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The news turned to the heatwave in Romania, violence in Pagak and protests in the Congo River (Congo). South Sudan's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostRomania 75 in 100 of its 334 stories, usually 23
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
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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Disasters & accidents

Romania

250 of its 334 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Siret accounted for 213 of Romania's 250 stories about harm, carried by 164 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (236 stories). Heatwave was named in 221 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drownings and landslides.

Romania over 30 days → its stories → Siret stories →
Conflict & violence

South Sudan

157 of its 181 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Pagak accounted for 132 of South Sudan's 157 stories about harm, carried by 120 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Pagak stories →
Protests & strikes

Congo

97 of its 111 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. 6 of the Congo River's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Congo over 30 days → its stories → Congo River stories →
Health

Macao

48 of its 122 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Russia

488 of its 2,358 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 211 of Moscow's 313 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (231 stories). Road crashes were named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

992 of its 1,319 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Valencia accounted for 467 of Venezuela's 992 stories about harm, carried by 458 outlets. 390 of Valencia's 467 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Mexico

504 of its 1,094 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (11 stories). Cyclone was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with storm surge.

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Conflict & violence

Myanmar

135 of its 161 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Maungdaw accounted for 84 of Myanmar's 135 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (98 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Mozambique

34 of its 69 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Italy

501 of its 1,293 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of abductions ran at about 10 times the usual rate (44 stories). Meningitis was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Vietnam (86 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); bird flu in Namibia (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); oil spill in Hong Kong (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Brazil (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); bird flu in Netherlands (30 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 7 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 38,071 stories about harm among 184,722 counted on 7 Aug.

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Romania's news was 75% about people being harmed, against a usual 23%. In Romania's news, mentions of the heatwave ran more than ten times their usual. A year earlier, on 7 August 2016, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today. 21 in every 100 of the day's 184,722 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo87 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan87 in 100 of its 181 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar84 in 100 of its 161 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Honduras75 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 26 · mostly rights & justice Venezuela75 in 100 of its 1,319 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Valencia Venezuela390 stories about protests or strikes, of its 467 Washington US275 stories about protests or strikes, of its 983 Moscow Russia211 stories about protests or strikes, of its 313 Caracas Venezuela152 stories about protests or strikes, of its 278 Damascus Syria79 stories about protests or strikes, of its 180

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: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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'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'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: 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'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 readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: 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'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: 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 readEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: 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'sCosta Rica: 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: feelings about like the world'sCanada: 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: 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'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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 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 one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTurkmenistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: 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 warm as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMauritania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGambia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sMonaco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMaldives: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMacao: coverage about one and a half times as warm 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

● Finland few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 20 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 301 stories about harm ● Iran about three times as fearful as the world's · 253 stories about harm ● Mali about three times as angry as the world's · 97 stories about harm ● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 189 stories about harm ● South Sudan about three times as angry as the world's · 157 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 10,221 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence21% 7,805 stories · about as usual Health19% 7,054 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 6,786 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,316 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,312 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 902 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 799 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 killed11,682 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,177 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,282 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,518 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions708 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees470 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Australia and the US Stories reporting evacuations374 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting people displaced282 at about half the usual rate · most about Colombia and the US Stories reporting people falling ill24 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 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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