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37,957 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Violence in Tarawa, a disaster in Kyoto and people injured in Congo drew the news. Kiribati's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 37 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostKiribati 90 in 100 of its 83 stories, usually 17
RegionEast Asia 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Kiribati

75 of its 83 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Tarawa accounted for 75 of Kiribati's 75 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (74 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kiribati over 30 days → its stories → Tarawa stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

1,699 of its 3,115 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Kyoto accounted for 1,493 of Japan's 1,699 stories about harm, carried by 1,260 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,218 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Japan over 30 days → its stories → Kyoto stories →
Health

Congo

318 of its 362 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Flu was named in 144 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with malaria. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Congo over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Egypt

140 of its 426 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Poisoning was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with respiratory illness. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Argentina

133 of its 215 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Buenos Aires accounted for 119 of Argentina's 133 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (117 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 106 of Sudan's 166 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. 105 of Khartoum's 106 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Morocco

148 of its 210 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (60 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Cyprus

171 of its 217 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Ayia Napa accounted for 158 of Cyprus' 171 stories about harm, carried by 253 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (156 stories).

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Health

Rwanda

95 of its 125 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (61 stories). Flu was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

North Korea

29 of its 74 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (16 stories). Drought was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hunger.

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Also named far more than usual: drought in North Korea (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Zimbabwe (28 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); food poisoning in United Arab Emirates (15 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); heatwave in Israel (79 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Poland (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 37,957 stories about harm among 173,696 counted on 18 Jul.

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Kiribati stood out: 90% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 17%. 22 in every 100 of the day's 173,696 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Congo's news, mentions of the flu ran about 5 times their usual. On 18 July 2018, a year earlier, the share was 16 in every 100, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

DR Congo94 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 74 · mostly health Kiribati90 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 17 · mostly conflict & violence Congo88 in 100 of its 362 stories · usually 72 · mostly health Myanmar80 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 54 · mostly rights & justice Cyprus79 in 100 of its 217 stories · usually 28 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US349 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2211 Mauna Kea US340 stories about protests or strikes, of its 347 Tehran Iran170 stories about protests or strikes, of its 339 Khartoum Sudan105 stories about protests or strikes, of its 106 Seattle US87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 127

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'sVenezuela: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: 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 readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: 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'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: 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'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: 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 readGreece: 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 readEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai 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: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: 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'sSwitzerland: 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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 fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKiribati: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArgentina: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: 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'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAnguilla: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Kiribati about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 75 stories about harm ● Argentina about three times as fearful as the world's · 133 stories about harm ● Morocco about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 148 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 238 stories about harm ● Egypt about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 140 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as fearful as the world's · 82 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice37% 13,984 stories · more than usual (usually 33%) Health20% 7,434 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 6,678 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 4,382 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,142 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,151 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 816 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 749 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 killed10,338 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,958 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,501 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,753 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees527 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions410 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iran and Mexico Stories reporting people displaced304 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations197 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting people falling ill23 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 harsher 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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