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18,031 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to rights and justice in Beirut, protests in Kyiv (Ukraine) and violence in Kabul. Afghanistan's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 54 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostLebanon 69 in 100 of its 207 stories, usually 40
RegionCentral Asia 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 34
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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Rights & justice

Lebanon

142 of its 207 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Beirut accounted for 129 of Lebanon's 142 stories about harm, carried by 160 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Protests & strikes

Ukraine

52 of its 139 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Kyiv accounted for 40 of Ukraine's 52 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. 37 of Kyiv's 40 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

297 of its 398 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Kabul accounted for 116 of Afghanistan's 297 stories about harm, carried by 207 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (93 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

80 of its 224 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Athens accounted for 56 of Greece's 80 stories about harm, carried by 112 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Wildfires were named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with heatwave and storms.

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

Türkiye

137 of its 247 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (24 stories). Wildfires were named in 90 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with heatwave.

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Rights & justice

Malta

34 of its 93 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

45 of its 71 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Tigray accounted for 27 of Ethiopia's 45 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Bahamas

25 of its 66 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 7 of Nassau's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Fiji

36 of its 72 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Jordan

29 of its 86 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Türkiye (90 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in France (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Ireland (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); polio in Pakistan (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); poisoning in UK (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 18,031 stories about harm among 77,406 counted on 3 Aug.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 77,406 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 3 August 2020, 29 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan75 in 100 of its 398 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon69 in 100 of its 207 stories · usually 40 · mostly rights & justice Ethiopia63 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Syria63 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye55 in 100 of its 247 stories · usually 41 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US212 stories about protests or strikes, of its 970 Kyiv Ukraine37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 40 Delhi India30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 164 Tehran Iran27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 120 Beirut Lebanon26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 129

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: 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'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: 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'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: 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'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: 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'sKazakhstan: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: 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 readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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: feelings about like the world'sCanada: 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'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: 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'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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): 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: too little coverage to readAnguilla: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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 angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLaos: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCroatia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMaldives: 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

● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 297 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 33 stories about harm ● Iran about three times as angry as the world's · 177 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 52 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 166 stories about harm ● Jordan few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 29 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health54% 9,698 stories · much more than usual (usually 47%) Rights & justice17% 3,006 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents11% 2,040 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Conflict & violence7% 1,317 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 701 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 432 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 358 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 288 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 killed4,361 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,392 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,285 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,263 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting refugees148 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations125 at about half the usual rate · most about Türkiye and the US Stories reporting people displaced118 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions82 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill9 at about half the usual rate · most about Canada and the UK

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
● 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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