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38,796 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Copenhagen (Denmark), people killed in North Korea and haemorrhagic fever in Congo. North Korea's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostDenmark 60 in 100 of its 305 stories, usually 18
RegionCentral Asia 45 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Denmark

182 of its 305 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Copenhagen accounted for 157 of Denmark's 182 stories about harm, carried by 171 outlets. 137 of Copenhagen's 157 stories were about protests or strikes. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Denmark over 30 days → its stories → Copenhagen stories →
Conflict & violence

North Korea

232 of its 541 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (166 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

North Korea over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Congo

255 of its 300 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Haemorrhagic fever was named in 88 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Argentina

116 of its 265 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 51 of Buenos Aires' 84 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (33 stories). Drought was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms.

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Protests & strikes

Cambodia

120 of its 195 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Phnom Penh accounted for 90 of Cambodia's 120 stories about harm, carried by 112 outlets. 77 of Phnom Penh's 90 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

574 of its 1,782 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 365 of Harare's 511 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (243 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Poland

155 of its 355 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (122 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Türkiye

547 of its 963 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (261 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

79 of its 150 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: cholera in Yemen (67 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); malaria in Senegal (28 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); ebola in Uganda (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Malawi (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); power cuts in Venezuela (15 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 Aug. 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 38,796 stories about harm among 210,847 counted on 1 Aug.

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Denmark stood out: 60% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 18%. Mentions of the cholera ran about 5 times their usual in Yemen's news. On 1 August 2017, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 18 today. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 210,847 stories, below the usual 20. Over July, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 in July 2017.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua86 in 100 of its 112 stories · usually 87 · mostly rights & justice Congo85 in 100 of its 300 stories · usually 58 · mostly health Laos83 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 81 · mostly disasters & accidents Tunisia82 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 47 · mostly disasters & accidents Tajikistan81 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Harare Zimbabwe365 stories about protests or strikes, of its 511 London UK256 stories about protests or strikes, of its 632 Washington US242 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1630 Copenhagen Denmark137 stories about protests or strikes, of its 157 Jerusalem Israel79 stories about protests or strikes, of its 126

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'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'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: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: 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: too little coverage to readSierra 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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'sLebanon: 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'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEstonia: 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 readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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'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 readVatican 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 readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 warm as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTajikistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: 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'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than 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'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sParaguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPanama: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as fearful 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 fearful as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEritrea: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCuba: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCroatia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as fearful as 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

● Poland about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 155 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 301 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as fearful as the world's · 127 stories about harm ● Zimbabwe about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 574 stories about harm ● South Korea about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 252 stories about harm ● North Korea about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 232 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 10,542 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 8,216 stories · about as usual Health21% 7,930 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 5,452 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,707 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 1,615 stories · more than usual (usually 2%) Shelter & services4% 1,394 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,125 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 killed10,633 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,233 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,737 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,600 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting evacuations867 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions585 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees489 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people displaced366 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Colombia Stories reporting people falling ill141 at about the usual rate

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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

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