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The day's news pointed at protests in Valencia (Venezuela), a disaster in Skopje and violence in Hiroshima. Japan's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNorth Macedonia 89 in 100 of its 102 stories, usually 11
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 46 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

1,246 of its 1,506 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Valencia accounted for 555 of Venezuela's 1,246 stories about harm, carried by 485 outlets. 477 of Valencia's 555 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Valencia stories →
Disasters & accidents

North Macedonia

91 of its 102 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Skopje accounted for 87 of North Macedonia's 91 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

North Macedonia over 30 days → its stories → Skopje stories →
Conflict & violence

Japan

593 of its 1,155 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Hiroshima accounted for 431 of Japan's 593 stories about harm, carried by 481 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (500 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Japan over 30 days → its stories → Hiroshima stories →
Rights & justice

Italy

249 of its 582 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories). Avalanche was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Lebanon

220 of its 268 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Ras Baalbek accounted for 114 of Lebanon's 220 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

120 of its 237 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (96 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Romania

23 of its 41 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Measles was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Guatemala

20 of its 29 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 4 of Guatemala City's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Australia

1,472 of its 4,934 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (71 stories). Snowstorms were named in 44 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with plane crash.

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Disasters & accidents

Madagascar

13 of its 18 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (11 stories). Cyclone was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: respiratory illness in Spain (71 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (37 of its stories, about three times its usual); cyclone in Madagascar (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); measles in Romania (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Belize (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 Aug. 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 24,082 stories about harm among 99,854 counted on 6 Aug.

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Spain's news mentioned respiratory illness more than ten times as often as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Venezuela. On 6 August 2016, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 24 today. Stories about people being harmed made up 24 in every 100 of the day's 99,854 stories, above the usual 22. This week the news turned most often to Kenya, on 4 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

North Macedonia89 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 11 · mostly disasters & accidents Venezuela83 in 100 of its 1,506 stories · usually 67 · mostly rights & justice Lebanon82 in 100 of its 268 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar82 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Syria77 in 100 of its 694 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Valencia Venezuela477 stories about protests or strikes, of its 555 Caracas Venezuela455 stories about protests or strikes, of its 510 Washington US99 stories about protests or strikes, of its 574 Beirut Lebanon79 stories about protests or strikes, of its 88 Bloomington US68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 144

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'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: too little coverage to readCayman 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: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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'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'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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 readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench 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 readEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readComoros: 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'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 warm as the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMaldives: 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

● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 98 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 303 stories about harm ● Japan about three times as angry as the world's · 593 stories about harm ● Cameroon few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 40 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 284 stories about harm ● Vietnam about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 120 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 6,247 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence26% 6,105 stories · much more than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents18% 4,211 stories · about as usual Health16% 3,771 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,278 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 850 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 730 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 440 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 killed8,282 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,993 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Venezuela Stories reporting people affected3,317 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,621 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions393 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people displaced359 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting evacuations327 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees201 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Canada 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 harsher 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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