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24,642 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Bogota, protests in Port-au-Prince (Haiti) and the earthquake in Greenland. North Korea's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostColombia 74 in 100 of its 223 stories, usually 30
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Colombia

165 of its 223 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Bogota accounted for 141 of Colombia's 165 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (91 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.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Bogota stories →
Protests & strikes

Haiti

152 of its 198 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 27 of Port-au-Prince's 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (140 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greenland

48 of its 67 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (12 stories). Earthquake was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Greenland over 30 days → its stories →
Health

North Korea

103 of its 244 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Pyongyang accounted for 96 of North Korea's 103 stories about harm, carried by 99 outlets. Tuberculosis was named in 77 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with malaria. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

North Korea over 30 days → its stories → Pyongyang stories →
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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

1,183 of its 1,905 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (591 stories). Train derailment was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Israel

1,051 of its 1,676 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. 272 of Jerusalem's 452 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (524 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

220 of its 274 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Mogadishu accounted for 198 of Somalia's 220 stories about harm, carried by 200 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (205 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

157 of its 171 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 83%. Masaya accounted for 124 of Nicaragua's 157 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. 114 of Masaya's 124 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (20 stories).

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Protests & strikes

UK

1,746 of its 7,179 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 383 of London's 761 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (138 stories). Drownings were named in 46 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with house fires.

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Conflict & violence

Austria

43 of its 123 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: heatwave in Armenia (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Syria (82 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Egypt (23 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drought in China (61 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Australia (63 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 14 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 24,642 stories about harm among 110,778 counted on 14 Jul.

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North Korea's news mentioned tuberculosis more than ten times as often as usual. 22 in every 100 of the day's 110,778 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. For the second day running, the news turned to Colombia. Colombia stood out: 74% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 30%. On 14 July 2017, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua92 in 100 of its 171 stories · usually 83 · mostly rights & justice Libya83 in 100 of its 211 stories · usually 53 · mostly displacement Afghanistan81 in 100 of its 344 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia80 in 100 of its 274 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Syria79 in 100 of its 349 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

London UK383 stories about protests or strikes, of its 761 Jerusalem Israel272 stories about protests or strikes, of its 452 San Diego US254 stories about protests or strikes, of its 393 Washington US121 stories about protests or strikes, of its 559 Turnberry UK119 stories about protests or strikes, of its 131

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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'sGuyana: 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'sGeorgia: 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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'sBahamas: 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 readAlbania: 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 readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: 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: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuam: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEritrea: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreenland: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBolivia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAustria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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 grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: 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

● Palestine about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 318 stories about harm ● Somalia about three times as angry as the world's · 220 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 277 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 97 stories about harm ● Ethiopia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 190 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 1,051 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 7,321 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence21% 5,158 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Health17% 4,220 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 3,897 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,442 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 936 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 826 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 481 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 killed8,079 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,099 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,086 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Pakistan and Israel Stories reporting people affected2,857 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees435 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting abductions423 at about twice the usual rate · most about Libya and India Stories reporting people displaced338 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations323 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting people falling ill139 at about one and a half times 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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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