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Most of the day's attention went to helicopter crash in the Bahamas, protests in Caracas (Venezuela) and violence in Tunis. the Bahamas' coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Greece →
Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBahamas 72 in 100 of its 803 stories, usually 19
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
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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Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

582 of its 803 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Big Grand Cay accounted for 461 of the Bahamas' 582 stories about harm, carried by 370 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (565 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 372 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bahamas over 30 days → its stories → Big Grand Cay stories →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

306 of its 414 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Caracas accounted for 182 of Venezuela's 306 stories about harm, carried by 359 outlets. 129 of Caracas' 182 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (61 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Conflict & violence

Tunisia

147 of its 194 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Tunis accounted for 117 of Tunisia's 147 stories about harm, carried by 131 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Poland

75 of its 268 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Poland over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Algeria

96 of its 126 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Algiers accounted for 71 of Algeria's 96 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. 58 of Algiers' 71 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

358 of its 422 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Tripoli accounted for 298 of Libya's 358 stories about harm, carried by 214 outlets. Drownings were named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 381 of Sudan's 439 stories about harm, carried by 326 outlets. 378 of Khartoum's 381 stories were about protests or strikes. Flooding was named in 162 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Greece

199 of its 507 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (85 stories). Wildfires were named in 87 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with poisoning.

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Rights & justice

Israel

479 of its 878 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (157 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Norway

70 of its 210 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). 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: wildfires in Greece (87 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in Sudan (162 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Kenya (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Iceland (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in Italy (46 of its stories, about 7 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 5 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 29,362 stories about harm among 140,809 counted on 5 Jul.

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In the Bahamas, 72% of the news was about people being harmed, where 19% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 140,809 stories, as usual. Evacuations were reported at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Greece. In the Bahamas' news, mentions of helicopter crash ran more than ten times their usual. On 5 July 2018, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Libya85 in 100 of its 422 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Honduras80 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 48 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan76 in 100 of its 575 stories · usually 81 · mostly rights & justice Algeria76 in 100 of its 126 stories · usually 35 · mostly rights & justice Tunisia76 in 100 of its 194 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US954 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1618 Khartoum Sudan378 stories about protests or strikes, of its 381 Ridgecrest US352 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1084 Beijing China132 stories about protests or strikes, of its 174 Caracas Venezuela129 stories about protests or strikes, of its 182

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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 readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: 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'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: 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: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: 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: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: 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 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'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'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'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican 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 readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSt 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'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 readZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 twice as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPanama: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMauritius: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEritrea: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBahamas: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSan Marino: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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

● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 41 stories about harm ● Denmark few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 46 stories about harm ● Türkiye about three times as angry as the world's · 189 stories about harm ● Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 439 stories about harm ● Bahamas about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 582 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 161 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 9,670 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents23% 6,733 stories · much more than usual (usually 17%) Health16% 4,721 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Conflict & violence12% 3,481 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,592 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,011 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 933 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 696 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 killed7,568 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,073 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Libya Stories reporting arrests3,697 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,454 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,251 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about the US and Greece Stories reporting refugees626 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Libya Stories reporting people displaced210 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions161 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill29 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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
● Griefa little less than 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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