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36,524 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at violence in Tripoli, road crashes in Sweden and protests in Mong Kok (Hong Kong). Libya's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostLibya 94 in 100 of its 1,246 stories, usually 61
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 44 in 100 of its stories, usually 37
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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Conflict & violence

Libya

1,171 of its 1,246 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Tripoli accounted for 1,115 of Libya's 1,171 stories about harm, carried by 986 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (1,005 stories). Train derailment was named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Sweden

190 of its 651 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (114 stories). Road crashes were named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

322 of its 527 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. 43 of Mong Kok's 46 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (163 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories → Mong Kok stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Ethiopia

349 of its 418 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (235 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 172 of Sudan's 210 stories about harm, carried by 124 outlets. 165 of Khartoum's 172 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Tunisia

93 of its 125 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Tunis accounted for 91 of Tunisia's 93 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

561 of its 1,284 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (245 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Japan

426 of its 1,609 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (228 stories). Landslides were named in 240 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with extreme cold.

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Disasters & accidents

Russia

526 of its 1,675 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (421 stories). Gas explosion was named in 66 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Italy

420 of its 1,463 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Volcanic eruption was named in 179 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Japan (240 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Italy (179 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in Germany (60 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Lithuania (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); gas explosion in Russia (66 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 36,524 stories about harm among 174,913 counted on 3 Jul.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 174,913 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 3 July 2018, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Libya94 in 100 of its 1,246 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia83 in 100 of its 418 stories · usually 54 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Tunisia74 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq73 in 100 of its 978 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan72 in 100 of its 293 stories · usually 82 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel291 stories about protests or strikes, of its 404 Portland US216 stories about protests or strikes, of its 260 Washington US178 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1033 Khartoum Sudan165 stories about protests or strikes, of its 172 Beijing China164 stories about protests or strikes, of its 286

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'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: 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 readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: 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'sSingapore: 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. Lucia: too little coverage to readQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: 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'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: 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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: 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'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: 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'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: 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: 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 a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRomania: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than 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 three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: 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'sHong Kong: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBarbados: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: 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 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 a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBermuda: 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

● Iraq about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 713 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 561 stories about harm ● Tunisia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 93 stories about harm ● Libya about twice as angry as the world's · 1,171 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 147 stories about harm ● Hong Kong about twice as angry as the world's · 322 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 11,173 stories · about as usual Health21% 7,433 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 6,166 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 5,876 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,152 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,448 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 943 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 777 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 killed10,618 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,440 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,389 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,346 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees745 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Libya and the US Stories reporting evacuations545 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Japan and the US Stories reporting abductions248 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced165 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Libya Stories reporting people falling ill65 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 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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