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36,943 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Quito (Ecuador), rights and justice in Caracas and people falling ill in Russia. Russia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about 6 times the usual rate, most often about Russia and Zimbabwe →
Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostVenezuela 79 in 100 of its 524 stories, usually 41
RegionSoutheast Asia 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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

Ecuador

90 of its 123 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Quito accounted for 70 of Ecuador's 90 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. 38 of Quito's 70 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (44 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Ecuador over 30 days → its stories → Quito stories →
Rights & justice

Venezuela

413 of its 524 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Caracas accounted for 333 of Venezuela's 413 stories about harm, carried by 524 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (334 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Health

Russia

576 of its 2,715 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (164 stories). Hunger was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

334 of its 431 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (56 stories). Road crashes were named in 80 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Israel

1,146 of its 1,794 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Jerusalem accounted for 734 of Israel's 1,146 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. 474 of Jerusalem's 734 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (87 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

198 of its 233 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Hodeida accounted for 106 of Yemen's 198 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Mali

16 of Bamako's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Hunger was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Sierra Leone

38 of its 54 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Liberia

66 of its 124 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Azerbaijan

84 of its 236 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Power cuts were named in 53 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: landslides in Kashmir (65 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Azerbaijan (53 of its stories, about three times its usual); extreme cold in Eritrea (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Pakistan (94 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); tropical storm in Guam (12 of its stories, more than ten 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 4 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 36,943 stories about harm among 168,215 counted on 4 Jul.

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People falling ill were reported at about 6 times the usual rate, most often about Russia and Zimbabwe. Ecuador stood out: 73% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 36%. On 4 July 2017, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 22 today. of the day's 168,215 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 20.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Guatemala85 in 100 of its 151 stories · usually 87 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen85 in 100 of its 233 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Nicaragua80 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 82 · mostly rights & justice Venezuela79 in 100 of its 524 stories · usually 41 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan77 in 100 of its 431 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel474 stories about protests or strikes, of its 734 Washington US137 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1123 Coney Island US123 stories about protests or strikes, of its 128 Paris France101 stories about protests or strikes, of its 211 Warsaw Poland98 stories about protests or strikes, of its 115

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: 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'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'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: too little coverage to readQatar: 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'sNorth Korea: 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'sMorocco: 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'sMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew 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'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: 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'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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'sCameroon: 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'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'sBahrain: 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 readWestern 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: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sZambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sVanuatu: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTonga: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer 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 grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLithuania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer 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'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIceland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGabon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEritrea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChile: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrunei: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlbania: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPitcairn: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBermuda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMayotte: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Sweden about three times as fearful as the world's · 75 stories about harm ● Albania about three times as fearful as the world's · 79 stories about harm ● South Sudan few stories about three times as angry as the world's · 37 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 577 stories about harm ● Chile about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 61 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 114 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 12,119 stories · more than usual (usually 31%) Disasters & accidents21% 7,466 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Health17% 6,233 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence12% 4,517 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,353 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 1,791 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,183 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 649 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 killed10,433 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,978 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,845 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,852 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,012 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Nepal Stories reporting refugees925 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced562 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Israel Stories reporting abductions509 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill497 at about 6 times the usual rate · most about Russia and Zimbabwe

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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