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The day's news pointed at protests in Jerusalem (Israel), violence in Passchendaele and people injured in Colombia. Belgium's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBelgium 74 in 100 of its 264 stories, usually 22
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
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

Israel

686 of its 1,023 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Jerusalem accounted for 608 of Israel's 686 stories about harm, carried by 188 outlets. 479 of Jerusalem's 608 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (221 stories). Drownings were named in 69 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Conflict & violence

Belgium

196 of its 264 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Passchendaele accounted for 190 of Belgium's 196 stories about harm, carried by 236 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (190 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Belgium over 30 days → its stories → Passchendaele stories →
Disasters & accidents

Colombia

47 of its 82 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Türkiye

278 of its 449 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Germany

560 of its 1,087 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Hamburg accounted for 475 of Germany's 560 stories about harm, carried by 462 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (139 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

799 of its 1,028 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Caracas accounted for 715 of Venezuela's 799 stories about harm, carried by 493 outlets. 555 of Caracas' 715 stories were about protests or strikes. Hunger was named in 38 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Nigeria

619 of its 1,757 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (17 stories). Road crashes were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Australia

883 of its 3,741 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 182 of Sydney's 353 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Argentina

74 of its 114 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Jujuy accounted for 60 of Argentina's 74 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. 60 of Jujuy's 60 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

Vietnam

242 of its 414 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (105 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Canada (265 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Italy (23 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); wildfires in Spain (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Venezuela (38 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); drought in China (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 26,865 stories about harm among 123,292 counted on 29 Jul.

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Mentions of the hunger ran more than ten times their usual in Canada's news. of the day's 123,292 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Israel for the second day running. Israel's news was 67% about people being harmed, against a usual 55%. On 29 July 2016, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua89 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela78 in 100 of its 1,028 stories · usually 66 · mostly rights & justice Belgium74 in 100 of its 264 stories · usually 22 · mostly conflict & violence Israel67 in 100 of its 1,023 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Syria66 in 100 of its 311 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Caracas Venezuela555 stories about protests or strikes, of its 715 Jerusalem Israel479 stories about protests or strikes, of its 608 London UK292 stories about protests or strikes, of its 635 Sydney Australia182 stories about protests or strikes, of its 353 Washington US164 stories about protests or strikes, of its 990

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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 readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSudan: 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'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: 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'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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'sRwanda: 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'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'sMorocco: 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'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: 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: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIran: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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'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 readEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: 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'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: 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'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSuriname: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKiribati: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful 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 warm as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelgium: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice 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 warm as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as warm 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'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMonaco: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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

● Belgium about three times as angry as the world's · 196 stories about harm ● Vietnam about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 242 stories about harm ● Denmark few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 19 stories about harm ● Egypt about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 112 stories about harm ● Palestine about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 245 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 204 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 7,313 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence22% 5,720 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 4,831 stories · about as usual Health18% 4,807 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,402 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 827 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 724 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 585 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 killed8,433 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,879 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,311 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,765 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions634 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting evacuations604 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Spain Stories reporting refugees353 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced171 at about half the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill52 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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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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