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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Tripoli, rights and justice in Caracas and protests in Manama (Bahrain). Venezuela's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostVatican City 79 in 100 of its 104 stories, usually 11
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Libya

121 of its 176 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Tripoli accounted for 98 of Libya's 121 stories about harm, carried by 95 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (35 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 45 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
Rights & justice

Venezuela

111 of its 176 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Caracas accounted for 87 of Venezuela's 111 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (75 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Protests & strikes

Bahrain

24 of its 99 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. 5 of Manama's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Bahrain over 30 days → its stories → Manama stories →
Displacement

Lebanon

107 of its 202 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 328 of Sudan's 376 stories about harm, carried by 280 outlets. 325 of Khartoum's 328 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (279 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Poland

70 of its 203 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (33 stories). Earthquake was named in 43 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Mexico

392 of its 982 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (22 stories). Hypothermia was named in 74 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hurricane and tropical storm.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

358 of its 740 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Jenin accounted for 244 of Palestine's 358 stories about harm, carried by 3 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (139 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Italy

284 of its 928 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (66 stories). Bridge collapse was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

331 of its 414 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Damascus accounted for 220 of Syria's 331 stories about harm, carried by 240 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Poland (43 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Spain (41 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); road crashes in Kashmir (39 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hypothermia in Mexico (74 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in France (47 of its stories, about 5 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 1 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 30,309 stories about harm among 154,062 counted on 1 Jul.

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Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in Poland's news. of the day's 154,062 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 1 July 2018, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 20 today. Libya's news was 69% about people being harmed, against a usual 62%. Over June, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 in June 2018.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan86 in 100 of its 435 stories · usually 82 · mostly rights & justice Syria80 in 100 of its 414 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Vatican City79 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 11 · mostly rights & justice Rwanda70 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 32 · mostly conflict & violence Libya69 in 100 of its 176 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China396 stories about protests or strikes, of its 456 Khartoum Sudan325 stories about protests or strikes, of its 328 San Francisco US302 stories about protests or strikes, of its 563 Chicago US216 stories about protests or strikes, of its 386 Washington US140 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1004

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: 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'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'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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'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: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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'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'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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'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 readChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sVanuatu: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuam: coverage a little angrier than 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times 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'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more fearful than 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 three times as grief-stricken as 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorway: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMontenegro: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBahrain: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sVatican City: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little warmer 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

● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 331 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 376 stories about harm ● Rwanda about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 51 stories about harm ● Kashmir about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 170 stories about harm ● Bahrain few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 24 stories about harm ● Netherlands about twice as fearful as the world's · 118 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 8,880 stories · less than usual (usually 32%) Health20% 6,066 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 5,311 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 4,597 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 2,356 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,141 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 897 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 660 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 killed9,425 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,064 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,960 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,702 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations398 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees294 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Lebanon Stories reporting people displaced207 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions188 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill93 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Puerto Rico

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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The words in the day's stories were about as 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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