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11,297 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Abuja (Nigeria), violence in Mogadishu and bridge collapse in China. Somalia's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Japan →
Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSomalia 94 in 100 of its 145 stories, usually 50
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Nigeria

346 of its 1,060 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 73 of Abuja's 79 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (37 stories). Drownings were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Nigeria over 30 days → its stories → Abuja stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

137 of its 145 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Mogadishu accounted for 127 of Somalia's 137 stories about harm, carried by 350 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (109 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
Disasters & accidents

China

170 of its 780 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (64 stories). Bridge collapse was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

China over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Iran

184 of its 299 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Tehran accounted for 149 of Iran's 184 stories about harm, carried by 346 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

95 of its 178 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Caracas accounted for 67 of Venezuela's 95 stories about harm, carried by 175 outlets. 55 of Caracas' 67 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (50 stories).

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Protests & strikes

UK

897 of its 3,560 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 190 of Southport's 222 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (189 stories). Drownings were named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

137 of its 190 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Gaza accounted for 83 of Palestine's 137 stories about harm, carried by 195 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Cuba

48 of its 91 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Hurricane was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with heavy rain.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Gambia

7 of its 11 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 4 of Banjul's 5 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Philippines (50 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Brazil (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Cuba (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in Ireland (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storm surge in US (156 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 11,297 stories about harm among 56,824 counted on 3 Aug.

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Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in the Philippines' news. of the day's 56,824 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. People falling ill were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Japan. A year earlier, on 4 August 2023, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. In Nigeria, 33% of the news was about people being harmed, where 23% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia94 in 100 of its 145 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine72 in 100 of its 190 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Israel64 in 100 of its 592 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Iran62 in 100 of its 299 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh61 in 100 of its 233 stories · usually 55 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Southport UK190 stories about protests or strikes, of its 222 Abuja Nigeria73 stories about protests or strikes, of its 79 Dhaka Bangladesh70 stories about protests or strikes, of its 88 Caracas Venezuela55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 67 Lagos Nigeria51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 64

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'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: too little coverage to readUnited 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: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: 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'sSudan: 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'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi 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 readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: 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: 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 readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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 readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: 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: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: too little coverage to readBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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'sAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readVenezuela: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half 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

● Somalia about three times as angry as the world's · 137 stories about harm ● Palestine about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 137 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 190 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 378 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 184 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 43 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 2,826 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents23% 2,548 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Health22% 2,380 stories · much less than usual (usually 27%) Conflict & violence17% 1,865 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 503 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 385 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 316 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 246 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 killed3,147 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests1,532 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people affected1,374 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured958 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations147 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions145 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced133 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees103 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill38 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Japan

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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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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