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20,604 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to illness in Hanoi, flooding in Bangladesh and protests in Cape Town (South Africa). South Africa's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostNorway 40 in 100 of its 154 stories, usually 13
RegionSoutheast Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Vietnam

389 of its 1,089 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Hanoi accounted for 225 of Vietnam's 389 stories about harm, carried by 12 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (92 stories). Dengue was named in 64 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories → Hanoi stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

110 of its 238 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Dhaka accounted for 53 of Bangladesh's 110 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories). Flooding was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with landslides.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Protests & strikes

South Africa

218 of its 688 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 61 of Cape Town's 78 stories were about protests or strikes. Overdoses were named in 34 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

South Africa over 30 days → its stories → Cape Town stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

29 of its 39 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Italy

175 of its 726 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (9 stories). Drownings were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Norway

62 of its 154 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories). Flooding was named in 44 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with landslides, heavy rain and storms.

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Protests & strikes

Belarus

37 of its 100 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 9 of Minsk's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Portugal

47 of its 165 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (21 stories). Wildfires were named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms and heatwave.

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Disasters & accidents

Tunisia

28 of its 48 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Sfax accounted for 18 of Tunisia's 28 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

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Health

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 52 of Sudan's 92 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. Cholera was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Norway (44 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); typhoon in South Korea (59 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); wildfires in Portugal (30 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Azerbaijan (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cholera in Sudan (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 20,604 stories about harm among 113,601 counted on 9 Aug.

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Mentions of flooding ran about 8 times their usual in Norway's news. of the day's 113,601 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 9 August 2022, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 18 today. Vietnam's news was 36% about people being harmed, against a usual 23%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan77 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 72 · mostly health Syria66 in 100 of its 148 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia58 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 33 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine57 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan49 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 417 Cape Town South Africa61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 78 Los Angeles US51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 232 Manipur India42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 147 Delhi India29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 135

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: 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: 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'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: 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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: 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'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: 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 a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJapan: 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'sItaly: 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEritrea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than 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 twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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 twice 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

● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 37 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 329 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 92 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 97 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 162 stories about harm ● Israel about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 182 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 6,300 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Rights & justice22% 4,427 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 4,048 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 2,084 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 993 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 902 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 846 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 587 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 killed4,625 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,945 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,035 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,130 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations565 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting refugees240 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced211 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions146 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill35 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Australia and South Korea

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 softer than 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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