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32,945 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at violence in Tripoli, protests in Yerevan (Armenia) and arrests in Lebanon. Lebanon's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostLibya 83 in 100 of its 223 stories, usually 55
RegionCentral Asia 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
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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Conflict & violence

Libya

185 of its 223 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Tripoli accounted for 108 of Libya's 185 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (74 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
Protests & strikes

Armenia

59 of its 169 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 29 of Yerevan's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (5 stories). Heatwave was named in 30 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Armenia over 30 days → its stories → Yerevan stories →
Rights & justice

Lebanon

101 of its 193 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Italy

359 of its 1,557 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with drought.

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

Belgium

125 of its 293 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Brussels accounted for 116 of Belgium's 125 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (98 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Honduras

30 of its 40 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 3 of Las Delicias' 3 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (25 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mexico

362 of its 853 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (108 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kuwait

35 of its 79 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

75 of its 282 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

Caracas accounted for 230 of Venezuela's 289 stories about harm, carried by 218 outlets. 195 of Caracas' 230 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (29 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: rabies in Malaysia (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Japan (57 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Algeria (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); landslides in India (105 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); poisoning in Germany (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 32,945 stories about harm among 162,111 counted on 5 Jul.

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Mentions of the heatwave ran more than ten times their usual in Armenia's news. In Libya, 83% of the news was about people being harmed, where 55% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 162,111 stories, below the usual 22. A year earlier, on 5 July 2016, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic86 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Libya83 in 100 of its 223 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen83 in 100 of its 129 stories · usually 80 · mostly health South Sudan75 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq73 in 100 of its 576 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Caracas Venezuela195 stories about protests or strikes, of its 230 Syracuse US183 stories about protests or strikes, of its 294 Washington US130 stories about protests or strikes, of its 812 Seoul South Korea111 stories about protests or strikes, of its 168 Jerusalem Israel98 stories about protests or strikes, of its 372

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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'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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSudan: 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'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'sRwanda: 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'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: 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'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: 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'sGuinea: 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'sGermany: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEthiopia: 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: too little coverage to readCzech 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'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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'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'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: 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'sEast Jerusalem: 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: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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: 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 one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUS: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little angrier than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPortugal: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: 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 angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKuwait: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCape Verde: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice 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'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'sVatican City: coverage a little angrier 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

● Kuwait few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 35 stories about harm ● Sweden about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 71 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 398 stories about harm ● Central African Republic about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 80 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 162 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 268 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence25% 8,116 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 7,579 stories · about as usual Health20% 6,514 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 4,948 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,067 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,169 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,121 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 killed9,695 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,407 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,980 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,936 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Venezuela Stories reporting refugees668 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions520 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations485 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced387 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill36 at about half the usual rate · most about Australia and the US

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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