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19,215 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Caracas (Venezuela), the tsunami in Indonesia and violence in Ghazni. Afghanistan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostEswatini 88 in 100 of its 180 stories, usually 27
RegionSoutheast Asia 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

58 of its 105 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. 12 of Caracas' 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (8 stories). Hunger was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with chikungunya, malaria and dengue. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

327 of its 417 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Jakarta accounted for 153 of Indonesia's 327 stories about harm, carried by 173 outlets. Tsunami was named in 188 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Jakarta stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

414 of its 513 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Ghazni accounted for 210 of Afghanistan's 414 stories about harm, carried by 162 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (305 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Ghazni stories →
Shelter & services

Eswatini

158 of its 180 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

Eswatini over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Libya

145 of its 164 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Tripoli accounted for 91 of Libya's 145 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. Drownings were named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Food & livelihood

Greece

344 of its 841 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Athens accounted for 296 of Greece's 344 stories about harm, carried by 306 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

71 of its 106 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Big Grand Cay accounted for 58 of the Bahamas' 71 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (14 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Spain

176 of its 492 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 46 of Madrid's 66 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (85 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Germany

326 of its 943 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

61 of its 72 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: drownings in Libya (33 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drownings in Italy (25 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heavy rain in Bangladesh (22 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flu in Australia (28 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); dengue in Malaysia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 19,215 stories about harm among 82,517 counted on 7 Jul.

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Mentions of the tsunami ran about three times their usual in Indonesia's news. of the day's 82,517 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. Venezuela stood out: 55% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 47%. A year earlier, on 7 July 2018, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today. This week the news turned most often to Libya, on 4 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Libya88 in 100 of its 164 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Eswatini88 in 100 of its 180 stories · usually 27 · mostly shelter & services Yemen85 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan81 in 100 of its 513 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia78 in 100 of its 417 stories · usually 32 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China149 stories about protests or strikes, of its 172 Nablus Palestine103 stories about protests or strikes, of its 121 Washington US101 stories about protests or strikes, of its 468 Tehran Iran77 stories about protests or strikes, of its 486 Hong Kong Island Hong Kong73 stories about protests or strikes, of its 79

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'sVanuatu: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: 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 readGhana: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: 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 readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech 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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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'sBahrain: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: 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 a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEswatini: coverage about twice 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 fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGermany: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little warmer than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 angry as the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry 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'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: 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

● Germany about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 326 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 61 stories about harm ● Eswatini about twice as warm as the world's · 158 stories about harm ● Niger about twice as warm as the world's · 78 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 155 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 414 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 5,552 stories · less than usual (usually 32%) Disasters & accidents24% 4,524 stories · much more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence16% 2,976 stories · about as usual Health15% 2,881 stories · much less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 1,456 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 775 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 526 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 293 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 killed5,094 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,372 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,228 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people affected1,566 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations194 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees189 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Italy and the US Stories reporting people displaced187 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Nigeria Stories reporting abductions115 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about a third of 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 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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