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19,236 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Jammu, the hurricane in Mexico and people displaced in Saudi Arabia. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMexico 38 in 100 of its 402 stories, usually 22
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

81 of its 155 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Jammu accounted for 41 of Kashmir's 81 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

152 of its 402 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (29 stories). Hurricane was named in 67 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with cyclone, landslides and avalanche.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Saudi Arabia

92 of its 386 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories →
Health

UK

Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (523 stories). Poisoning was named in 66 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

UK over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Bangladesh

120 of its 244 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Dhaka accounted for 58 of Bangladesh's 120 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

91 of its 128 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Hebron accounted for 39 of Palestine's 91 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. 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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Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 98 of Israel's 192 stories about harm, carried by 128 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (34 stories). 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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Disasters & accidents

Dominican Republic

34 of its 43 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Hurricane was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms.

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Disasters & accidents

Panama

14 of its 35 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Drought was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Health

Germany

129 of its 544 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (32 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Dominican Republic (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Japan (41 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Spain (29 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); covid in Armenia (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Panama (11 of its stories, about 6 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 21 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 19,236 stories about harm among 99,515 counted on 21 Aug.

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19 in every 100 of the day's 99,515 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 21 August 2022, 23 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 →

Palestine71 in 100 of its 128 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan67 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Syria58 in 100 of its 138 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia54 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir52 in 100 of its 155 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US73 stories about protests or strikes, of its 553 Jerusalem Israel38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 98 Jaranwala Pakistan37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 70 Delhi India36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 243 Islamabad Pakistan26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 84

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Venezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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: 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'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: 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'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'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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 readFrance: 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 readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: 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: too little coverage to readFaroe 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'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'sCameroon: 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'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: 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'sAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUruguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: 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 fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPeru: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sOman: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: 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 grief-stricken as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry 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 twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 81 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 92 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 80 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 220 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 91 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 192 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 5,404 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents26% 4,925 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Rights & justice21% 3,895 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence10% 1,826 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 980 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 681 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 642 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 521 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 killed4,685 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,088 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,759 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,252 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations416 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions180 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced167 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees139 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill28 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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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