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21,013 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to rights and justice in Port-au-Prince, violence in Tripoli and a disaster in Dakar. Senegal's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostLibya 74 in 100 of its 85 stories, usually 41
RegionSoutheast Asia 27 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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Rights & justice

Haiti

31 of its 50 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 23 of Haiti's 31 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories). Cholera was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

63 of its 85 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Tripoli accounted for 59 of Libya's 63 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
Disasters & accidents

Senegal

56 of its 76 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Dakar accounted for 45 of Senegal's 56 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Senegal over 30 days → its stories → Dakar stories →
Protests & strikes

Pakistan

355 of its 877 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 116 of Jaranwala's 174 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (158 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Jaranwala stories →
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Disasters & accidents

Malaysia

149 of its 418 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (108 stories). Plane crash was named in 42 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

Colombia

38 of its 95 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Bogota accounted for 32 of Colombia's 38 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. Earthquake was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

56 of its 185 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Hunger was named in 40 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sweden

92 of its 239 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 26 of Stockholm's 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Saudi Arabia

14 of Riyadh's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Covid was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Cape Verde

12 of its 14 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Azerbaijan (40 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Colombia (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (49 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Spain (60 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); plane crash in Malaysia (42 of its stories, more than ten 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 17 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 21,013 stories about harm among 112,923 counted on 17 Aug.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 112,923 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 17 August 2022, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Libya74 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Senegal74 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 41 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan66 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 71 · mostly rights & justice Palestine63 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti62 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 44 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US144 stories about protests or strikes, of its 796 Jaranwala Pakistan116 stories about protests or strikes, of its 174 Hanoi Vietnam58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 165 Hollywood US53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 281 Delhi India30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 143

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: 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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: too little coverage to readSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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 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: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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 lessMali: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: 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 lessLatvia: 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: too little coverage to readJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: 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: too little coverage to readIraq: 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: too little coverage to readGuyana: 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 readGhana: 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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 lessGaza: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & 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 readSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNamibia: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualLaos: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualEcuador: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualWest Virginia, US -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsEtemad, Iran -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 51 outletsAmarillo, US -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 30 outletsGaza, Palestine -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 100 outletsMontreal, Canada -- health: 13 stories, carried by 15 outletsPort-au-Prince, Haiti -- rights & justice: 23 stories, carried by 64 outletsCopenhagen, Denmark -- health: 14 stories, carried by 15 outletsGandhinagar, India -- health: 26 stories, carried by 66 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

● West Virginia US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 11 stories ● Etemad Iran about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories ● Amarillo US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Gaza Palestine about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 15 stories ● Montreal Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 6,093 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 4,793 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 4,384 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence9% 1,904 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 1,115 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 965 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 745 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 584 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 killed5,009 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,324 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,308 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured849 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Libya Stories reporting evacuations439 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions195 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees169 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people displaced166 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill28 at about one and a half times 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 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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