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Most of the day's attention went to volcanic eruption in Indonesia, violence in Diffa and refugees in Italy. Niger's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Niger →
Part of lifeRights & justice 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 63 in 100 of its 737 stories, usually 34
RegionEvery region about as usual
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 →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

461 of its 737 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Dieng Plateau accounted for 294 of Indonesia's 461 stories about harm, carried by 329 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 330 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with helicopter crash.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Dieng Plateau stories →
Conflict & violence

Niger

101 of its 110 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Diffa accounted for 58 of Niger's 101 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about 4 times its own usual.

Niger over 30 days → its stories → Diffa stories →
Health

Italy

562 of its 1,353 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (193 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 133 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Denmark

49 of its 163 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Iraq

810 of its 967 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Anbar accounted for 380 of Iraq's 810 stories about harm, carried by 386 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (313 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

France

741 of its 2,814 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (334 stories). Avalanche was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tornadoes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Togo

15 of its 18 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Bird flu was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flu.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Cyprus

47 of its 188 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (43 stories). Wildfires were named in 40 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

162 of its 247 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Congo

59 of its 76 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (12 stories). Ebola was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Cyprus (40 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Congo (30 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); bird flu in Togo (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Israel (127 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Panama (10 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 3 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 33,985 stories about harm among 158,219 counted on 3 Jul.

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Abductions were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Niger. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 158,219 stories, below the usual 23. Indonesia's news was 63% about people being harmed, against a usual 34%. A year earlier, on 3 July 2016, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Niger92 in 100 of its 110 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq84 in 100 of its 967 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Congo78 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 69 · mostly health Venezuela73 in 100 of its 318 stories · usually 63 · mostly food & livelihood Somalia73 in 100 of its 162 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US301 stories about protests or strikes, of its 993 Albuquerque US174 stories about protests or strikes, of its 212 London UK128 stories about protests or strikes, of its 698 Anbar Iraq111 stories about protests or strikes, of its 380 Paris France88 stories about protests or strikes, of its 553

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'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: 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 readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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 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'sPoland: 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'sNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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'sLesotho: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'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: 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: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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 readCroatia: 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 readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: 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'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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 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 readYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTogo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sQatar: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 warm as the world'sIraq: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChile: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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

● Netherlands about three times as fearful as the world's · 62 stories about harm ● Niger about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 101 stories about harm ● Iraq about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 810 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 467 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 162 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 159 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice24% 7,933 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence23% 7,733 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Health19% 6,434 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 6,085 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,394 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 999 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 889 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 884 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 killed10,292 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,870 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,693 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,106 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,076 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Niger Stories reporting refugees637 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced529 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations335 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting people falling ill43 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Finland

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.

● Angera little less than 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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