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40,734 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Violence in Srebrenica, drownings in Guinea and protests in Kampala (Uganda) drew the news. Bosnia's coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostBosnia 98 in 100 of its 91 stories, usually 11
RegionCentral Asia 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
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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Conflict & violence

Bosnia

89 of its 91 stories (98%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Srebrenica accounted for 87 of Bosnia's 89 stories about harm, carried by 100 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (86 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Bosnia over 30 days → its stories → Srebrenica stories →
Rights & justice

Guinea

80 of its 94 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (76 stories). Drownings were named in 76 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Guinea over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Uganda

174 of its 298 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Kampala accounted for 140 of Uganda's 174 stories about harm, carried by 120 outlets. 117 of Kampala's 140 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (132 stories).

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Kampala stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

83 of its 268 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Power cuts were named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

455 of its 570 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Kabul accounted for 229 of Afghanistan's 455 stories about harm, carried by 187 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

725 of its 1,688 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (335 stories). Dengue was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Azerbaijan

118 of its 232 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (90 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Portugal

64 of its 180 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

North Korea

99 of its 313 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 66 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Japan

770 of its 2,123 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (502 stories). Poisoning was named in 88 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heatstroke.

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Also named far more than usual: tuberculosis in North Korea (66 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Venezuela (53 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in South Africa (73 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Samoa (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); drownings in Sudan (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 40,734 stories about harm among 209,967 counted on 11 Jul.

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Bosnia stood out: 98% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 11%. Mentions of drownings ran more than ten times their usual in Guinea's news. A year earlier, on 11 July 2017, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 209,967 stories, below the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bosnia98 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 11 · mostly conflict & violence Guinea85 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 31 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan80 in 100 of its 570 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Tajikistan79 in 100 of its 110 stories · usually 25 · mostly rights & justice Nicaragua78 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 82 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US230 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1130 Beijing China227 stories about protests or strikes, of its 505 Kampala Uganda117 stories about protests or strikes, of its 140 Munich Germany110 stories about protests or strikes, of its 295 Delhi India89 stories about protests or strikes, of its 503

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: 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 readGuam: 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 readTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-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: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: 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'sNiger: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: 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'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'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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 readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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 readPitcairn: 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 readGuernsey: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSamoa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPortugal: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPanama: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer 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'sNamibia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalta: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBarbados: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJersey: 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

● Bosnia about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 89 stories about harm ● Malta few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 28 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 455 stories about harm ● Venezuela about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 85 stories about harm ● Hungary few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 37 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 357 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 11,627 stories · less than usual (usually 31%) Disasters & accidents20% 8,052 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Health20% 8,020 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 5,927 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,158 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,762 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,467 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,013 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 killed11,004 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,326 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,618 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,863 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees693 at about half the usual rate · most about Italy and the US Stories reporting evacuations610 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting people displaced443 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions236 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill102 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 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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