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9,955 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Dhaka (Bangladesh), heavy rain in North Korea and violence in Mogadishu drew the news. Somalia's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and the UK →
Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostBangladesh 79 in 100 of its 389 stories, usually 56
RegionSouth Asia 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
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

Bangladesh

307 of its 389 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Dhaka accounted for 219 of Bangladesh's 307 stories about harm, carried by 497 outlets. 203 of Dhaka's 219 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (164 stories). Illness was named in 50 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Disasters & accidents

North Korea

25 of its 34 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Heavy rain was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

North Korea over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

52 of its 60 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Mogadishu accounted for 48 of Somalia's 52 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
Rights & justice

Pakistan

221 of its 518 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Polio was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with storms.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Nigeria

363 of its 1,036 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 71 of Tinubu's 95 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (136 stories). Drownings were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

79 of its 148 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Caracas accounted for 57 of Venezuela's 79 stories about harm, carried by 121 outlets. 47 of Caracas' 57 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

UK

1,005 of its 3,549 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 206 of Southport's 239 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

129 of its 228 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Tehran accounted for 107 of Iran's 129 stories about harm, carried by 118 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

538 of its 796 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (56 stories). Hepatitis was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

78 of its 126 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Beirut accounted for 64 of Lebanon's 78 stories about harm, carried by 225 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in US (469 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); heavy rain in Ireland (12 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); respiratory illness in Australia (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in Nigeria (11 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); hepatitis in Israel (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 9,955 stories about harm among 48,223 counted on 4 Aug.

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Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and the UK. North Korea's news mentioned heavy rain about 6 times as often as usual. 21 in every 100 of the day's 48,223 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. In Bangladesh, 79% of the news was about people being harmed, where 56% is usual. This week the news turned most often to Venezuela, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia87 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh79 in 100 of its 389 stories · usually 56 · mostly rights & justice Palestine68 in 100 of its 151 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Israel68 in 100 of its 796 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon62 in 100 of its 126 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Southport UK206 stories about protests or strikes, of its 239 Dhaka Bangladesh203 stories about protests or strikes, of its 219 Rotherham UK115 stories about protests or strikes, of its 141 Abuja Nigeria72 stories about protests or strikes, of its 76 Tinubu Nigeria71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 95

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'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: 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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: 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'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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 readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGermany: 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: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong 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'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: 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'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: 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: too little coverage to readSan 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 twice as fearful as the world's · 52 stories about harm ● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 538 stories about harm ● Palestine about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 103 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 363 stories about harm ● Venezuela about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 79 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 307 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 2,574 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents24% 2,312 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Health19% 1,882 stories · much less than usual (usually 27%) Conflict & violence17% 1,684 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 438 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 326 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 276 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 256 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 killed2,928 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people affected1,248 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,207 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people injured1,136 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the UK Stories reporting abductions233 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced199 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees154 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and the UK Stories reporting evacuations140 at about the usual rate

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.

● Angerabout one and a half times 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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