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16,724 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to a disaster in Abyan, people killed in Japan and protests in Islamabad (Pakistan). Yemen's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK →
Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostHaiti 86 in 100 of its 83 stories, usually 52
RegionEast Asia 20 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Yemen

22 of its 29 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Abyan accounted for 14 of Yemen's 22 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Abyan stories →
Conflict & violence

Japan

204 of its 851 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (88 stories). Drought was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Japan over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Pakistan

41 of Islamabad's 80 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Polio was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with train derailment, tuberculosis and hepatitis. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Islamabad stories →
Rights & justice

Haiti

71 of its 83 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Kenscoff accounted for 52 of Haiti's 71 stories about harm, carried by 137 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (47 stories).

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Kenscoff stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Romania

59 of its 169 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (29 stories). Illness was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Brazil

107 of its 329 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 43 of Brasilia's 49 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (34 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Hong Kong

32 of its 92 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories). Flooding was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

55 of its 118 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Beirut accounted for 41 of Lebanon's 55 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

Dhaka accounted for 96 of Bangladesh's 138 stories about harm, carried by 197 outlets. 61 of Dhaka's 96 stories were about protests or strikes. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

15 of its 18 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: illness in Romania (27 of its stories, about three times its usual); heatwave in Vietnam (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Russia (43 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in Hong Kong (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in India (164 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 5 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 16,724 stories about harm among 89,212 counted on 5 Aug.

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In Vietnam's news, mentions of the heatwave ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 89,212 stories, as usual. It was the third day running that the news turned to Yemen. People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK. Yemen stood out: 76% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 47%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Haiti86 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice Sudan73 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Israel64 in 100 of its 1,071 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda54 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 36 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan50 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 47 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 579 Dhaka Bangladesh61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 96 Tel Aviv Israel57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 140 London UK50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 236 Chicago US47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 146

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSyria: 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 Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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 readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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'sHaiti: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: 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'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: 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: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMoldova: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful 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 twice 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

● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 688 stories about harm ● Palestine about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 131 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 109 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as angry as the world's · 55 stories about harm ● Iran about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 52 stories about harm ● Rwanda few stories a little warmer than the world's · 44 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 4,535 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Rights & justice26% 4,314 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents21% 3,435 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence11% 1,821 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 870 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 618 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 479 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 335 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 killed4,135 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,009 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,683 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured821 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions421 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Haiti Stories reporting people displaced181 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations168 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting refugees145 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill45 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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