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15,158 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to illness in Lima, protests in Port-au-Prince (Haiti) and tropical storm in Cuba. Peru's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada →
Part of lifeHealth 52 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostPeru 85 in 100 of its 115 stories, usually 33
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 50 in 100 of its stories, usually 35
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Health

Peru

98 of its 115 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Lima accounted for 85 of Peru's 98 stories about harm, carried by 276 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (75 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Lima stories →
Protests & strikes

Haiti

22 of its 26 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. 5 of Port-au-Prince's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Tropical storm was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hurricane and heavy rain.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
Disasters & accidents

Cuba

64 of its 75 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. the Gulf of Mexico accounted for 36 of Cuba's 64 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Tropical storm was named in 46 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with hurricane, storms and storm surge.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Gulf of Mexico stories →
Conflict & violence

Panama

11 of its 26 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

Panama over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Türkiye

97 of its 223 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (52 stories). Heavy rain was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Health

New Zealand

183 of its 539 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Belarus

Minsk accounted for 131 of Belarus' 157 stories about harm, carried by 285 outlets. 130 of Minsk's 131 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Israel

58 of Jerusalem's 116 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

South Africa

196 of its 411 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Flu was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →
Health

Mexico

88 of its 179 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Russia (60 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Egypt (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); illness in Sri Lanka (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Türkiye (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Canada (34 of its stories, about three times its usual).

31 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 15,158 stories about harm among 48,639 counted on 23 Aug.

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Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. Peru's news was 85% about people being harmed, against a usual 33%. A year earlier, on 24 August 2019, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 31 today. Stories about people being harmed made up 31 in every 100 of the day's 48,639 stories, above the usual 29. This week the news turned most often to Mali, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Cuba85 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 41 · mostly disasters & accidents Peru85 in 100 of its 115 stories · usually 33 · mostly health Afghanistan64 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon61 in 100 of its 149 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Belarus59 in 100 of its 266 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US163 stories about protests or strikes, of its 707 Minsk Belarus130 stories about protests or strikes, of its 131 Portland US68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 81 Jerusalem Israel58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 116 Lafayette US50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 69

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: 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 readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'sNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: 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'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: 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 readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: too little coverage to readBahrain: 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: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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

● Brazil about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 55 stories about harm ● Belarus about twice as angry as the world's · 157 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 212 stories about harm ● New Zealand about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 183 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 70 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 173 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health52% 7,784 stories · much less than usual (usually 57%) Rights & justice17% 2,600 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 2,330 stories · more than usual (usually 11%) Conflict & violence6% 959 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 687 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 269 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 257 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 166 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 killed4,553 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,193 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,152 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured809 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations229 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people displaced82 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Lebanon Stories reporting abductions68 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees66 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill21 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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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