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The news turned to violence in Beirut, helicopter crash in Ghana and road crashes in Kenya. Ghana's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostJapan 38 in 100 of its 441 stories, usually 18
RegionEast Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

51 of its 72 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Beirut accounted for 26 of Lebanon's 51 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (38 stories). 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.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Disasters & accidents

Ghana

109 of its 285 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (88 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 83 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ghana over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Kenya

60 of its 151 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Road crashes were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Chad

14 of its 31 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (6 stories).

Chad over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Greece

69 of its 189 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Athens accounted for 38 of Greece's 69 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Wildfires were named in 40 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with storms.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

45 of its 104 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Tehran accounted for 34 of Iran's 45 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Japan

167 of its 441 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (101 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

72 of its 137 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 141 of Palestine's 183 stories about harm, carried by 268 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Portugal

20 of its 68 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Greece (40 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in France (19 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heatstroke in Canada (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tropical storm in UK (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in US (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 9,832 stories about harm among 49,652 counted on 9 Aug.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 49,652 stories, as usual. On 9 August 2024, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Lebanon71 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Israel61 in 100 of its 586 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine59 in 100 of its 308 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir53 in 100 of its 137 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan48 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 44 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

London UK79 stories about protests or strikes, of its 166 Washington US61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 258 Gaza Palestine52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 141 Kolkata India41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 48 Jerusalem Israel34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 104

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: 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: 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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: too little coverage to readTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: 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 readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: too little coverage to readSaudi 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'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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 readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNiue: 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: 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 readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: 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: 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'sIreland: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readDominican 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 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: too little coverage to readDR Congo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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'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 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'sAfghanistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos 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: 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 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 readZambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little angrier than the world'sThailand: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTajikistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times 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 one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 72 stories about harm ● Ghana about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 109 stories about harm ● Japan about twice as angry as the world's · 167 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 356 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 228 stories about harm ● Lebanon about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 51 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice24% 2,321 stories · about as usual Health23% 2,187 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents22% 2,136 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 1,658 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 549 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 319 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 254 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 239 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 killed2,699 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,260 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,123 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured735 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations202 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions197 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced131 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees102 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people falling ill27 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 harsher than 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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