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28,443 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Monrovia (Liberia), heavy rain in Pakistan and refugees in Nicaragua. Liberia's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 52 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostLiberia 64 in 100 of its 67 stories, usually 36
RegionNorth America 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 34
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

Liberia

43 of its 67 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Monrovia accounted for 27 of Liberia's 43 stories about harm, carried by 8 outlets. 22 of Monrovia's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Liberia over 30 days → its stories → Monrovia stories →
Disasters & accidents

Pakistan

333 of its 697 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (11 stories). Heavy rain was named in 86 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with drownings. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Belarus

Minsk accounted for 90 of Belarus' 116 stories about harm, carried by 200 outlets. 79 of Minsk's 90 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Libya

34 of its 51 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 9 of Tripoli's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Mauritius

Albion accounted for 28 of Mauritius' 47 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Sudan

29 of its 41 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Health

Japan

584 of its 1,506 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Illness was named in 345 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Health

Qatar

12 of its 30 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Japan (345 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); typhoon in North Korea (28 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); accidents in Spain (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Germany (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); helicopter crash in Nigeria (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

29 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 28,443 stories about harm among 99,595 counted on 28 Aug.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Liberia. Stories about people being harmed made up 29 in every 100 of the day's 99,595 stories, as usual. On 29 August 2019, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 29 today. In Liberia, 64% of the news was about people being harmed, where 36% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mauritius77 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 68 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan73 in 100 of its 128 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Libya67 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 43 · mostly disasters & accidents Liberia64 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 36 · mostly rights & justice Palestine63 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US827 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1821 Kenosha US578 stories about protests or strikes, of its 739 Chicago US97 stories about protests or strikes, of its 263 Minsk Belarus79 stories about protests or strikes, of its 90 Delhi India73 stories about protests or strikes, of its 360

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: 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: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: 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 readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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: feelings about like the world'sCuba: 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: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish 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: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsle of Man: 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 one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEswatini: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMoldova: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMauritius: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: 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 fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful 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

● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 98 stories about harm ● Liberia few stories about three times as angry as the world's · 43 stories about harm ● Mauritius few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 47 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 333 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 93 stories about harm ● New Zealand about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 221 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health52% 14,693 stories · less than usual (usually 56%) Rights & justice20% 5,670 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Disasters & accidents13% 3,702 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence6% 1,686 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 949 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 761 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 414 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 343 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 killed7,761 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,159 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,071 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,230 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations253 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees189 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting abductions154 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced94 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people falling ill42 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.