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The news turned to violence in Tunis, rights and justice in Stockholm and protests in Conakry (Guinea). Tunisia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Japan →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGuernsey 77 in 100 of its 96 stories, usually 9
RegionEast Asia 21 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Tunisia

190 of its 213 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Tunis accounted for 105 of Tunisia's 190 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Rights & justice

Sweden

210 of its 511 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Stockholm accounted for 187 of Sweden's 210 stories about harm, carried by 167 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (136 stories). 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 → Stockholm stories →
Protests & strikes

Guinea

9 of its 25 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 6 of Conakry's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 94 of Sudan's 152 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. 90 of Khartoum's 94 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Honduras

154 of its 172 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Tegucigalpa accounted for 66 of Honduras' 154 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (141 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Oman

47 of its 109 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Road crashes were named in 45 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

170 of its 212 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. 17 of Hawassa's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (99 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Malawi

57 of its 131 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 16 of Lilongwe's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Cyclone was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

604 of its 1,405 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Italy (203 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Oman (45 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in Germany (63 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in China (137 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Greece (19 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 4 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 27,155 stories about harm among 137,202 counted on 4 Jul.

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Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Japan. of the day's 137,202 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Tunisia stood out: 89% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 56%. On 4 July 2018, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Libya92 in 100 of its 621 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence DR Congo91 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 72 · mostly disasters & accidents Honduras90 in 100 of its 172 stories · usually 38 · mostly disasters & accidents Tunisia89 in 100 of its 213 stories · usually 56 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan81 in 100 of its 188 stories · usually 82 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US347 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1013 Ridgecrest US143 stories about protests or strikes, of its 550 Jerusalem Israel128 stories about protests or strikes, of its 208 San Francisco US118 stories about protests or strikes, of its 236 Tripoli Libya108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 502

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: 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'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: 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: too little coverage to readSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: 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: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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 readNigeria: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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 readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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 readBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sVanuatu: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry 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 warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKiribati: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as warm 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 grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 grief-stricken as the world'sGibraltar: 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

● Pakistan about three times as fearful as the world's · 604 stories about harm ● Tunisia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 190 stories about harm ● Venezuela about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 152 stories about harm ● Libya about twice as angry as the world's · 569 stories about harm ● France about twice as angry as the world's · 173 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 152 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 8,377 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 5,859 stories · much more than usual (usually 17%) Health19% 4,962 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Conflict & violence15% 3,996 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,457 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 906 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 667 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 471 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 killed7,653 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,201 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,501 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,119 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees622 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Libya Stories reporting evacuations594 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting abductions191 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced148 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and China Stories reporting people falling ill39 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Congo

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
● 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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