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42,176 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Algiers (Algeria), violence in Tunis and storms in Portugal. Tunisia's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostUzbekistan 81 in 100 of its 57 stories, usually 25
RegionCentral Asia 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
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

Algeria

58 of its 85 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Algiers accounted for 56 of Algeria's 58 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. 35 of Algiers' 56 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Algeria over 30 days → its stories → Algiers stories →
Conflict & violence

Tunisia

58 of its 72 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Tunis accounted for 44 of Tunisia's 58 stories about harm, carried by 155 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Disasters & accidents

Portugal

115 of its 269 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (65 stories). Storms were named in 61 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Guatemala

42 of its 65 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (36 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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

Venezuela

604 of its 834 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Caracas accounted for 469 of Venezuela's 604 stories about harm, carried by 311 outlets. 400 of Caracas' 469 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (149 stories). Malaria was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Burundi

119 of its 131 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Bujumbura accounted for 110 of Burundi's 119 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. 106 of Bujumbura's 110 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Israel

1,477 of its 2,397 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Jerusalem accounted for 1,208 of Israel's 1,477 stories about harm, carried by 498 outlets. 682 of Jerusalem's 1,208 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Uzbekistan

46 of its 57 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

France

929 of its 2,247 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (323 stories). Storms were named in 219 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Cambodia

147 of its 320 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 45 of Phnom Penh's 52 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: storms in France (219 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Romania (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Denmark (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Kenya (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); respiratory illness in Japan (27 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 26 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 42,176 stories about harm among 196,449 counted on 26 Jul.

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Mentions of storms ran more than ten times their usual in Portugal's news. of the day's 196,449 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Algeria stood out: 68% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 26%. On 26 July 2016, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic91 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence Burundi91 in 100 of its 131 stories · usually 66 · mostly rights & justice Yemen89 in 100 of its 239 stories · usually 81 · mostly conflict & violence Uzbekistan81 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 25 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia81 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel682 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1208 Washington US430 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2073 Caracas Venezuela400 stories about protests or strikes, of its 469 Bujumbura Burundi106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 110 London UK101 stories about protests or strikes, of its 728

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: 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'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'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLesotho: 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'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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 readFiji: 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 readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: 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 readCambodia: 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'sBenin: 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'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 readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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 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 angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: 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'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSenegal: coverage about twice as fearful 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'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPanama: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as 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'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'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuernsey: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Central African Republic about twice as warm as the world's · 110 stories about harm ● Belgium about three times as fearful as the world's · 62 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 345 stories about harm ● Qatar about three times as fearful as the world's · 154 stories about harm ● Spain about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 168 stories about harm ● Egypt about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 164 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 12,789 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Health20% 8,430 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 7,399 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents16% 6,639 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,416 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,514 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,182 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 killed13,180 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,066 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,002 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,621 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees743 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions725 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations718 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced492 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill156 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia

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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