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19,053 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Southport (UK), violence in Tehran and people injured in Switzerland. Iran's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostVenezuela 51 in 100 of its 184 stories, usually 37
RegionEurope 19 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
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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Protests & strikes

UK

1,806 of its 6,969 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 312 of Southport's 426 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (100 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

UK over 30 days → its stories → Southport stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

233 of its 423 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Tehran accounted for 155 of Iran's 233 stories about harm, carried by 146 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Bangladesh

Dhaka accounted for 587 of Bangladesh's 839 stories about harm, carried by 530 outlets. 469 of Dhaka's 587 stories were about protests or strikes. Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Chad

20 of its 43 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 8 of Koro Toro's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

93 of its 184 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 36 of Caracas' 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Avalanche was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

75 of its 142 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

Beirut accounted for 41 of Lebanon's 58 stories about harm, carried by 112 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Bahamas

21 of its 61 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 11 of Nassau's 15 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Venezuela (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in US (820 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); outbreaks in China (22 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); landslides in Canada (37 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hunger in Bangladesh (10 of its stories, about 4 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 6 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 19,053 stories about harm among 100,637 counted on 6 Aug.

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Mentions of heavy rain ran about 6 times their usual in Sudan's news. of the day's 100,637 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. UK stood out: 26% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 18%. On 7 August 2023, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan69 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 66 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel63 in 100 of its 1,171 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine58 in 100 of its 268 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh58 in 100 of its 1,457 stories · usually 60 · mostly rights & justice Iran55 in 100 of its 423 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Dhaka Bangladesh469 stories about protests or strikes, of its 587 Southport UK312 stories about protests or strikes, of its 426 London UK112 stories about protests or strikes, of its 291 Washington US97 stories about protests or strikes, of its 439 Rotherham UK85 stories about protests or strikes, of its 101

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: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 readIsle 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'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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 readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt 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'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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 readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMalta: 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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: 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 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'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: 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: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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 readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 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 readYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCayman Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer 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 warmer than the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer 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'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three 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 three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three 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 three times as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMacao: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 · 52 stories about harm ● Palestine about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 155 stories about harm ● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 737 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 233 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 75 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 58 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 4,822 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Health25% 4,589 stories · less than usual (usually 27%) Disasters & accidents21% 3,890 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 2,823 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 767 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 719 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 673 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 416 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 killed4,774 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,230 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,948 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,191 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting abductions310 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees234 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and Israel Stories reporting evacuations193 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people displaced147 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Sudan and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill19 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India and the US

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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