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17,041 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to refugees in Italy, protests in Mullaitivu (Sri Lanka) and arrests in Mexico. Italy's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostTaiwan 48 in 100 of its 205 stories, usually 18
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Italy

98 of its 456 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Food poisoning was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with outbreaks and poisoning. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Italy over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Sri Lanka

40 of its 130 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 12 of Mullaitivu's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Sri Lanka over 30 days → its stories → Mullaitivu stories →
Conflict & violence

Mexico

138 of its 361 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Taiwan

98 of its 205 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (41 stories). Typhoon was named in 67 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain, tropical storm and power cuts.

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Disasters & accidents

Greece

136 of its 301 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (59 stories). Drought was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Colombia

31 of its 62 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Bogota accounted for 18 of Colombia's 31 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Spain

126 of its 471 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (34 stories). Wildfires were named in 58 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heatwave and storms.

its stories →
Health

Puerto Rico

33 of its 50 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Tropical storm was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

13 of its 20 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Taiwan (67 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Spain (58 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Chile (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Puerto Rico (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Greece (13 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 13 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 17,041 stories about harm among 91,536 counted on 13 Aug.

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19 in every 100 of the day's 91,536 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 13 August 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Haiti75 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice Puerto Rico66 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 29 · mostly health Israel64 in 100 of its 943 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan63 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Syria62 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US141 stories about protests or strikes, of its 697 Delhi India49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 168 London UK35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 222 Jerusalem Israel28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 93 Los Angeles US28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 193

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPoland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: too little coverage to readNiue: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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: too little coverage to readLibya: 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 lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: 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 lessItaly: 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 lessIndia: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: too little coverage to readEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: 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 lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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 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: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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 readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualYemen: warmth about its own usualVietnam: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualVancouver, Canada -- health: 22 stories, carried by 26 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 10 stories, carried by 24 outletsMontana, US -- health: 25 stories, carried by 69 outletsSweida, Syria -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 22 outletsRubaya, Rwanda -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsIndiana, US -- health: 19 stories, carried by 15 outletsMiddlesbrough, UK -- health: 15 stories, carried by 11 outletsFulani, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 11 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

● Vancouver Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 22 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Montana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 25 stories ● Sweida Syria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Rubaya Rwanda about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 4,554 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Rights & justice25% 4,218 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 3,597 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,992 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 724 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 678 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 590 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 339 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 killed3,640 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,170 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,934 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured882 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations320 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Greece and the US Stories reporting abductions279 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced197 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees130 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill14 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Spain

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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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