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Most of the day's attention went to arrests in Thailand, the heatwave in Montenegro and violence in Taang. Montenegro's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostThailand 54 in 100 of its 824 stories, usually 28
RegionSoutheast Asia 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Rights & justice

Thailand

441 of its 824 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (215 stories). Hypothermia was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Montenegro

104 of its 116 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Lustica accounted for 102 of Montenegro's 104 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. Heatwave was named in 74 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Montenegro over 30 days → its stories → Lustica stories →
Conflict & violence

Myanmar

153 of its 192 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Taang accounted for 108 of Myanmar's 153 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (112 stories). Accidents were named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Taang stories →
Protests & strikes

Palestine

65 of Bethlehem's 90 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Road crashes were named in 38 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Yemen

205 of its 233 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 78%. Sanaa accounted for 116 of Yemen's 205 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

North Korea

164 of its 341 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Food & livelihood

Mongolia

12 of its 32 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (12 stories). Drought was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

144 of its 364 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Nigeria

117 of Maiduguri's 180 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (118 stories). Power cuts were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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Displacement

Central African Republic

Balaka accounted for 87 of the Central African Republic's 121 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (99 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Guatemala (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Haiti (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cholera in Kenya (57 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drought in Mongolia (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Grenada (14 of its stories, about three 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 19 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 42,303 stories about harm among 202,110 counted on 19 Jul.

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Montenegro's news mentioned the heatwave about 8 times as often as usual. 21 in every 100 of the day's 202,110 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. In Thailand, 54% of the news was about people being harmed, where 28% is usual. A year earlier, on 19 July 2016, 23 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 →

Montenegro90 in 100 of its 116 stories · usually 56 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen88 in 100 of its 233 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Central African Republic86 in 100 of its 141 stories · usually 83 · mostly displacement Myanmar80 in 100 of its 192 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq70 in 100 of its 535 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel280 stories about protests or strikes, of its 800 Caracas Venezuela181 stories about protests or strikes, of its 259 Washington US180 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1505 Maiduguri Nigeria117 stories about protests or strikes, of its 180 Minneapolis US96 stories about protests or strikes, of its 420

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: 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: too little coverage to readPuerto 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 readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: 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 readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: 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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: 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'sMalawi: 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: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: 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'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew 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'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'sCosta Rica: 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'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: 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'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 readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican 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: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: 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 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as angry as 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'sCayman Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNamibia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMontenegro: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHungary: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAzerbaijan: 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'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier 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'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: 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'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: 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'sGuernsey: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMacao: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Sudan about three times as fearful as the world's · 73 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 205 stories about harm ● Iran about three times as fearful as the world's · 354 stories about harm ● Portugal about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 91 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 389 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 375 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 11,561 stories · about as usual Health21% 8,785 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence18% 7,362 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents18% 7,334 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,782 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,408 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,309 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 924 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 killed12,200 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,917 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,741 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,438 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations791 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees616 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Central African Republic Stories reporting people displaced610 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions477 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill93 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico

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 much softer than 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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