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The news turned to wildfires in Greece, protests in Yerevan (Armenia) and violence in Mogadishu. Somalia's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Iraq and Yemen → Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Egypt →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGuatemala 91 in 100 of its 92 stories, usually 26
RegionEurope 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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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Disasters & accidents

Greece

202 of its 351 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (76 stories). Wildfires were named in 76 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Greece over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Armenia

422 of its 556 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Yerevan accounted for 402 of Armenia's 422 stories about harm, carried by 280 outlets. 235 of Yerevan's 402 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (318 stories).

Armenia over 30 days → its stories → Yerevan stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

472 of its 502 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Mogadishu accounted for 436 of Somalia's 472 stories about harm, carried by 422 outlets. Cholera was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
Rights & justice

India

2,230 of its 7,403 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (26 stories). Building collapse was named in 154 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with train derailment.

India over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Burkina Faso

17 of its 24 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 15 of Balole's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Measles was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

455 of its 550 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Kabul accounted for 242 of Afghanistan's 455 stories about harm, carried by 246 outlets. Power cuts were named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

827 of its 2,171 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (233 stories). Tropical storm was named in 308 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cyclone, landslides and power cuts.

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Conflict & violence

Belgium

73 of its 217 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Burundi

37 of its 40 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. 23 of Bujumbura's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Mali

67 of its 81 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. 31 of Bamako's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: chikungunya in Brazil (89 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (308 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Burkina Faso (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in China (56 of its stories, about three times its usual); avalanche in New Zealand (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 31 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 34,054 stories about harm among 140,491 counted on 31 Jul.

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Mentions of the chikungunya ran more than ten times their usual in Brazil's news. of the day's 140,491 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 23. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Iraq and Yemen. Greece's news was 58% about people being harmed, against a usual 23%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia94 in 100 of its 502 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Guatemala91 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 26 · mostly rights & justice Maldives86 in 100 of its 114 stories · usually 38 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan83 in 100 of its 550 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Mali83 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Yerevan Armenia235 stories about protests or strikes, of its 402 Delhi India177 stories about protests or strikes, of its 553 Damascus Syria137 stories about protests or strikes, of its 204 Caldwell County US106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 683 Philadelphia US96 stories about protests or strikes, of its 348

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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'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 readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: 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: too little coverage to readSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSão 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'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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'sHaiti: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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 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 readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: 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'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPeru: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMaldives: 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

● Somalia about three times as angry as the world's · 472 stories about harm ● Belgium about three times as fearful as the world's · 73 stories about harm ● Maldives about three times as fearful as the world's · 98 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 455 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 691 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 112 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence28% 9,400 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 8,148 stories · much less than usual (usually 30%) Disasters & accidents18% 5,893 stories · much more than usual (usually 12%) Health14% 4,813 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given9% 2,987 stories · more than usual (usually 7%) Food & livelihood2% 776 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 772 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 613 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 killed13,515 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,343 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,335 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,279 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions680 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced577 at about twice the usual rate · most about Iraq and Yemen Stories reporting evacuations477 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting refugees448 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Germany and Greece Stories reporting people falling ill146 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Egypt

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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