 28 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia83 in 100 of its 137 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Mauritius71 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 61 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan70 in 100 of its 114 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon68 in 100 of its 439 stories · usually 68 · mostly health Syria68 in 100 of its 112 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Minsk Belarus245 stories about protests or strikes, of its 259 Washington US189 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1072 Chicago US96 stories about protests or strikes, of its 314 Bangkok Thailand57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 92 Jerusalem Israel56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 149

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: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle 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 readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew 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: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: 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: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: 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'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): 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: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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 readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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'sZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sU.S. Virgin Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about 4 times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sOman: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalaysia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLesotho: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry 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'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little warmer than 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 132 stories about harm ● Somalia about 4 times as angry as the world's · 114 stories about harm ● Malaysia about twice as fearful as the world's · 169 stories about harm ● Lesotho few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 6 stories about harm ● Belarus about twice as angry as the world's · 340 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 76 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health57% 14,668 stories · about as usual Rights & justice17% 4,502 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents10% 2,564 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence7% 1,727 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,033 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 721 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 334 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 280 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 killed6,758 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,890 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,869 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,448 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions153 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations150 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees118 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced105 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill46 at about the usual rate

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