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The day's news pointed at protests in Hong Kong Island (Hong Kong), power cuts in Indonesia and people killed in Cambodia. Cambodia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and India → Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Mexico → Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK →
Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMexico 66 in 100 of its 532 stories, usually 29
RegionNorth America 44 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
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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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

470 of its 586 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Hong Kong Island accounted for 380 of Hong Kong's 470 stories about harm, carried by 400 outlets. 379 of Hong Kong Island's 380 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (373 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories → Hong Kong Island stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

168 of its 285 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Jakarta accounted for 150 of Indonesia's 168 stories about harm, carried by 125 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (77 stories). Power cuts were named in 90 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Jakarta stories →
Conflict & violence

Cambodia

77 of its 158 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (66 stories). Hunger was 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.

Cambodia over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

UK

Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (110 stories). Heavy rain was named in 86 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

UK over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Russia

333 of its 740 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Moscow accounted for 278 of Russia's 333 stories about harm, carried by 221 outlets. 232 of Moscow's 278 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (229 stories). Landslides were named in 37 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Romania

28 of its 52 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 5 of Bucharest's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Tanzania

27 of its 54 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (26 stories). Plane crash was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 135 of Sudan's 146 stories about harm, carried by 142 outlets. 131 of Khartoum's 135 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (84 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Mexico

350 of its 532 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Ciudad Juarez accounted for 210 of Mexico's 350 stories about harm, carried by 290 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (258 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Philippines

296 of its 550 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people affected ran at about 10 times the usual rate (178 stories). Heavy rain was named in 148 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides, typhoon and storms.

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Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Philippines (148 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Japan (88 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); plane crash in Tanzania (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in South Korea (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Bangladesh (22 of its stories, about three times its usual).

31 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 25 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 Aug. 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 26,427 stories about harm among 85,855 counted on 4 Aug.

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No day had a higher share of stories about people being harmed since 10 September 2017. Stories about people being harmed made up 31 in every 100 of the day's 85,855 stories, above the usual 21. People killed were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and India. In Cambodia's news, mentions of the hunger ran more than ten times their usual. This week the news turned most often to Afghanistan, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 3 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Rwanda88 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 61 · mostly health Syria86 in 100 of its 281 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Hong Kong80 in 100 of its 586 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan74 in 100 of its 297 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Libya72 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

El Paso US1267 stories about protests or strikes, of its 5979 Hong Kong Island Hong Kong379 stories about protests or strikes, of its 380 Moscow Russia232 stories about protests or strikes, of its 278 Paris France153 stories about protests or strikes, of its 171 Khartoum Sudan131 stories about protests or strikes, of its 135

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: 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 Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth 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: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readQatar: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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'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 readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: 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 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readDR Congo: 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: 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: too little coverage to readAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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 readCrimea: 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: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUS: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSweden: 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 grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPanama: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIceland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHungary: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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 a little angrier than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little warmer 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

● Lebanon about twice as warm as the world's · 94 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 343 stories about harm ● Cambodia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 77 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 62 stories about harm ● Syria about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 243 stories about harm ● Romania few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 28 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 8,576 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence28% 7,313 stories · much more than usual (usually 13%) Health13% 3,387 stories · much less than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents12% 3,239 stories · much less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 2,148 stories · more than usual (usually 6%) Displacement3% 726 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 522 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 260 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 killed14,275 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured9,174 at about 6 times the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting arrests4,675 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting people affected2,261 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations438 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people displaced220 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Palestine and Syria Stories reporting abductions163 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees144 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about a third of 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout one and a half times usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout one and a half times 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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