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36,208 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Georgetown (Guyana), deaths in Lima and rights and justice in Alajuela. Burundi's coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGuyana 74 in 100 of its 175 stories, usually 20
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Guyana

130 of its 175 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Georgetown accounted for 103 of Guyana's 130 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets. 74 of Georgetown's 103 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Peru

184 of its 285 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Lima accounted for 163 of Peru's 184 stories about harm, carried by 147 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (159 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Lima stories →
Rights & justice

Costa Rica

65 of its 110 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Alajuela accounted for 55 of Costa Rica's 65 stories about harm, carried by 110 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Costa Rica over 30 days → its stories → Alajuela stories →
Conflict & violence

Burundi

92 of its 95 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Kayanza accounted for 88 of Burundi's 92 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (81 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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

Senegal

36 of its 58 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 26 of Dakar's 34 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

1,427 of its 1,718 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. the Tigris River accounted for 563 of Iraq's 1,427 stories about harm, carried by 493 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Jordan

113 of its 277 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Benin

14 of its 22 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Armenia

12 of Yerevan's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (24 stories). Drownings were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

Caracas accounted for 131 of Venezuela's 153 stories about harm, carried by 112 outlets. 109 of Caracas' 131 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Kenya (182 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in North Korea (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Romania (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Lesotho (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in Armenia (14 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 10 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 36,208 stories about harm among 169,320 counted on 10 Jul.

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Guyana stood out: 74% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 20%. 21 in every 100 of the day's 169,320 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. In Kenya's news, mentions of poisoning ran more than ten times their usual. On 10 July 2016, a year earlier, the share was 26 in every 100, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burundi97 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq83 in 100 of its 1,718 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen82 in 100 of its 162 stories · usually 79 · mostly health Guyana74 in 100 of its 175 stories · usually 20 · mostly rights & justice Kashmir73 in 100 of its 294 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US233 stories about protests or strikes, of its 796 Istanbul Türkiye205 stories about protests or strikes, of its 267 Hamburg Germany204 stories about protests or strikes, of its 249 Jerusalem Israel129 stories about protests or strikes, of its 289 Caracas Venezuela109 stories about protests or strikes, of its 131

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Vietnam: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle 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: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: 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'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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRussia: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: 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'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong 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'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: 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: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as warm 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'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPeru: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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 more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLesotho: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 warm as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage about three times as angry as 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'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage about 4 times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBenin: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustria: 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'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful 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

● Burundi about 4 times as angry as the world's · 92 stories about harm ● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 215 stories about harm ● Costa Rica about three times as angry as the world's · 65 stories about harm ● Colombia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 50 stories about harm ● Peru about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 184 stories about harm ● Indonesia about twice as fearful as the world's · 103 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 8,907 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence23% 8,058 stories · about as usual Health19% 6,722 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 6,343 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,450 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,148 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,106 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 740 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 killed10,811 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,767 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,677 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,559 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,152 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people displaced866 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iraq and Israel Stories reporting refugees394 at about half the usual rate · most about Iraq and the US Stories reporting abductions346 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the Philippines and the US Stories reporting people falling ill14 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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
● Griefa little less than 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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