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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.

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 lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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 Korea: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: 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: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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 lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: 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 lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe 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: too little coverage to readDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: 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: too little coverage to readCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: 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 lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: 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 lessAksai Chin: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: too little coverage to readSan 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readVenezuela: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualMogadishu, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 15 outletsOklahoma, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 15 outletsGwadar, Pakistan -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 16 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 36 stories, carried by 24 outletsIowa, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 14 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 36 stories, carried by 24 outletsOttawa, Canada -- health: 26 stories, carried by 50 outletsAccra, Ghana -- health: 31 stories, carried by 14 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

● Mogadishu Somalia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories ● Oklahoma US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Gwadar Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Kaduna Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 36 stories ● Iowa US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories

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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