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The news turned to protests in Yuen Long (Hong Kong), people killed in the Netherlands and the drought in France. the Netherlands' coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostCuba 63 in 100 of its 212 stories, usually 25
RegionOceania 21 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

176 of its 308 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Yuen Long accounted for 140 of Hong Kong's 176 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. 132 of Yuen Long's 140 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (109 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories → Yuen Long stories →
Conflict & violence

Netherlands

349 of its 857 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (103 stories). HIV was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Netherlands over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

France

426 of its 1,725 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (170 stories). Drought was named in 134 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.

France over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Cuba

134 of its 212 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Havana accounted for 119 of Cuba's 134 stories about harm, carried by 117 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories).

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Havana stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

324 of its 466 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Kabul accounted for 236 of Afghanistan's 324 stories about harm, carried by 170 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

185 of its 214 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Mogadishu accounted for 154 of Somalia's 185 stories about harm, carried by 136 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Thailand

116 of its 326 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Cameroon

29 of its 58 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 10 of Yaounde's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (12 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Albania

14 of its 24 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 12 of Trestenik's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

204 of its 453 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Dengue was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Japan (83 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Venezuela (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Syria (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Saudi Arabia (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Greece (20 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 33,402 stories about harm among 178,404 counted on 24 Jul.

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Japan's news mentioned the tsunami more than ten times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 178,404 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. A year earlier, on 24 July 2018, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. Hong Kong stood out: 57% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 46%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo90 in 100 of its 204 stories · usually 76 · mostly health Somalia86 in 100 of its 214 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen70 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan70 in 100 of its 466 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Libya69 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US382 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1357 Chicago US297 stories about protests or strikes, of its 577 Yuen Long Hong Kong132 stories about protests or strikes, of its 140 Jerusalem Israel128 stories about protests or strikes, of its 300 Moscow Russia108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 186

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'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: 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: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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 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'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. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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 readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIran: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew 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 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: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readMyanmar: 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'sBosnia and Herzegovina: 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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 readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: too little coverage to readPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: 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 readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: 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'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: 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'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sNepal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer 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 a little more fearful than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahamas: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: 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 angrier than 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

● Thailand about three times as angry as the world's · 116 stories about harm ● Hong Kong about twice as angry as the world's · 176 stories about harm ● Netherlands about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 349 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 569 stories about harm ● Somalia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 185 stories about harm ● Congo about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 183 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 9,681 stories · less than usual (usually 33%) Health24% 7,854 stories · much more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents19% 6,222 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 4,013 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,166 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,338 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 728 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 685 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 killed8,753 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,002 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,975 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,157 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations432 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees417 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people displaced378 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions257 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill27 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Cuba

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 softer 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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