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The news turned to protests in Harare (Zimbabwe), deaths in Bihac and violence in Hodeida. Yemen's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNorth Korea 66 in 100 of its 630 stories, usually 17
RegionCentral Asia 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 33
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

1,352 of its 2,099 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Harare accounted for 1,237 of Zimbabwe's 1,352 stories about harm, carried by 736 outlets. 1,069 of Harare's 1,237 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (1,185 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Zimbabwe over 30 days → its stories → Harare stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Bosnia

55 of its 62 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Bihac accounted for 45 of Bosnia's 55 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bosnia over 30 days → its stories → Bihac stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

303 of its 352 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Hodeida accounted for 206 of Yemen's 303 stories about harm, carried by 150 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (113 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Hodeida stories →
Disasters & accidents

Portugal

53 of its 185 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Portugal over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Palestine

402 of its 662 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. 101 of Ramallah's 190 stories were about protests or strikes. Poisoning was named in 97 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.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

351 of its 448 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Kabul accounted for 256 of Afghanistan's 351 stories about harm, carried by 179 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (182 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

198 of its 450 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 79 of Dhaka's 117 stories were about protests or strikes. Road crashes were named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

North Korea

418 of its 630 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kyrgyzstan

44 of its 57 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Tornadoes were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Rights & justice

Türkiye

539 of its 994 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (253 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: haemorrhagic fever in Senegal (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Venezuela (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Haiti (20 of its stories, about three times its usual); poisoning in Palestine (97 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in Kyrgyzstan (16 of its stories, more than ten 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 2 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 37,599 stories about harm among 205,794 counted on 2 Aug.

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Mentions of haemorrhagic fever ran more than ten times their usual in Senegal's news. In Zimbabwe, 64% of the news was about people being harmed, where 23% is usual. A year earlier, on 2 August 2017, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. 18 in every 100 of the day's 205,794 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 20.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bosnia89 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 54 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Tajikistan86 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen86 in 100 of its 352 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Nicaragua86 in 100 of its 132 stories · usually 87 · mostly rights & justice Laos82 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 81 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Harare Zimbabwe1069 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1237 Washington US336 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1422 Boston US223 stories about protests or strikes, of its 556 Jerusalem Israel136 stories about protests or strikes, of its 251 Ramallah Palestine101 stories about protests or strikes, of its 190

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: 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'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'sTurkmenistan: 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'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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 readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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'sPalau: too little coverage to readNiger: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: 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: 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'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: 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'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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'sBelgium: 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'sAustralia: 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 readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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: 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 warm as the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuam: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTajikistan: coverage about twice as angry as 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 a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPanama: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sOman: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: 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'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMauritius: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLaos: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: 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'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEritrea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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 a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBosnia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: 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 a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sVatican City: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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

● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 303 stories about harm ● North Korea about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 418 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 86 stories about harm ● Zimbabwe about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 1,352 stories about harm ● Colombia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 91 stories about harm ● Ecuador few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 33 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 10,911 stories · about as usual Health21% 7,658 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 7,281 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 5,980 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,803 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,282 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,011 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 899 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 killed11,409 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,384 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests4,317 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,419 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Zimbabwe Stories reporting abductions862 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the US Stories reporting evacuations741 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting refugees471 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people displaced361 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Yemen Stories reporting people falling ill71 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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

● Angerabout as 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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