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The news turned to protests in Dhaka (Bangladesh), a disaster in Bali and violence in Caracas. Indonesia's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Indonesia and the US →
Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPortugal 78 in 100 of its 556 stories, usually 22
RegionSoutheast Asia 46 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

506 of its 791 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Dhaka accounted for 401 of Bangladesh's 506 stories about harm, carried by 270 outlets. 324 of Dhaka's 401 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (158 stories). Cyclone was named in 41 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

1,865 of its 2,264 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Bali accounted for 1,331 of Indonesia's 1,865 stories about harm, carried by 1,353 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (740 stories). Power cuts were named in 93 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Bali stories →
Conflict & violence

Venezuela

638 of its 839 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Caracas accounted for 499 of Venezuela's 638 stories about harm, carried by 575 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (467 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Health

Brazil

218 of its 489 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (126 stories). Measles was named in 122 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Libya

96 of its 133 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (70 stories). Drownings were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

335 of its 743 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 196 of Harare's 275 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Portugal

433 of its 556 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Lisbon accounted for 259 of Portugal's 433 stories about harm, carried by 175 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (135 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Saudi Arabia

841 of its 1,287 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 427 of Riyadh's 482 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (97 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Morocco

34 of its 69 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 22 of Volubilis' 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Switzerland

188 of its 465 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (147 stories). Drought was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Mexico (86 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in South Korea (61 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Guatemala (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); ebola in Rwanda (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tuberculosis in North Korea (22 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 41,944 stories about harm among 184,837 counted on 6 Aug.

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In Brazil's news, mentions of measles ran more than ten times their usual. Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Indonesia and the US. It was the second day running that the news turned to Bangladesh. of the day's 184,837 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 20.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Laos87 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 82 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen86 in 100 of its 358 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia82 in 100 of its 2,264 stories · usually 41 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan82 in 100 of its 198 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Portugal78 in 100 of its 556 stories · usually 22 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Chicago US613 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1188 Riyadh Saudi Arabia427 stories about protests or strikes, of its 482 Portland US402 stories about protests or strikes, of its 431 Dhaka Bangladesh324 stories about protests or strikes, of its 401 Caracas Venezuela245 stories about protests or strikes, of its 499

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: feelings about like the world'sU.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: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: 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: too little coverage to readRussia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: 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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 readEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: 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: 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'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral 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'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: 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'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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'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 readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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 twice as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than 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 warmer than the world'sTajikistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 twice as warm as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLaos: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDominica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCuba: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: 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'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMaldives: 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

● Somalia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 87 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as warm as the world's · 162 stories about harm ● Indonesia about three times as fearful as the world's · 1,865 stories about harm ● Venezuela about twice as fearful as the world's · 638 stories about harm ● Poland about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 129 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 309 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 11,243 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents26% 10,690 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Health19% 7,805 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 6,082 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,194 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,244 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 972 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 830 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 killed15,264 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting people affected6,542 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting arrests6,109 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Venezuela Stories reporting people injured5,688 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting evacuations1,801 at about twice the usual rate · most about Indonesia and the US Stories reporting refugees555 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced483 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions325 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill43 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Sri Lanka

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.

● 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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