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57,355 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to evacuations in Nepal, people injured in Syria and rights and justice in Montevideo. Nepal's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUruguay 69 in 100 of its 157 stories, usually 23
RegionEvery region about as usual
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

Nepal

277 of its 418 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (42 stories). Drownings were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

1,266 of its 1,511 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (564 stories). Building collapse was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Azerbaijan

64 of its 201 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Somalia

291 of its 323 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Mogadishu accounted for 255 of Somalia's 291 stories about harm, carried by 221 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Burundi

127 of its 138 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Monaco

16 of its 31 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Bulgaria

86 of its 184 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Indonesia

455 of its 943 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Hunger was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Armenia

319 of its 597 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Yerevan accounted for 303 of Armenia's 319 stories about harm, carried by 203 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (246 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Colombia (25 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); drought in Laos (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Chile (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); chikungunya in Brazil (26 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); typhoon in Vietnam (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 57,355 stories about harm among 281,538 counted on 27 Jul.

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Colombia's news mentioned outbreaks about 8 times as often as usual. Nepal's news was 66% about people being harmed, against a usual 36%. of the day's 281,538 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 23.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burundi92 in 100 of its 138 stories · usually 68 · mostly rights & justice Somalia90 in 100 of its 323 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan85 in 100 of its 351 stories · usually 79 · mostly rights & justice Syria84 in 100 of its 1,511 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Honduras81 in 100 of its 151 stories · usually 41 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Philadelphia US1602 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2533 Washington US412 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1980 Delhi India404 stories about protests or strikes, of its 947 Dallas US178 stories about protests or strikes, of its 476 Nuer South Sudan131 stories about protests or strikes, of its 132

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'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: 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'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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: 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'sSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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 readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: 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: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: 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 readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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 readColombia: 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'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: 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'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: 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'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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 readAksai 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUruguay: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as 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'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sParaguay: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMauritania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBenin: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: 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'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: 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'sGuernsey: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNauru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMonaco: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMacao: coverage a little warmer 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

● Bulgaria about twice as fearful as the world's · 86 stories about harm ● France about twice as fearful as the world's · 1,828 stories about harm ● Somalia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 291 stories about harm ● Mali about twice as angry as the world's · 150 stories about harm ● Poland about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 419 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 291 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 17,341 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence24% 13,658 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Health20% 11,110 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Disasters & accidents12% 6,845 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 3,082 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,716 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,390 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,003 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 killed18,092 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting arrests8,123 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected7,242 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured6,307 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Germany Stories reporting abductions1,398 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,169 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations725 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced571 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill174 at about one and a half times 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 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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