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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Baghdad (Iraq), storms in Pakistan and livelihoods in Colombo. Iraq's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPakistan 66 in 100 of its 959 stories, usually 42
RegionSouth Asia 35 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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Protests & strikes

Iraq

318 of its 471 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Baghdad accounted for 298 of Iraq's 318 stories about harm, carried by 444 outlets. 213 of Baghdad's 298 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (200 stories). Natural hazards were named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Disasters & accidents

Pakistan

634 of its 959 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Islamabad accounted for 233 of Pakistan's 634 stories about harm, carried by 229 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (86 stories). Storms were named in 99 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with cholera.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Islamabad stories →
Food & livelihood

Sri Lanka

74 of its 145 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Colombo accounted for 46 of Sri Lanka's 74 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Hunger was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

Sri Lanka over 30 days → its stories → Colombo stories →
Conflict & violence

Brazil

55 of its 222 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Madagascar

25 of its 34 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Ikongo accounted for 24 of Madagascar's 25 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. 18 of Ikongo's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 125 of Afghanistan's 184 stories about harm, carried by 174 outlets. Hunger was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Libya

22 of its 36 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

Tigray accounted for 34 of Ethiopia's 43 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Azerbaijan

Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (152 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Trinidad & Tobago (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hunger in Afghanistan (33 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); dengue in Philippines (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); snowstorms in US (28 of its stories, about three 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 30 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 16,280 stories about harm among 77,218 counted on 30 Aug.

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In Trinidad & Tobago's news, mentions of flooding ran about 6 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 77,218 stories, as usual. On 30 August 2021, a year earlier, the share was 32 in every 100, against 21 today. In Iraq, 68% of the news was about people being harmed, where 43% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine70 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq68 in 100 of its 471 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan66 in 100 of its 959 stories · usually 42 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan65 in 100 of its 282 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Sri Lanka51 in 100 of its 145 stories · usually 33 · mostly food & livelihood

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Baghdad Iraq213 stories about protests or strikes, of its 298 Washington US124 stories about protests or strikes, of its 557 London UK42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 230 Delhi India39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 167 Moscow Russia36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 172

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: 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'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'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: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew 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: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: 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'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: 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'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: 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 readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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 readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuam: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAngola: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sGibraltar: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Kashmir few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 47 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 290 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 184 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 327 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 22 stories about harm ● Madagascar few stories about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 25 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health36% 5,866 stories · about as usual Rights & justice20% 3,209 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,574 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,821 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood7% 1,095 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 671 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 606 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 254 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 killed3,933 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,498 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,361 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,026 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced206 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Pakistan and Ukraine Stories reporting refugees133 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions124 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations116 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people falling ill9 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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