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42,763 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Terni (Italy), violence in Jammu and people injured in Costa Rica drew the news. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGuyana 49 in 100 of its 98 stories, usually 25
RegionSouth Asia 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
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

Italy

326 of its 1,174 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 77 of Terni's 77 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (60 stories). Measles was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with volcanic eruption and rubella.

Italy over 30 days → its stories → Terni stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

258 of its 335 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Jammu accounted for 119 of Kashmir's 258 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Costa Rica

37 of its 76 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Costa Rica over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Germany

612 of its 1,710 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (264 stories). Hunger was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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

Saudi Arabia

391 of its 773 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Jiddah accounted for 220 of Saudi Arabia's 391 stories about harm, carried by 183 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

547 of its 961 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (203 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Health

Poland

102 of its 361 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Hunger was named in 58 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Rights & justice

Congo

110 of its 152 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Nigeria

Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (231 stories). Accidents were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

China

Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (132 stories). Bird flu was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. 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: hunger in Poland (58 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Kenya (75 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); snowstorms in New Zealand (77 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Japan (111 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); respiratory illness in Malawi (25 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 12 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 42,763 stories about harm among 204,460 counted on 12 Jul.

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In Poland's news, mentions of the hunger ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 204,460 stories, below the usual 22. It was the second day running that the news turned to Italy. In Italy, 28% of the news was about people being harmed, where 20% is usual. A year earlier, on 12 July 2016, 22 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 →

Yemen85 in 100 of its 255 stories · usually 79 · mostly health Kashmir77 in 100 of its 335 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Syria75 in 100 of its 616 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Congo72 in 100 of its 152 stories · usually 66 · mostly rights & justice Iraq68 in 100 of its 917 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Darfur Sudan172 stories about protests or strikes, of its 206 Washington US147 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1376 Caracas Venezuela91 stories about protests or strikes, of its 98 Beijing China80 stories about protests or strikes, of its 382 Amarnath India80 stories about protests or strikes, of its 601

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'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 Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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: too little coverage to readTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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'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'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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'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'sMexico: 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'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'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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'sJamaica: 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'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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 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: 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 readDjibouti: 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'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sComoros: 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'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'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall 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 readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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 fearful as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sQatar: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sPanama: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLaos: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sIndonesia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGrenada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBosnia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAngola: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage about one and a half times as warm 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

● Qatar about three times as fearful as the world's · 487 stories about harm ● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 258 stories about harm ● Bosnia few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 29 stories about harm ● Nigeria about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 789 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as fearful as the world's · 217 stories about harm ● Congo about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 110 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 11,089 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence22% 9,092 stories · about as usual Health20% 8,486 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 6,952 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,650 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,298 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,227 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,199 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 killed13,258 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,152 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,409 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,814 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations804 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees675 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced632 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions484 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people falling ill60 at about two-thirds 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
● 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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