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20,707 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Port-au-Prince (Haiti), the typhoon in South Korea and violence in Kabul. Afghanistan's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about South Korea and the US →
Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostAntarctica 81 in 100 of its 63 stories, usually 35
RegionCentral Asia 19 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Haiti

49 of its 84 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 41 of Haiti's 49 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. 30 of Port-au-Prince's 41 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
Disasters & accidents

South Korea

150 of its 524 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Seoul accounted for 115 of South Korea's 150 stories about harm, carried by 213 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 7 times the usual rate (16 stories). Typhoon was named in 92 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tropical storm.

South Korea over 30 days → its stories → Seoul stories →
Health

Australia

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (36 stories). House fires were named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with cyclone. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Portugal

81 of its 207 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Wildfires were named in 53 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

92 of its 137 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Damascus accounted for 40 of Syria's 92 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Norway

29 of its 137 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Train derailment was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

320 of its 929 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (160 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

18 of its 33 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Rwanda

Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Illness was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Portugal (53 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); cholera in Sudan (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Rwanda (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); train derailment in Norway (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Vietnam (19 of its stories, about three times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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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 20,707 stories about harm among 111,037 counted on 8 Aug.

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Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about South Korea and the US. 19 in every 100 of the day's 111,037 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 8 August 2022, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. Haiti stood out: 58% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 44%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Antarctica81 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 35 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan71 in 100 of its 118 stories · usually 72 · mostly health Syria67 in 100 of its 137 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine63 in 100 of its 142 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti58 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 44 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US100 stories about protests or strikes, of its 584 Hollywood US73 stories about protests or strikes, of its 311 Chicago US47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 191 Manipur India42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 126 Port-au-Prince Haiti30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 41

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readRomania: 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'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: 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: 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'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl 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: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readAustria: 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'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEritrea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahamas: 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMarshall Islands: 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

● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 92 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 320 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 89 stories about harm ● Ireland about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 260 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 44 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 221 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 6,368 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Rights & justice23% 4,733 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 3,899 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 2,147 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 967 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 880 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 813 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 503 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 killed4,762 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,361 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,203 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,281 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations331 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees264 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people displaced196 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions119 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill41 at about twice the usual rate · most about South Korea 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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