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38,793 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Mogadishu, protests in Raqqa (Syria) and landslides in Taiwan. Somalia's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSomalia 88 in 100 of its 493 stories, usually 64
RegionOceania 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
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

Somalia

432 of its 493 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Mogadishu accounted for 325 of Somalia's 432 stories about harm, carried by 220 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (181 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
Protests & strikes

Syria

422 of its 554 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. 68 of Raqqa's 101 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (155 stories). Plague was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Raqqa stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

105 of its 251 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (41 stories). Landslides were named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Kenya

361 of its 834 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Afghanistan

850 of its 1,074 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Kabul accounted for 776 of Afghanistan's 850 stories about harm, carried by 565 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Australia

2,034 of its 8,827 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (719 stories). Tornadoes were named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Vietnam

145 of its 525 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 57 of Hanoi's 68 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (75 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Belgium

271 of its 551 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (152 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Haiti

29 of its 54 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories). Drownings were named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Algeria

34 of its 71 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Greece (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Haiti (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Thailand (40 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in Japan (49 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Venezuela (143 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 31 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 38,793 stories about harm among 183,242 counted on 31 Jul.

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Greece's news mentioned wildfires more than ten times as often as usual. 21 in every 100 of the day's 183,242 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. For the second day running, the news turned to Somalia. A year earlier, on 31 July 2016, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today. Somalia's news was 88% about people being harmed, against a usual 64%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia88 in 100 of its 493 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Congo80 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 66 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan79 in 100 of its 1,074 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Syria76 in 100 of its 554 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar74 in 100 of its 160 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Caracas Venezuela726 stories about protests or strikes, of its 830 Jerusalem Israel253 stories about protests or strikes, of its 532 Washington US240 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1253 Kabul Afghanistan199 stories about protests or strikes, of its 776 Los Angeles US161 stories about protests or strikes, of its 631

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: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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'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: 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'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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 readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: 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'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: 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 readCzech 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'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'sCameroon: 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'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'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: 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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: 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'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than 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 fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer 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 about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelgium: coverage about three times as grief-stricken 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'sAustralia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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

● Somalia about three times as angry as the world's · 432 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 850 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 106 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 244 stories about harm ● Belgium about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 271 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 77 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 10,450 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence20% 7,658 stories · about as usual Health19% 7,285 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 6,117 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,556 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,401 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,306 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,199 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 killed12,258 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,004 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,687 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,485 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees754 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions661 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations507 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people displaced382 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the Philippines and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill39 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria

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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