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The news turned to protests in Istanbul (Türkiye), violence in Beirut and illness in Agighiol. Türkiye's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Mali →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostLebanon 85 in 100 of its 426 stories, usually 35
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 52 in 100 of its stories, usually 47
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Türkiye

364 of its 598 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. 112 of Istanbul's 137 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Heatwave was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with wildfires. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Istanbul stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

362 of its 426 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Beirut accounted for 181 of Lebanon's 362 stories about harm, carried by 157 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (223 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Health

Romania

80 of its 113 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Agighiol accounted for 69 of Romania's 80 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Romania over 30 days → its stories → Agighiol stories →
Food & livelihood

Greece

150 of its 284 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (129 stories). Extreme cold was named in 127 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Sudan

136 of its 164 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. 73 of Khartoum's 79 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (102 stories). Cholera was named in 85 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

293 of its 312 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Bamako accounted for 258 of Mali's 293 stories about harm, carried by 191 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (169 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

477 of its 887 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (12 stories). Polio was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with avalanche and storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Colombia

110 of its 164 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Bogota accounted for 79 of Colombia's 110 stories about harm, carried by 85 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (101 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Costa Rica

38 of its 58 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (9 stories). Hurricane was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with power cuts.

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

229 of its 395 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (131 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 114 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: cholera in Sudan (85 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Indonesia (114 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); ebola in Congo (26 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); dengue in Sri Lanka (28 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); ebola in Central African Republic (19 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 2 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 23,960 stories about harm among 98,679 counted on 2 Jul.

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Mentions of extreme cold ran more than ten times their usual in Greece's news. of the day's 98,679 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 23. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Mali. Türkiye's news was 61% about people being harmed, against a usual 46%. A year earlier, on 2 July 2016, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 24 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen96 in 100 of its 140 stories · usually 80 · mostly health Mali94 in 100 of its 312 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon85 in 100 of its 426 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela83 in 100 of its 345 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan83 in 100 of its 164 stories · usually 62 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US229 stories about protests or strikes, of its 661 Damascus Syria192 stories about protests or strikes, of its 986 Caracas Venezuela126 stories about protests or strikes, of its 138 Hamburg Germany118 stories about protests or strikes, of its 121 Ramallah Palestine116 stories about protests or strikes, of its 145

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'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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'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: too little coverage to readSouth 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 readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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 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: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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 readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: 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 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: 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'sFaroe Islands: 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 readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: 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 readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRomania: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMontenegro: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as 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'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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

● Venezuela about three times as angry as the world's · 287 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 1,178 stories about harm ● Egypt about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 151 stories about harm ● Colombia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 110 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 364 stories about harm ● Qatar about twice as fearful as the world's · 480 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence28% 6,697 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Rights & justice26% 6,258 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 3,795 stories · about as usual Health16% 3,756 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,421 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 623 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 609 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 506 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 killed8,365 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,387 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting arrests3,550 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,605 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions732 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Mali Stories reporting refugees470 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Lebanon and Italy Stories reporting people displaced416 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Colombia and Iraq Stories reporting evacuations152 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting people falling ill31 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Yemen

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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than usual
● Fearabout two-thirds of 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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