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40,951 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Rabat (Morocco), drownings in Cameroon and violence in Taang drew the news. Cameroon's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCameroon 75 in 100 of its 275 stories, usually 42
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Protests & strikes

Morocco

130 of its 261 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Rabat accounted for 98 of Morocco's 130 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. 91 of Rabat's 98 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Morocco over 30 days → its stories → Rabat stories →
Rights & justice

Cameroon

206 of its 275 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (34 stories). Drownings were named in 49 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Cameroon over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Myanmar

121 of its 146 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Taang accounted for 73 of Myanmar's 121 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Türkiye

613 of its 1,083 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. 209 of Ankara's 278 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories). Earthquake was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Ukraine

232 of its 418 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 107 of Kiev's 140 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

191 of its 574 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 67 of Hwange National Park's 80 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (129 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

1,275 of its 2,397 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Jerusalem accounted for 1,083 of Israel's 1,275 stories about harm, carried by 339 outlets. Road crashes were named in 49 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Finland

81 of its 208 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Croatia

28 of its 56 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Wildfires were named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heatwave.

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Also named far more than usual: chikungunya in Sri Lanka (78 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Kashmir (55 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Croatia (23 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Mexico (53 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Vietnam (30 of its stories, about 4 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 20 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 40,951 stories about harm among 193,795 counted on 20 Jul.

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21 in every 100 of the day's 193,795 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. On 20 July 2016, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burundi90 in 100 of its 233 stories · usually 64 · mostly displacement Yemen84 in 100 of its 112 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar83 in 100 of its 146 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Congo76 in 100 of its 103 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Syria75 in 100 of its 856 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel466 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1083 Washington US306 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2651 Ankara Türkiye209 stories about protests or strikes, of its 278 Minneapolis US188 stories about protests or strikes, of its 227 Caracas Venezuela147 stories about protests or strikes, of its 205

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: 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'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: 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'sSwitzerland: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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'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'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMexico: 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'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: 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'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 readEthiopia: 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 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'sCosta Rica: 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'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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 about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sTimor-Leste: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as 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 warm as the world'sSudan: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sQatar: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMoldova: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 twice as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGabon: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFinland: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about three times as angry 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'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: 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'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful 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 fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMaldives: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 4 times as fearful as the world's · 103 stories about harm ● Ukraine about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 232 stories about harm ● Cameroon about three times as angry as the world's · 206 stories about harm ● Pakistan about three times as fearful as the world's · 447 stories about harm ● Morocco about twice as angry as the world's · 130 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 644 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 10,896 stories · about as usual Health27% 10,683 stories · much more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence16% 6,572 stories · much less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents15% 5,847 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,525 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,338 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,231 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 921 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 killed11,810 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,397 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,809 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,037 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations587 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting refugees547 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Burundi and the US Stories reporting abductions464 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people displaced409 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the Philippines and Cameroon Stories reporting people falling ill138 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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