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18,875 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Hong Kong, violence in Kabul and oil spill in Djibouti. Afghanistan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostHong Kong 40 in 100 of its 228 stories, usually 15
RegionEast Asia 17 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
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

Afghanistan

158 of its 258 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Kabul accounted for 84 of Afghanistan's 158 stories about harm, carried by 190 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (104 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Disasters & accidents

Djibouti

26 of its 41 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. the Red Sea accounted for 26 of Djibouti's 26 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Oil spill was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Palestine

379 of its 471 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Gaza accounted for 204 of Palestine's 379 stories about harm, carried by 174 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (63 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Austria

123 of its 189 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Vienna accounted for 114 of Austria's 123 stories about harm, carried by 329 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (84 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

El Salvador

22 of its 31 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Tsunami was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

15 of its 16 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

71 of its 166 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Norway

32 of its 137 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Japan (100 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Israel (104 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tsunami in El Salvador (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); oil spill in Greece (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Pakistan (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 18,875 stories about harm among 103,960 counted on 29 Aug.

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Hong Kong stood out: 40% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 15%. 18 in every 100 of the day's 103,960 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Japan's news, mentions of heavy rain ran more than ten times their usual. A year earlier, on 30 August 2023, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan81 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 68 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine80 in 100 of its 471 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Austria65 in 100 of its 189 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Israel65 in 100 of its 954 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan61 in 100 of its 258 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kolkata India96 stories about protests or strikes, of its 126 Washington US59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 478 Chicago US36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 190 London UK33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 241 Dhaka Bangladesh32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 69

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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'sSaudi 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: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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'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'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: 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 readCuba: 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: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: 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'sAustralia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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 readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDjibouti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as 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'sMontserrat: 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 · 71 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 158 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 379 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 616 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 120 stories about harm ● Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 103 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 5,376 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Rights & justice26% 4,804 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 3,064 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence13% 2,356 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 946 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 775 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 737 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 436 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 killed4,799 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,177 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,152 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,072 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions365 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations273 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced240 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees216 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill64 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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