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34,777 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Violence in Port Moresby, protests in Bratislava (Slovakia) and people killed in Eswatini drew the news. Papua New Guinea's coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPapua New Guinea 87 in 100 of its 286 stories, usually 34
RegionOceania 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
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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Conflict & violence

Papua New Guinea

249 of its 286 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Port Moresby accounted for 135 of Papua New Guinea's 249 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (242 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about 5 times its own usual.

Papua New Guinea over 30 days → its stories → Port Moresby stories →
Protests & strikes

Slovakia

22 of its 37 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 7%. 22 of Bratislava's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Slovakia over 30 days → its stories → Bratislava stories →
Shelter & services

Eswatini

42 of its 51 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Eswatini over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Denmark

37 of its 157 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories). Avalanche was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with snowstorms.

Denmark over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Ukraine

149 of its 346 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 18 of Crimea's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Accidents were named in 23 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

58 of its 91 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Mogadishu accounted for 41 of Somalia's 58 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Côte d’Ivoire

58 of its 88 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Abidjan accounted for 51 of Côte d’Ivoire's 58 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. 51 of Abidjan's 51 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Protests & strikes

Malawi

51 of its 113 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 7 of Lilongwe's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories).

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Shelter & services

Armenia

47 of its 168 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Power cuts were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

599 of its 1,306 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Jerusalem accounted for 429 of Israel's 599 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (122 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: helicopter crash in Tanzania (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Bangladesh (21 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); accidents in Ukraine (23 of its stories, about three times its usual); tornadoes in Italy (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Sri Lanka (21 of its stories, more than ten 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 10 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 34,777 stories about harm among 174,323 counted on 10 Jul.

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Mentions of helicopter crash ran more than ten times their usual in Tanzania's news. of the day's 174,323 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Papua New Guinea stood out: 87% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 34%. On 10 July 2018, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Papua New Guinea87 in 100 of its 286 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence Eswatini82 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 59 · mostly shelter & services Libya71 in 100 of its 223 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Côte d’Ivoire66 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 11 · mostly rights & justice Somalia64 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Maricopa County US213 stories about protests or strikes, of its 325 Washington US163 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1799 London UK136 stories about protests or strikes, of its 597 Virginia Beach US133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 181 Jerusalem Israel118 stories about protests or strikes, of its 429

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'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 readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra 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 readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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 readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: 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'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 readFiji: 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: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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'sCuba: 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 readChile: 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'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: 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'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: 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: 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'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUruguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMicronesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEswatini: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm 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 angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSlovakia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: 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'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGambia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 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'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful 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

● Papua New Guinea about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 249 stories about harm ● Eswatini few stories about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 42 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 69 stories about harm ● Somalia about twice as angry as the world's · 58 stories about harm ● Slovakia few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 22 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as fearful as the world's · 131 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 11,012 stories · about as usual Health21% 7,104 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 6,746 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 4,157 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,153 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,049 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,043 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 954 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 killed8,170 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,043 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,026 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured1,657 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees388 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Germany and the US Stories reporting people displaced360 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Syria Stories reporting evacuations291 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting abductions176 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill27 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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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