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34,680 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at a disaster in Kathmandu, protests in San Salvador (El Salvador) and people affected in Rwanda. el Salvador's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 38 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostEl Salvador 90 in 100 of its 94 stories, usually 39
RegionNorth America 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

160 of its 240 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Kathmandu accounted for 106 of Nepal's 160 stories about harm, carried by 113 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (45 stories). Malaria was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hepatitis. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Health

Rwanda

61 of its 103 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Haemorrhagic fever was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Puerto Rico

108 of its 163 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (70 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Cuba

73 of its 142 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Havana accounted for 58 of Cuba's 73 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. 49 of Havana's 58 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

242 of its 499 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Maluku accounted for 140 of Indonesia's 242 stories about harm, carried by 136 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Italy

298 of its 988 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 92 of Rome's 113 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (111 stories). Accidents were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Sweden

106 of its 276 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (64 stories). Plane crash was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Health

Ireland

281 of its 1,296 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (114 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Philippines

268 of its 792 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Dengue was named in 35 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Malawi (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Myanmar (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in Uganda (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Switzerland (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Palestine (82 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 27 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 34,680 stories about harm among 151,532 counted on 15 Jul.

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The news turned to Nepal for the fourth day running. 23 in every 100 of the day's 151,532 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. In Malawi's news, mentions of the cyclone ran more than ten times their usual. Nepal stood out: 67% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 39%. On 15 July 2018, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 23 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo93 in 100 of its 344 stories · usually 61 · mostly health El Salvador90 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 39 · mostly rights & justice DR Congo75 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 73 · mostly health Somalia74 in 100 of its 145 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Syria73 in 100 of its 153 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US823 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3421 Mauna Kea US499 stories about protests or strikes, of its 601 Charlottesville US469 stories about protests or strikes, of its 504 Chicago US221 stories about protests or strikes, of its 852 Tacoma US156 stories about protests or strikes, of its 189

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: 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'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: 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 Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: 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'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: 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'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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'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'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 readN. 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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 readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: 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: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGuam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as warm 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than 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'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 a little angrier than 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

● Congo about twice as fearful as the world's · 319 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 216 stories about harm ● Somalia about twice as angry as the world's · 107 stories about harm ● El Salvador about twice as angry as the world's · 85 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 422 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 112 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice38% 12,807 stories · much more than usual (usually 32%) Disasters & accidents20% 6,705 stories · about as usual Health19% 6,335 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 3,333 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,873 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,203 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,149 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 506 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 killed7,403 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,872 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests4,357 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,409 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,032 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting evacuations388 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced269 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions189 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill30 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 much harsher 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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