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15,812 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at landslides in Japan, flooding in Türkiye and people injured in Kashmir. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 51 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAlgeria 78 in 100 of its 55 stories, usually 46
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 44 in 100 of its stories, usually 37
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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Health

Japan

139 of its 843 stories (16%) were about people being harmed, usually 7%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Landslides were named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Japan over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Türkiye

120 of its 222 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (44 stories). Flooding was named in 72 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with landslides and power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

77 of its 120 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Mexico

105 of its 258 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of refugees 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.

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

Algeria

43 of its 55 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Cameroon

22 of its 42 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 6 of Douala's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

44 of its 66 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Tigray accounted for 31 of Ethiopia's 44 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Egypt

37 of its 98 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 603 of Afghanistan's 824 stories about harm, carried by 859 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (99 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Sri Lanka

46 of its 81 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Colombo accounted for 32 of Sri Lanka's 46 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Italy (33 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); covid in Belize (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); ebola in Guinea (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in Ireland (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tropical storm in US (145 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 15,812 stories about harm among 63,269 counted on 13 Aug.

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Mentions of flooding ran about 8 times their usual in Türkiye's news. of the day's 63,269 news stories, 25 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 24. Japan stood out: 16% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 7%. A year earlier, on 13 August 2020, 28 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Algeria78 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 46 · mostly disasters & accidents Ethiopia67 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan66 in 100 of its 1,253 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir64 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba57 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 564 Kabul Afghanistan40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 603 Delhi India30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 147 London UK23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 216 Phoenix US18 stories about protests or strikes, of its 72

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readGuam: 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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: 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: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: 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'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: 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'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEstonia: 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: too little coverage to readDominican 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 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: feelings about like the world'sCongo: 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'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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'sBelgium: 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 readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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: 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 warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUruguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer 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 warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier 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'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than 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 angry as the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than 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 fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: 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 three times as fearful as 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 three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times 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 three times as fearful as the world's · 77 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 824 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 120 stories about harm ● Egypt few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 37 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 165 stories about harm ● Ethiopia few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 44 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health51% 7,927 stories · about as usual Rights & justice15% 2,292 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents13% 1,964 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,787 stories · more than usual (usually 8%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 588 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 413 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 394 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 302 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 killed4,010 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,267 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,058 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured962 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations282 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and Türkiye Stories reporting people displaced127 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and Yemen Stories reporting refugees126 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions67 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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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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