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33,440 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Abuja (Nigeria), road crashes in Cuba and power cuts in Venezuela. Nigeria's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and China →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCuba 66 in 100 of its 252 stories, usually 22
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Nigeria

563 of its 1,869 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 169 of Abuja's 218 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (102 stories). Cholera was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nigeria over 30 days → its stories → Abuja stories →
Health

Cuba

166 of its 252 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Havana accounted for 153 of Cuba's 166 stories about harm, carried by 234 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (103 stories). Road crashes were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Havana stories →
Shelter & services

Venezuela

412 of its 651 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Caracas accounted for 364 of Venezuela's 412 stories about harm, carried by 380 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 10 times the usual rate (263 stories). Power cuts were named in 121 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Portugal

143 of its 267 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Lisbon accounted for 110 of Portugal's 143 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (106 stories).

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

Cameroon

54 of its 96 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 20 of Yaounde's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Laos

23 of its 37 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Heavy rain was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →
Health

Thailand

114 of its 343 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Gambia

38 of its 84 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

94 of Yuen Long's 98 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (98 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Congo

62 of its 67 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Greece (55 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); landslides in Ukraine (22 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heavy rain in Laos (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Malawi (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hiv in Rwanda (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 33,440 stories about harm among 171,207 counted on 23 Jul.

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People displaced were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and China. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 171,207 stories, below the usual 21. Mentions of wildfires ran about 9 times their usual in Greece's news. In Nigeria, 30% of the news was about people being harmed, where 24% is usual. On 23 July 2018, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo93 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 76 · mostly health Yemen77 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Syria70 in 100 of its 263 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba66 in 100 of its 252 stories · usually 22 · mostly health Sudan66 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 72 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Chicago US451 stories about protests or strikes, of its 692 Jerusalem Israel281 stories about protests or strikes, of its 594 Washington US249 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1740 Beijing China228 stories about protests or strikes, of its 366 Abuja Nigeria169 stories about protests or strikes, of its 218

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'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'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: 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'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: 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'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIran: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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 readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: 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'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'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 readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: 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: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLaos: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGambia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEritrea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sVatican City: 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

● Cambodia about three times as fearful as the world's · 72 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 69 stories about harm ● Nepal about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 71 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 253 stories about harm ● Hong Kong about twice as angry as the world's · 164 stories about harm ● Congo about twice as angry as the world's · 62 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 10,250 stories · about as usual Health22% 7,213 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents18% 5,848 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence14% 4,572 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,691 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,431 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 886 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 857 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 killed8,934 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,736 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,080 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,335 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced586 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and China Stories reporting refugees348 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting abductions276 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations222 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Singapore Stories reporting people falling ill29 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 about as 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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