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31,083 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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A disaster in Dhaka, people displaced in Beirut and protests in Guatemala City (Guatemala) drew the news. Lebanon's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostLebanon 77 in 100 of its 216 stories, usually 42
RegionOceania 20 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
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

Bangladesh

353 of its 543 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Dhaka accounted for 277 of Bangladesh's 353 stories about harm, carried by 204 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Accidents were named in 136 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Displacement

Lebanon

166 of its 216 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Beirut accounted for 91 of Lebanon's 166 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (102 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Protests & strikes

Guatemala

48 of its 65 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Guatemala City accounted for 43 of Guatemala's 48 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. 38 of Guatemala City's 43 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Guatemala over 30 days → its stories → Guatemala City stories →
Conflict & violence

South Sudan

85 of its 107 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories →
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Rights & justice

Albania

19 of its 38 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Heatwave was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Niger

75 of its 87 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (71 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Burundi

76 of its 105 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Morocco

35 of its 94 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 17 of al-Hoceima's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (18 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Poland

117 of its 409 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (75 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

170 of its 199 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Mogadishu accounted for 109 of Somalia's 170 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: dengue in Sri Lanka (110 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); wildfires in Montenegro (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in DR Congo (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hiv in Algeria (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Albania (11 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 4 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 31,083 stories about harm among 147,867 counted on 4 Jul.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 147,867 stories, below the usual 22. On 4 July 2016, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Niger86 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia85 in 100 of its 199 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen81 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan79 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon77 in 100 of its 216 stories · usually 42 · mostly displacement

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Coney Island US156 stories about protests or strikes, of its 248 Washington US147 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1055 London UK141 stories about protests or strikes, of its 760 Caracas Venezuela132 stories about protests or strikes, of its 203 Hollywood US90 stories about protests or strikes, of its 281

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: 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'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'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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: 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'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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'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'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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'sLiberia: 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 readJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: 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 readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: 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: 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 readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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'sCrimea: 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: 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: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: 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'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPortugal: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEstonia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCuba: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than 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

● Poland about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 117 stories about harm ● Portugal about twice as fearful as the world's · 113 stories about harm ● Niger about twice as angry as the world's · 75 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 717 stories about harm ● Somalia about twice as angry as the world's · 170 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 363 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence25% 7,631 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 7,262 stories · about as usual Health19% 5,686 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 4,701 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,240 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 1,389 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 879 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 648 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 killed9,500 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,068 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,022 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,019 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting refugees560 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions551 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced413 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations265 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill79 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh

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.

● 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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