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16,079 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to wildfires in Türkiye, violence in Kabul and protests in Berlin (Germany). Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 54 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostTürkiye 58 in 100 of its 265 stories, usually 39
RegionSoutheast Asia 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 38
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Türkiye

153 of its 265 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (34 stories). Wildfires were named in 101 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms and heatwave. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

295 of its 395 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Kabul accounted for 76 of Afghanistan's 295 stories about harm, carried by 171 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (56 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Protests & strikes

Germany

37 of Berlin's 59 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (35 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.

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

Lebanon

69 of its 134 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Beirut accounted for 60 of Lebanon's 69 stories about harm, carried by 125 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Greece

69 of its 176 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (12 stories). Wildfires were named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with heatwave.

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Conflict & violence

Niger

14 of its 19 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Iran

146 of its 267 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Tehran accounted for 95 of Iran's 146 stories about harm, carried by 152 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Denmark

15 of its 45 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Health

Hong Kong

55 of its 126 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Covid was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Hong Kong (23 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in Greece (21 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); power cuts in New Zealand (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in India (20 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 16,079 stories about harm among 67,037 counted on 2 Aug.

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Of the day's 67,037 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 2 August 2020, a year earlier, the share was 32 in every 100, against 24 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan75 in 100 of its 395 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye58 in 100 of its 265 stories · usually 39 · mostly disasters & accidents Iran55 in 100 of its 267 stories · usually 48 · mostly disasters & accidents Ethiopia54 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon51 in 100 of its 134 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US155 stories about protests or strikes, of its 678 Berlin Germany37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 59 Jerusalem Israel34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 89 Delhi India22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 144 Los Angeles US21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 99

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Venezuela: 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 lessPuerto Rico: 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 lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: no storiesTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesTanzania: 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: no storiesSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSudan: 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 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: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: 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 lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: 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 storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: 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 lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: no storiesMalta: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: 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 lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: 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 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 lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: 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: no storiesNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench 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 lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: 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 lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: 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 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: no storiesAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: 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 lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: no storiesMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & 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: near the world's share or lessZimbabwe: 40 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Zambia: 45 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Yemen: 71 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Vietnam: 35 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)US: 31 in 100 of its 19,246 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Türkiye: 58 in 100 of its 265 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Tunisia: 48 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Thailand: 44 in 100 of its 132 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Syria: 40 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)South Africa: 34 in 100 of its 781 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Somalia: 53 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Rwanda: 41 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Philippines: 48 in 100 of its 489 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Pakistan: 50 in 100 of its 497 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Nigeria: 35 in 100 of its 988 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Niger: 74 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Nicaragua: 76 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Mozambique: 64 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Mali: 58 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Malaysia: 35 in 100 of its 254 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Malawi: 38 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Madagascar: 73 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Lithuania: 52 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Libya: 42 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Lebanon: 51 in 100 of its 134 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Israel: 37 in 100 of its 488 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 45 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Iraq: 43 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Iran: 55 in 100 of its 267 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Indonesia: 45 in 100 of its 176 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Haiti: 45 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Greece: 39 in 100 of its 176 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Germany: 34 in 100 of its 421 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Ethiopia: 54 in 100 of its 85 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Greenland: 64 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Cuba: 39 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)DR Congo: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Colombia: 39 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)China: 31 in 100 of its 1,449 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Hong Kong: 44 in 100 of its 126 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Cambodia: 40 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Myanmar: 61 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Burkina Faso: 70 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Bosnia: 70 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Bangladesh: 42 in 100 of its 124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Afghanistan: 75 in 100 of its 395 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)China: 31 in 100 of its 1,449 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 45 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 45 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 45 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)
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 24 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 75 in 100 of its 395 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Türkiye 58 in 100 of its 265 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Iran 55 in 100 of its 267 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Pakistan 50 in 100 of its 497 stories · mostly health ● Philippines 48 in 100 of its 489 stories · mostly health ● Lebanon 51 in 100 of its 134 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health54% 8,610 stories · much more than usual (usually 47%) Rights & justice16% 2,560 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents13% 1,991 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Conflict & violence7% 1,136 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 611 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 348 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 340 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 323 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 killed3,917 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,334 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,106 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured951 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees175 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the US Stories reporting evacuations167 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced136 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting abductions93 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill12 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less 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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