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16,868 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to the heatwave in Algeria, violence in Kabul and the drought in China. Afghanistan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 41 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostAlgeria 82 in 100 of its 83 stories, usually 22
RegionOceania 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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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Disasters & accidents

Algeria

68 of its 83 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. el Tarf accounted for 32 of Algeria's 68 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (24 stories). Heatwave was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with drought and tornadoes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Algeria over 30 days → its stories → El Tarf stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

254 of its 349 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Kabul accounted for 218 of Afghanistan's 254 stories about harm, carried by 380 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (148 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Health

China

447 of its 1,602 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Drought was named in 90 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with heatwave, storms and landslides.

China over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Morocco

12 of its 32 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

France

144 of its 489 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (32 stories). Power cuts were named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

48 of its 77 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Tigray accounted for 38 of Ethiopia's 48 stories about harm, carried by 114 outlets. Malaria was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

226 of its 587 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (47 stories). Landslides were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Saudi Arabia

77 of its 210 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 24 of Riyadh's 34 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Health

Argentina

23 of its 63 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Health

Central African Republic

12 of its 12 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: power cuts in France (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Ethiopia (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); accidents in Ukraine (31 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in New Zealand (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Canada (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 16,868 stories about harm among 80,289 counted on 18 Aug.

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In Algeria, 82% of the news was about people being harmed, where 22% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 80,289 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Algeria. In China's news, mentions of the drought ran about 7 times their usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Algeria82 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 22 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan73 in 100 of its 349 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine71 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia62 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence Syria53 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US79 stories about protests or strikes, of its 491 Delhi India41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 175 London UK30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 265 Riyadh Saudi Arabia24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 34 Manhattan US22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 118

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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 Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: too little coverage to readEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: about as warm as its own usual or lessNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: too little coverage to readChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: too little coverage to readGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPitcairn: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readVietnam: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualOhio, US -- health: 36 stories, carried by 51 outletsCalgary, Canada -- health: 13 stories, carried by 20 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 16 outletsLawrence County, US -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 18 outletsBristol, UK -- health: 27 stories, carried by 27 outletsCanberra, Australia -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsGodhra, India -- rights & justice: 27 stories, carried by 16 outletsYorkshire, UK -- health: 17 stories, carried by 14 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Ohio US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 36 stories ● Calgary Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Kaduna Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 24 stories ● Lawrence County US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 18 stories ● Bristol UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 27 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health41% 6,754 stories · more than usual (usually 38%) Rights & justice20% 3,267 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 2,398 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,621 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood7% 1,089 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 646 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 558 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 306 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 killed3,575 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,496 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,463 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,051 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations195 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions148 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees147 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced92 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people falling ill21 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Brazil

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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