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The news turned to landslides in Nepal, protests in Kismayo (Somalia) and people injured in Pakistan. Somalia's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostPuerto Rico 59 in 100 of its 112 stories, usually 19
RegionNorth America 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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

Nepal

140 of its 251 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Kathmandu accounted for 101 of Nepal's 140 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Landslides were named in 61 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Protests & strikes

Somalia

119 of its 145 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Kismayo accounted for 94 of Somalia's 119 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. 48 of Kismayo's 94 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Kismayo stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

518 of its 1,238 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (148 stories). Accidents were named in 36 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

US

17,164 of its 58,174 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (595 stories). Tropical storm was named in 2,860 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storm surge.

US over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Bolivia

25 of its 41 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 8 of la Paz's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (20 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Colombia

79 of its 204 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 28 of Bogota's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 138 of Sudan's 193 stories about harm, carried by 121 outlets. 124 of Khartoum's 138 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (133 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Mozambique

44 of its 76 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Storms were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Chagos Islands

11 of its 11 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Heatwave was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

South Korea

166 of its 764 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 75 of Seoul's 125 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (97 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: measles in DR Congo (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Chagos Islands (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Mali (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in South Africa (40 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Mozambique (10 of its stories, about 4 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 12 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 35,452 stories about harm among 165,095 counted on 12 Jul.

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Nepal's news mentioned landslides more than ten times as often as usual. 21 in every 100 of the day's 165,095 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Nepal, 56% of the news was about people being harmed, where 34% is usual. On 12 July 2018, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia82 in 100 of its 145 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan78 in 100 of its 248 stories · usually 77 · mostly rights & justice Syria74 in 100 of its 230 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen71 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 65 · mostly rights & justice Papua New Guinea69 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US455 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2256 Jerusalem Israel162 stories about protests or strikes, of its 263 Khartoum Sudan124 stories about protests or strikes, of its 138 El Paso US110 stories about protests or strikes, of its 170 Chicago US103 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1761

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: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: 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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSomaliland: 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'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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 readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: 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 readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: 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'sLebanon: 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: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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 readChina: 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'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: 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'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: 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'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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 readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuam: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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'sThailand: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEswatini: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 fearful as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLithuania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sItaly: 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIceland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHungary: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCzechia: 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChile: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrunei: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about 4 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'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'sVatican City: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChagos Islands: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGibraltar: 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

● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 170 stories about harm ● Colombia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 79 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 252 stories about harm ● Somalia about three times as angry as the world's · 119 stories about harm ● Egypt about twice as fearful as the world's · 128 stories about harm ● Bosnia few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 25 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice35% 12,243 stories · more than usual (usually 32%) Disasters & accidents26% 9,147 stories · much more than usual (usually 18%) Health17% 5,932 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence9% 3,184 stories · much less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,800 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,058 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 751 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 730 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 killed8,043 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,583 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,383 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,494 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations808 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting refugees500 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced248 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions214 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill27 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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
● Griefabout two-thirds of 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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