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The news turned to protests in Tachira (Colombia), train derailment in Egypt and people killed in Kenya. Kenya's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPakistan 63 in 100 of its 2,768 stories, usually 32
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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

Colombia

173 of its 318 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Tachira accounted for 95 of Colombia's 173 stories about harm, carried by 142 outlets. 92 of Tachira's 95 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (95 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Tachira stories →
Disasters & accidents

Egypt

354 of its 663 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Cairo accounted for 295 of Egypt's 354 stories about harm, carried by 263 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (262 stories). Train derailment was named in 146 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Cairo stories →
Health

Kenya

477 of its 891 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (389 stories). Poisoning was named in 197 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Cameroon

185 of its 250 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (156 stories). Poisoning was named in 34 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Cameroon over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Chile

127 of its 283 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Santiago accounted for 106 of Chile's 127 stories about harm, carried by 131 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Greenland

72 of its 186 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (18 stories). Tsunami was named in 46 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

China

806 of its 5,083 stories (16%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (244 stories). Accidents were named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

Managua accounted for 57 of Nicaragua's 86 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. 56 of Managua's 57 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

1,752 of its 2,768 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Lahore accounted for 750 of Pakistan's 1,752 stories about harm, carried by 479 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (812 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

214 of its 287 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Wildfires were named in 107 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Puerto Rico (107 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Greenland (46 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Armenia (43 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Nepal (27 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); diphtheria in Togo (14 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 13 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 40,672 stories about harm among 194,663 counted on 13 Jul.

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In Puerto Rico's news, mentions of wildfires ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 194,663 stories, as usual. Colombia's news was 54% about people being harmed, against a usual 29%. On 13 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 →

Nicaragua87 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 82 · mostly rights & justice Yemen76 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Syria75 in 100 of its 702 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Puerto Rico75 in 100 of its 287 stories · usually 49 · mostly disasters & accidents Cameroon74 in 100 of its 250 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

London UK878 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1467 Lahore Pakistan229 stories about protests or strikes, of its 750 Des Moines US201 stories about protests or strikes, of its 278 Washington US168 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1164 Beijing China119 stories about protests or strikes, of its 298

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: 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'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'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: 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'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSomaliland: 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: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMalta: 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'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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: 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: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sCongo: 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'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: 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'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer 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'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNicaragua: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHungary: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEritrea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreenland: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAustria: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful 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 · 200 stories about harm ● Greenland about twice as fearful as the world's · 72 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 163 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 150 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 525 stories about harm ● Austria about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 73 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 12,843 stories · about as usual Health21% 8,524 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence17% 6,648 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 5,872 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,371 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,454 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,311 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 814 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 killed11,924 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,973 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,060 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,113 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting refugees819 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Mexico and the US Stories reporting evacuations589 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people displaced435 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions328 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill273 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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