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58,228 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at people displaced in Juba, violence in Utoya and protests in Zagreb (Croatia). Croatia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNorway 72 in 100 of its 418 stories, usually 17
RegionEurope 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
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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Displacement

South Sudan

438 of its 500 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 78%. Juba accounted for 400 of South Sudan's 438 stories about harm, carried by 300 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (167 stories). Cholera was named in 80 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Juba stories →
Conflict & violence

Norway

303 of its 418 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Utoya accounted for 159 of Norway's 303 stories about harm, carried by 154 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (286 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about 4 times its own usual.

Norway over 30 days → its stories → Utoya stories →
Protests & strikes

Croatia

119 of its 205 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Zagreb accounted for 115 of Croatia's 119 stories about harm, carried by 126 outlets. 101 of Zagreb's 115 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Croatia over 30 days → its stories → Zagreb stories →
Disasters & accidents

Peru

112 of its 250 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (46 stories). Avalanche was named in 43 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with snowstorms and respiratory illness.

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

Germany

2,722 of its 4,758 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Munich accounted for 2,453 of Germany's 2,722 stories about harm, carried by 1,543 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (1,926 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Brazil

267 of its 1,246 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (140 stories). Chikungunya was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Gambia

125 of its 203 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 57 of Banjul's 64 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (102 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Iran

394 of its 585 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Libya

482 of its 539 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Helicopter crash was named in 47 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

189 of its 207 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Kidal accounted for 164 of Mali's 189 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hepatitis in Indonesia (153 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); house fires in Venezuela (78 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Ethiopia (31 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); drought in Colombia (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); helicopter crash in Libya (47 of its stories, about 6 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 22 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 58,228 stories about harm among 271,527 counted on 22 Jul.

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Mentions of hepatitis ran more than ten times their usual in Indonesia's news. of the day's 271,527 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 23. South Sudan stood out: 88% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 78%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali91 in 100 of its 207 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Libya89 in 100 of its 539 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan88 in 100 of its 500 stories · usually 78 · mostly displacement Bosnia87 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen78 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US413 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2371 Cleveland US345 stories about protests or strikes, of its 695 Istanbul Türkiye323 stories about protests or strikes, of its 548 Islamabad Pakistan296 stories about protests or strikes, of its 466 Paris France284 stories about protests or strikes, of its 800

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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 readSierra 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: 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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: 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: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: 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'sLebanon: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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 readEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: 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'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'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'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUkraine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorway: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sItaly: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCroatia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBosnia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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

● Finland about three times as fearful as the world's · 75 stories about harm ● Poland about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 111 stories about harm ● Libya about three times as angry as the world's · 482 stories about harm ● Bosnia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 72 stories about harm ● Mali about twice as angry as the world's · 189 stories about harm ● Netherlands about twice as fearful as the world's · 71 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 16,465 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence26% 14,723 stories · about as usual Health19% 10,551 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Disasters & accidents11% 6,015 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 4,052 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,895 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,685 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,198 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 killed19,218 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests8,510 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,798 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,869 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Germany and the US Stories reporting refugees1,323 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions697 at about half the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and the US Stories reporting evacuations345 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and South Sudan Stories reporting people displaced318 at about half the usual rate · most about South Sudan and the US Stories reporting people falling ill87 at about the usual rate

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
● 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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