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10,847 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to people displaced in Kabul, a disaster in les Cayes and violence in Jerusalem. Israel's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Afghanistan and the US → Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate, most often about Afghanistan and the US → Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Afghanistan and the US → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostHaiti 81 in 100 of its 75 stories, usually 61
RegionSouth Asia 48 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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Displacement

Afghanistan

1,572 of its 2,251 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Kabul accounted for 1,297 of Afghanistan's 1,572 stories about harm, carried by 1,213 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (517 stories). Polio was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Haiti

61 of its 75 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. les Cayes accounted for 37 of Haiti's 61 stories about harm, carried by 199 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Les Cayes stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

159 of its 307 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Jerusalem accounted for 82 of Israel's 159 stories about harm, carried by 125 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (69 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Health

New Zealand

91 of its 293 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Outbreaks were named in 57 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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

Mexico

54 of its 125 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Landslides were named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding, storms and power cuts. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

US

3,576 of its 9,992 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (124 stories). Flooding was named in 705 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with power cuts, storm surge and heavy rain.

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Health

Australia

277 of its 875 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City accounted for 30 of Vietnam's 57 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Bolivia

10 of its 11 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

22 of its 28 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Mexico (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in US (705 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); outbreaks in Iran (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

29 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 24; 28 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 10,847 stories about harm among 37,343 counted on 22 Aug.

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It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 17 January 2021. of the day's 37,343 news stories, 29 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 24. Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. People affected were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Afghanistan and the US.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Haiti81 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 61 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan70 in 100 of its 2,251 stories · usually 64 · mostly displacement Iran55 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 50 · mostly health Israel52 in 100 of its 307 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine46 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kabul Afghanistan127 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1297 Sydney Australia43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 103 Washington US43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 294 Jerusalem Israel38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 82 Chicago US25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 125

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Venezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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 readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: 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'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sZambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as 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'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 twice as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little warmer than 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 grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: 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 a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than 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 one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMaldives: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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

● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 195 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 1,572 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 22 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 159 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 25 stories about harm ● UK a little warmer than the world's · 601 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health36% 3,923 stories · much less than usual (usually 49%) Disasters & accidents18% 1,889 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Rights & justice13% 1,446 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Displacement13% 1,426 stories · much more than usual (usually 2%) Conflict & violence12% 1,250 stories · more than usual (usually 8%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 386 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 313 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 139 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 killed3,038 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people affected1,503 at about twice the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the US Stories reporting evacuations750 at about 6 times the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the US Stories reporting arrests691 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured598 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees179 at about twice the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the US Stories reporting abductions92 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced58 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill8 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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