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41,129 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Raqqa, protests in Caracas (Venezuela) and rights and justice in Tripoli. Venezuela's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostCyprus 46 in 100 of its 244 stories, usually 14
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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Conflict & violence

Syria

608 of its 710 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Raqqa accounted for 333 of Syria's 608 stories about harm, carried by 302 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Polio was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Raqqa stories →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

Caracas accounted for 452 of Venezuela's 560 stories about harm, carried by 364 outlets. 421 of Caracas' 452 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Rights & justice

Libya

231 of its 320 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Tripoli accounted for 131 of Libya's 231 stories about harm, carried by 117 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (37 stories).

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
Health

Jordan

108 of its 257 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Cholera was named in 35 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.

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

Mali

74 of its 113 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (67 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 35 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Pakistan

134 of Multan's 254 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (306 stories). Polio was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Argentina

78 of its 218 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 59 of Buenos Aires' 65 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (70 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Israel

1,900 of its 2,935 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Jerusalem accounted for 1,709 of Israel's 1,900 stories about harm, carried by 737 outlets. 1,134 of Jerusalem's 1,709 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (47 stories). Natural hazards were named in 24 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.

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Rights & justice

Cyprus

112 of its 244 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (78 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Malaysia (105 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); helicopter crash in Mali (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Myanmar (23 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (160 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Denmark (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 41,129 stories about harm among 201,726 counted on 27 Jul.

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In Malaysia's news, mentions of poisoning ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 201,726 stories, below the usual 22. Syria's news was 86% about people being harmed, against a usual 70%. A year earlier, on 27 July 2016, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic89 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 81 · mostly conflict & violence Syria86 in 100 of its 710 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen84 in 100 of its 239 stories · usually 83 · mostly health Tunisia75 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 37 · mostly rights & justice Libya72 in 100 of its 320 stories · usually 56 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel1134 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1709 Washington US425 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1681 Caracas Venezuela421 stories about protests or strikes, of its 452 Multan Pakistan134 stories about protests or strikes, of its 254 London UK125 stories about protests or strikes, of its 790

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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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'sSudan: 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'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: 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'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 readDominican 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 readN. 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 readColombia: 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: 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'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'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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'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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSuriname: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: 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 more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sQatar: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMauritius: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLithuania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sMonaco: coverage a little warmer 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 127 stories about harm ● Central African Republic few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 49 stories about harm ● Venezuela about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 560 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as angry as the world's · 627 stories about harm ● Qatar about twice as fearful as the world's · 95 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 608 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 11,521 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Health20% 8,103 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 7,916 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence17% 6,685 stories · much less than usual (usually 22%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,595 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,479 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,023 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 900 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 killed13,377 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,659 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,738 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,576 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting refugees770 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations693 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions552 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced331 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill42 at about half 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
● 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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