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17,087 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to wildfires in Greece, people affected in Saudi Arabia and protests in Khartoum (Sudan). Saudi Arabia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 53 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSaudi Arabia 52 in 100 of its 130 stories, usually 29
RegionCentral Asia 46 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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Disasters & accidents

Greece

116 of its 266 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Athens accounted for 88 of Greece's 116 stories about harm, carried by 220 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (63 stories). Wildfires were named in 70 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms.

Greece over 30 days → its stories → Athens stories →
Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

68 of its 130 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Russia

137 of its 434 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Chad

13 of its 25 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 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.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

306 of its 415 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Kabul accounted for 141 of Afghanistan's 306 stories about harm, carried by 329 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

38 of its 65 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. 15 of Beita's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

31 of its 40 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Cyprus

9 of its 17 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

South Sudan

21 of its 29 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Flooding was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in South Sudan (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Brazil (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); accidents in South Korea (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Ireland (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); hepatitis in Canada (16 of its stories, about 6 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 6 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 17,087 stories about harm among 72,172 counted on 6 Aug.

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The news turned to Greece for the fourth day running. 24 in every 100 of the day's 72,172 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 6 August 2020, 29 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 24 today. Greece stood out: 44% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 29%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan74 in 100 of its 415 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine58 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Saudi Arabia52 in 100 of its 130 stories · usually 29 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye50 in 100 of its 145 stories · usually 44 · mostly disasters & accidents Iran49 in 100 of its 261 stories · usually 48 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 800 Delhi India32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 137 London UK28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 202 Phoenix US24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 75 Chicago US21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 153

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'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'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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: 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'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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'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'sLaos: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: 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: 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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'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 readAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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 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: feelings about like the world'sCook 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sZambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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 angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sOman: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGermany: 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 angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier 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 grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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

● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 306 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 44 stories about harm ● Iran about three times as angry as the world's · 128 stories about harm ● Hong Kong few stories a little warmer than the world's · 42 stories about harm ● Chad few stories about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 13 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 280 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health53% 8,968 stories · more than usual (usually 48%) Rights & justice16% 2,749 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents12% 2,059 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Conflict & violence8% 1,428 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 587 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 435 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 374 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 300 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 killed4,049 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,330 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,172 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured995 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations217 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced132 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the US Stories reporting refugees112 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions68 at about half the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill18 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 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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