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The news turned to protests in Juba (South Sudan), helicopter crash in Ethiopia and violence in Tripoli. Ethiopia's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostMorocco 74 in 100 of its 227 stories, usually 23
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
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

South Sudan

225 of its 236 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Juba accounted for 193 of South Sudan's 225 stories about harm, carried by 187 outlets. 191 of Juba's 193 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (216 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Juba stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Ethiopia

196 of its 245 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (184 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 32 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

174 of its 232 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Tripoli accounted for 162 of Libya's 174 stories about harm, carried by 121 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
Disasters & accidents

Senegal

119 of its 198 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Dakar accounted for 99 of Senegal's 119 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories).

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

Belarus

86 of its 146 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Minsk accounted for 83 of Belarus' 86 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. 79 of Minsk's 83 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Türkiye

248 of its 646 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 63 of Sincan's 63 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (111 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Germany

214 of Chemnitz's 237 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (118 stories). Hunger was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with hurricane. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Netherlands

197 of its 514 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

170 of its 290 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Haiti

42 of its 78 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (32 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: cholera in Yemen (110 of its stories, about three times its usual); cholera in Algeria (39 of its stories, about three times its usual); food poisoning in North Korea (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Azerbaijan (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Bahamas (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 40,770 stories about harm among 205,730 counted on 30 Aug.

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Of the day's 205,730 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. On 30 August 2017, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

South Sudan95 in 100 of its 236 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Congo86 in 100 of its 147 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar82 in 100 of its 327 stories · usually 65 · mostly disasters & accidents Ethiopia80 in 100 of its 245 stories · usually 45 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Nicaragua80 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 77 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Pune India232 stories about protests or strikes, of its 248 Sydney Australia217 stories about protests or strikes, of its 399 Chemnitz Germany214 stories about protests or strikes, of its 237 Juba South Sudan191 stories about protests or strikes, of its 193 Washington US159 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1343

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: 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'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 readTurkmenistan: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: 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 readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew 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'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: 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'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: 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: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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'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'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: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: 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 readZambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than 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 one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLesotho: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLaos: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sMaldives: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMacao: 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

● Mali about twice as warm as the world's · 103 stories about harm ● Kashmir about 4 times as fearful as the world's · 170 stories about harm ● Ethiopia about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 196 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 497 stories about harm ● South Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 225 stories about harm ● Netherlands about three times as fearful as the world's · 197 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 13,340 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Health22% 8,934 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents15% 5,958 stories · much less than usual (usually 22%) Conflict & violence14% 5,592 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,567 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,457 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,274 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 849 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 killed11,249 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,704 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,059 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,937 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Libya Stories reporting refugees910 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Palestine and Germany Stories reporting people displaced503 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions463 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations287 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Egypt Stories reporting people falling ill132 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.

● 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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