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Protests in Dakar (Senegal), people displaced in Simikot and arrests in Malaysia drew the news. Bosnia's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNepal 82 in 100 of its 447 stories, usually 26
RegionOceania 20 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Senegal

37 of its 76 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 6%. 26 of Dakar's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Senegal over 30 days → its stories → Dakar stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

365 of its 447 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Simikot accounted for 224 of Nepal's 365 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (71 stories).

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Simikot stories →
Rights & justice

Malaysia

504 of its 1,589 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (361 stories). Tsunami was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

Malaysia over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Bosnia

14 of its 24 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Sierra Leone

20 of its 37 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 7 of Freetown's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Chile

19 of Santiago's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Poisoning was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with volcanic eruption. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Belarus

97 of its 176 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Minsk accounted for 89 of Belarus' 97 stories about harm, carried by 103 outlets. 84 of Minsk's 89 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

Mauritania

46 of its 119 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Israel

800 of its 1,524 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Ireland

407 of its 1,509 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Food poisoning was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with poisoning. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: measles in Brazil (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Venezuela (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Kashmir (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Guam (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Kenya (27 of its stories, about 6 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 3 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 39,889 stories about harm among 193,378 counted on 3 Jul.

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Senegal's news was 49% about people being harmed, against a usual 6%. of the day's 193,378 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Brazil's news mentioned measles more than ten times as often as usual. On 3 July 2017, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nepal82 in 100 of its 447 stories · usually 26 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen81 in 100 of its 234 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Guatemala80 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 87 · mostly disasters & accidents Ecuador74 in 100 of its 140 stories · usually 33 · mostly rights & justice Mali71 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US220 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1345 Jerusalem Israel134 stories about protests or strikes, of its 409 Adelaide Australia129 stories about protests or strikes, of its 367 Dublin Ireland93 stories about protests or strikes, of its 108 Gaza Palestine88 stories about protests or strikes, of its 199

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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'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'sUganda: 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'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: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: 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'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: 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'sMauritius: 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: 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'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl 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'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: 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'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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 readAlbania: 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: 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 readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: 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: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRomania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sOman: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMauritania: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer 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 grief-stricken as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPitcairn: 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

● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 250 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 190 stories about harm ● Sweden few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 42 stories about harm ● Senegal few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 37 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 107 stories about harm ● South Africa about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 551 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 12,102 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 7,715 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Health18% 7,185 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 5,236 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,621 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 1,799 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,635 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 726 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 killed11,317 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,161 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,395 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,147 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,139 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations896 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting abductions385 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced307 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill75 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India

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 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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