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The day's news pointed at protests in Sanaa (Yemen), violence in Kigali and helicopter crash in the Netherlands. Rwanda's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNorth Korea 59 in 100 of its 524 stories, usually 15
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 63 in 100 of its stories, usually 56
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 →
Protests & strikes

Yemen

465 of its 488 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 80%. Sanaa accounted for 197 of Yemen's 465 stories about harm, carried by 182 outlets. 135 of Sanaa's 197 stories were about protests or strikes. Hunger was named in 125 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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

Rwanda

255 of its 354 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Kigali accounted for 147 of Rwanda's 255 stories about harm, carried by 145 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories → Kigali stories →
Disasters & accidents

Netherlands

143 of its 586 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (73 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 60 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Netherlands over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

North Korea

309 of its 524 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (66 stories). Hunger was named in 35 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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

Egypt

306 of its 506 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Cairo accounted for 228 of Egypt's 306 stories about harm, carried by 291 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Drownings were named in 63 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

Baghdad accounted for 1,501 of Iraq's 3,201 stories about harm, carried by 914 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (425 stories). Plane crash was named in 515 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

226 of its 471 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Tropical storm was named in 77 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hurricane and cyclone.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

438 of its 616 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

361 of its 827 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 240 of Harare's 278 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (162 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Laos

22 of its 39 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Drownings were named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Taiwan (77 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Laos (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Zambia (20 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); drownings in Egypt (63 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Malawi (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 Jul. 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 55,902 stories about harm among 267,631 counted on 6 Jul.

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The Netherlands' news mentioned helicopter crash more than ten times as often as usual. 21 in every 100 of the day's 267,631 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. People falling ill were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. Yemen stood out: 95% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 80%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen95 in 100 of its 488 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh80 in 100 of its 1,294 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq78 in 100 of its 4,128 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda72 in 100 of its 354 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence Saudi Arabia71 in 100 of its 616 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Baton Rouge US660 stories about protests or strikes, of its 808 Baghdad Iraq493 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1501 London UK425 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1212 Dhaka Bangladesh365 stories about protests or strikes, of its 972 Washington US272 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1574

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: feelings about like the world'sU.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'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: 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 readSpain: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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'sSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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: feelings about like the world'sPapua 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'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth 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: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew 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 readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: 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: 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: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan 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 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTurkmenistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLaos: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGabon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFaroe Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMaldives: 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

● Rwanda about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 255 stories about harm ● Indonesia about three times as fearful as the world's · 106 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 465 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as fearful as the world's · 438 stories about harm ● South Sudan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 96 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 745 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence28% 15,243 stories · about as usual Rights & justice28% 15,220 stories · about as usual Health19% 10,359 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 6,572 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,536 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,116 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,025 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 799 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 killed18,809 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,839 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,860 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,834 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting abductions1,541 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced837 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iraq and the UK Stories reporting refugees760 at about half the usual rate · most about Iraq and the US Stories reporting evacuations330 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill144 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 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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