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14,952 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at violence in Jerusalem, a disaster in Matanzas and abductions in the US. Israel's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 38 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIsrael 72 in 100 of its 736 stories, usually 38
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
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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Conflict & violence

Israel

530 of its 736 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Jerusalem accounted for 170 of Israel's 530 stories about harm, carried by 377 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (18 stories). Flooding was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with tornadoes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Disasters & accidents

Cuba

79 of its 117 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Matanzas accounted for 56 of Cuba's 79 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (55 stories).

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Matanzas stories →
Health

US

Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (80 stories). Chikungunya was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with norovirus.

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

Chad

22 of its 41 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Ndjamena accounted for 17 of Chad's 22 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Colombia

45 of its 101 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Bogota accounted for 31 of Colombia's 45 stories about harm, carried by 92 outlets. Earthquake was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

81 of its 112 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Gaza accounted for 48 of Palestine's 81 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

208 of its 518 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Helicopter crash was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. 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.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Tunisia

13 of its 24 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Rwanda

22 of its 40 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: drought in Italy (27 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Colombia (15 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); flooding in Mexico (15 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); covid in Hungary (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); helicopter crash in Pakistan (18 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 24 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 14,952 stories about harm among 68,226 counted on 8 Aug.

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It was the fourth day running that the news turned to Israel. of the day's 68,226 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Italy's news mentioned the drought about three times as often as usual. Israel's news was 72% about people being harmed, against a usual 38%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine72 in 100 of its 112 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Israel72 in 100 of its 736 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan68 in 100 of its 157 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba68 in 100 of its 117 stories · usually 40 · mostly disasters & accidents Colombia45 in 100 of its 101 stories · usually 28 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US82 stories about protests or strikes, of its 517 Jerusalem Israel52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 170 Islamabad Pakistan27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 68 Beijing China26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 108 Delhi India25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 139

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: 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: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: 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: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: no storiesTimor-Leste: no storiesThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: 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: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: 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 storiesSaudi 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 lessNiger: 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 lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: 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: no storiesKenya: 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 lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: 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: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: no storiesFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench 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 lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesCzech 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 lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessChile: 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 lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: 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 lessBosnia and Herzegovina: 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 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: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: no storiesAruba: 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 storiesNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 65 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 37 in 100 of its 808 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Tunisia: 54 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Syria: 59 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sudan: 50 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)South Africa: 30 in 100 of its 734 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Somalia: 83 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Senegal: 53 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Rwanda: 55 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Philippines: 34 in 100 of its 616 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Pakistan: 40 in 100 of its 518 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Nigeria: 29 in 100 of its 951 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Nicaragua: 75 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Mexico: 29 in 100 of its 180 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Mali: 70 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Liberia: 33 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Israel: 72 in 100 of its 736 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 72 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iraq: 53 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iran: 32 in 100 of its 154 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iceland: 40 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Haiti: 44 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ethiopia: 49 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Denmark: 33 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cuba: 68 in 100 of its 117 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Congo: 47 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Colombia: 45 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Hong Kong: 42 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Chad: 54 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cameroon: 47 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cambodia: 42 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Myanmar: 63 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bangladesh: 34 in 100 of its 238 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Austria: 33 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Afghanistan: 68 in 100 of its 157 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 72 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 72 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 37 in 100 of its 808 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 72 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Macao: 100 in 100 of its 4 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)
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 22 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

● Israel 72 in 100 of its 736 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 68 in 100 of its 157 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 72 in 100 of its 112 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Cuba 68 in 100 of its 117 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Pakistan 40 in 100 of its 518 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Colombia 45 in 100 of its 101 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health38% 5,685 stories · about as usual Rights & justice17% 2,531 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents16% 2,296 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 2,013 stories · more than usual (usually 11%) Food & livelihood6% 949 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 638 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 408 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 265 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 killed3,538 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,316 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,294 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured927 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations175 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions167 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees126 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced92 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill9 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and China

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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