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The news turned to violence in Jalalabad, drownings in France and rights and justice in Ukraine. Afghanistan's coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 59 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNorway 59 in 100 of its 137 stories, usually 26
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

272 of its 317 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Jalalabad accounted for 166 of Afghanistan's 272 stories about harm, carried by 444 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (132 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Jalalabad stories →
Health

France

234 of its 695 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (45 stories). Drownings were named in 34 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heatwave. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Lebanon

77 of its 176 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Beirut accounted for 62 of Lebanon's 77 stories about harm, carried by 112 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Norway

81 of its 137 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Outbreaks were named in 62 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Health

Gambia

26 of its 38 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (23 stories). Outbreaks were named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Health

Vietnam

132 of its 254 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. da Nang accounted for 67 of Vietnam's 132 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (72 stories).

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Health

Italy

193 of its 515 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (80 stories). Bridge collapse was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Health

Ireland

243 of its 772 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Norway (62 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); outbreaks in Gambia (19 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); landslides in South Korea (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in US (905 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); storms in New Zealand (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

29 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 26,395 stories about harm among 89,637 counted on 3 Aug.

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It was the fourth day running that the news turned to Afghanistan. of the day's 89,637 news stories, 29 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 4 August 2019, 31 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 29 today. Afghanistan's news was 86% about people being harmed, against a usual 67%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan86 in 100 of its 317 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Syria71 in 100 of its 147 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq62 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Norway59 in 100 of its 137 stories · usually 26 · mostly health Bangladesh58 in 100 of its 130 stories · usually 53 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US128 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1175 Portland US92 stories about protests or strikes, of its 112 Chicago US71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 264 London UK41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 421 Beijing China40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 187

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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'sPhilippines: 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: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: 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: feelings about like the world'sKenya: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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 readCyprus: 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'sCongo: 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 readCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSamoa: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: 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 angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about 4 times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times 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

● Afghanistan about 4 times as angry as the world's · 272 stories about harm ● Ireland about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 243 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 104 stories about harm ● Iran about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 120 stories about harm ● Türkiye about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 73 stories about harm ● Armenia few stories about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 29 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health59% 15,482 stories · about as usual Rights & justice15% 3,987 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents12% 3,031 stories · more than usual (usually 9%) Conflict & violence6% 1,593 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,055 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 462 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 278 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 246 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 killed7,136 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,058 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,776 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,376 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations182 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced121 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees118 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions104 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill67 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Norway

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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