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The day's news pointed at violence in Sibe, rights and justice in Schaffhausen and protests in Bucharest (Romania). Burkina Faso's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUruguay 86 in 100 of its 236 stories, usually 10
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 53 in 100 of its stories, usually 49
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

55 of its 77 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Sibe accounted for 46 of Burkina Faso's 55 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Burkina Faso over 30 days → its stories → Sibe stories →
Rights & justice

Switzerland

257 of its 512 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Schaffhausen accounted for 202 of Switzerland's 257 stories about harm, carried by 224 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (204 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Switzerland over 30 days → its stories → Schaffhausen stories →
Protests & strikes

Romania

64 of its 216 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 28 of Bucharest's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (24 stories). Road crashes were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Romania over 30 days → its stories → Bucharest stories →
Disasters & accidents

Latvia

28 of its 66 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Qatar

281 of its 499 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Doha accounted for 167 of Qatar's 281 stories about harm, carried by 113 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Uruguay

204 of its 236 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Montevideo accounted for 197 of Uruguay's 204 stories about harm, carried by 138 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (178 stories).

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Rights & justice

Maldives

124 of its 190 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (83 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

2,132 of its 3,149 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Jerusalem accounted for 1,899 of Israel's 2,132 stories about harm, carried by 796 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

248 of its 363 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

France

492 of its 1,580 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (132 stories). Hepatitis was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: flu in Myanmar (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in Türkiye (121 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in North Korea (26 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cholera in Kenya (31 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in Bangladesh (29 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 25 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 43,766 stories about harm among 205,374 counted on 25 Jul.

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Burkina Faso stood out: 71% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 14%. 21 in every 100 of the day's 205,374 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. In Myanmar's news, mentions of the flu ran more than ten times their usual. A year earlier, on 25 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 →

Uruguay86 in 100 of its 236 stories · usually 10 · mostly rights & justice Syria78 in 100 of its 797 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen78 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 80 · mostly health Burkina Faso71 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 14 · mostly conflict & violence Libya70 in 100 of its 432 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel750 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1899 Washington US333 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1931 San Antonio US265 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1478 Ankara Türkiye197 stories about protests or strikes, of its 243 London UK196 stories about protests or strikes, of its 794

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'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: 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: 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'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: 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'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: 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: 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: 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'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'sBahrain: 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'sArgentina: 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'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican 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 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: 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 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 grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: 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 angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sParaguay: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLebanon: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sLatvia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHungary: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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 angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMontserrat: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMaldives: 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 4 times as fearful as the world's · 281 stories about harm ● Pakistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 580 stories about harm ● Lebanon about three times as fearful as the world's · 248 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 288 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 93 stories about harm ● Burkina Faso about twice as angry as the world's · 55 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 12,086 stories · about as usual Health22% 9,658 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence18% 7,655 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents17% 7,173 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,204 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,282 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,071 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 814 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 killed14,878 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,262 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,528 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,299 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees749 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations553 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting abductions479 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people displaced439 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the Philippines and the US Stories reporting people falling ill75 at about the usual rate

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 softer than 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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