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40,534 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Cairo (Egypt), drownings in Senegal and illness in Camayenne. Egypt's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostEgypt 82 in 100 of its 1,015 stories, usually 35
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 54 in 100 of its stories, usually 47
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 →
Protests & strikes

Egypt

837 of its 1,015 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Cairo accounted for 438 of Egypt's 837 stories about harm, carried by 234 outlets. 261 of Cairo's 438 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (579 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Cairo stories →
Disasters & accidents

Senegal

51 of its 83 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Dakar accounted for 48 of Senegal's 51 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (46 stories). Drownings were named in 45 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Senegal over 30 days → its stories → Dakar stories →
Health

Guinea

51 of its 61 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Camayenne accounted for 48 of Guinea's 51 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. Ebola was named in 49 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with malaria and tuberculosis.

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

Italy

281 of its 1,102 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (193 stories). Building collapse was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Italy over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Germany

2,198 of its 4,757 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Hamburg accounted for 1,995 of Germany's 2,198 stories about harm, carried by 1,184 outlets. 1,777 of Hamburg's 1,995 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (1,077 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Honduras

32 of its 45 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 20 of Agua Zarca's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Botswana

70 of its 121 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Rwanda

131 of its 210 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 50 of Kigali's 77 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Türkiye

459 of its 807 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. 112 of Istanbul's 211 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (151 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

62 of its 93 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hiv in Central African Republic (44 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Japan (155 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Somalia (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hiv in Spain (68 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Philippines (181 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 40,534 stories about harm among 180,950 counted on 7 Jul.

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Reports of peace efforts, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. 22 in every 100 of the day's 180,950 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Egypt, 82% of the news was about people being harmed, where 35% is usual. Guinea's news mentioned Ebola about 6 times as often as usual. On 7 July 2016, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic88 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 79 · mostly displacement Guinea84 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 17 · mostly health Egypt82 in 100 of its 1,015 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence El Salvador81 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 39 · mostly rights & justice Niger81 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Hamburg Germany1777 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1995 Cairo Egypt261 stories about protests or strikes, of its 438 Moscow Russia250 stories about protests or strikes, of its 513 Washington US192 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1144 Jerusalem Israel149 stories about protests or strikes, of its 337

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: 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: 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 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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: 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'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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 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 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 readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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 readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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 readEast Jerusalem: 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: 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: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTogo: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMauritius: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBotswana: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: 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'sChina: coverage a little warmer 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'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times 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

● Egypt about three times as angry as the world's · 837 stories about harm ● Qatar about twice as fearful as the world's · 407 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as fearful as the world's · 116 stories about harm ● Mexico about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 302 stories about harm ● Senegal about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 51 stories about harm ● Libya about twice as fearful as the world's · 62 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 10,473 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence24% 9,423 stories · about as usual Health19% 7,499 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 6,249 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,163 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,455 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,291 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,238 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 killed12,518 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,221 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,686 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,674 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees756 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations690 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions575 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced506 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill22 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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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