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The news turned to protests in Ramallah (Palestine), the drought in Honduras and landslides in Myanmar. Israel's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCambodia 64 in 100 of its 184 stories, usually 37
RegionCentral Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
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

Palestine

416 of its 858 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Ramallah accounted for 380 of Palestine's 416 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. 190 of Ramallah's 380 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Ramallah stories →
Shelter & services

Honduras

46 of its 58 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (41 stories). Drought was named in 41 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.

Honduras over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Myanmar

35 of its 51 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Landslides were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

552 of its 1,173 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (233 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Chad

31 of its 80 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 10 of Wadi Hamra's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Kyrgyzstan

88 of its 190 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Bishkek accounted for 78 of Kyrgyzstan's 88 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. 40 of Bishkek's 78 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

India

2,255 of its 7,665 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 345 of New Delhi's 628 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (231 stories). Avalanche was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Health

Japan

532 of its 1,831 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Tornadoes were named in 127 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Rights & justice

Mexico

397 of its 947 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Netherlands

78 of its 271 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: typhoon in China (316 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in France (58 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); tornadoes in Japan (127 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Bahamas (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Burundi (10 of its stories, about 4 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 9 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 35,947 stories about harm among 162,390 counted on 9 Aug.

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Mentions of the drought ran more than ten times their usual in Honduras' news. of the day's 162,390 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 9 August 2018, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today. Palestine's news was 48% about people being harmed, against a usual 36%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Honduras79 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 43 · mostly shelter & services Yemen78 in 100 of its 206 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Syria74 in 100 of its 212 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia72 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar69 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 50 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

El Paso US420 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1522 New Delhi India345 stories about protests or strikes, of its 628 Chicago US315 stories about protests or strikes, of its 581 Washington US306 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1677 Garden Grove US202 stories about protests or strikes, of its 503

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'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: 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'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: 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'sSaudi Arabia: 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: too little coverage to readRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: 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'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR 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: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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'sBelize: 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'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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 readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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 readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish 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: 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: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuam: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sParaguay: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLuxembourg: 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEritrea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChad: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: 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

● France about twice as fearful as the world's · 178 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 161 stories about harm ● Mexico about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 397 stories about harm ● Hong Kong about twice as angry as the world's · 342 stories about harm ● Egypt about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 101 stories about harm ● Netherlands about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 78 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 11,900 stories · about as usual Health18% 6,479 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 6,264 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 5,701 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,301 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,303 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 848 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 605 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 killed11,929 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,037 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,134 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,405 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations633 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India and China Stories reporting refugees483 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced278 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions264 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill17 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Russia

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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