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The news turned to a disaster in Islamabad, protests in Ikongo (Madagascar) and violence in Tripoli. Libya's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 37 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPakistan 65 in 100 of its 1,000 stories, usually 40
RegionSouth Asia 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
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

Pakistan

652 of its 1,000 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Islamabad accounted for 202 of Pakistan's 652 stories about harm, carried by 189 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (38 stories). Storms were named in 54 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with wildfires and heatwave.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Islamabad stories →
Protests & strikes

Madagascar

10 of its 14 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 7 of Ikongo's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Indonesia

69 of its 181 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Earthquake was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with tsunami.

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Protests & strikes

Iraq

Baghdad accounted for 92 of Iraq's 118 stories about harm, carried by 198 outlets. 78 of Baghdad's 92 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (71 stories).

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Health

Netherlands

53 of its 185 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (24 stories).

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Health

Ireland

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Greenland

Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Flooding was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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Rights & justice

Saudi Arabia

Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Indonesia (26 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); covid in Türkiye (22 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Somalia (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Greenland (13 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); road crashes in France (29 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 21 the day before
24 in 10020 in 10031 Jul7 Aug14 Aug21 Aug29 Aug31 Jul: 23 in 1001 Aug: 21 in 1002 Aug: 21 in 1003 Aug: 20 in 1004 Aug: 21 in 1005 Aug: 22 in 1006 Aug: 23 in 1007 Aug: 24 in 1008 Aug: 22 in 1009 Aug: 21 in 10010 Aug: 21 in 10011 Aug: 21 in 10012 Aug: 22 in 10013 Aug: 23 in 10014 Aug: 23 in 10015 Aug: 22 in 10016 Aug: 21 in 10017 Aug: 21 in 10018 Aug: 21 in 10019 Aug: 22 in 10020 Aug: 23 in 10021 Aug: 23 in 10022 Aug: 22 in 10023 Aug: 21 in 10024 Aug: 20 in 10025 Aug: 21 in 10026 Aug: 20 in 10027 Aug: 21 in 10028 Aug: 21 in 10029 Aug: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 13,344 stories about harm among 65,921 counted on 29 Aug.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 21 February 2020. of the day's 65,921 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. the news turned to Pakistan for the sixth day running. Mentions of the earthquake ran about 8 times their usual in Indonesia's news. A year earlier, on 29 August 2021, 34 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Libya71 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan66 in 100 of its 204 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan65 in 100 of its 1,000 stories · usually 40 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine59 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Cambodia59 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 37 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 367 Baghdad Iraq78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 92 Delhi India26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 139 London UK25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 146 San Francisco US16 stories about protests or strikes, of its 75

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: 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: too little coverage to readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: 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 readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão 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'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: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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: 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'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: 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'sCuba: 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'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readComoros: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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 readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGuam: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer 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 fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier 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 fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half 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

● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 273 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 16 stories about harm ● Libya about twice as angry as the world's · 67 stories about harm ● Switzerland few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 45 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 134 stories about harm ● Armenia few stories about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 12 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health37% 4,855 stories · about as usual Rights & justice19% 2,452 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 2,370 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence11% 1,386 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood7% 858 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 595 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 440 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 243 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 killed3,240 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,401 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,086 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured939 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced144 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Pakistan and Ukraine Stories reporting evacuations125 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions104 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees91 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people falling ill11 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US

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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