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The day's news pointed at wildfires in Cyprus, plane crash in the Philippines and protests in Ramallah (Palestine). Palestine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Canada and Japan →
Part of lifeHealth 41 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostCyprus 95 in 100 of its 102 stories, usually 23
RegionSoutheast Asia 49 in 100 of its stories, usually 36
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Cyprus

97 of its 102 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Larnaca accounted for 85 of Cyprus' 97 stories about harm, carried by 318 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (39 stories). Wildfires were named in 44 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heatwave and drought. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Cyprus over 30 days → its stories → Larnaca stories →
Conflict & violence

Philippines

329 of its 537 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Philippine accounted for 165 of the Philippines' 329 stories about harm, carried by 261 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (73 stories). Plane crash was named in 50 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cyclone. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories → Philippine stories →
Protests & strikes

Palestine

42 of its 63 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Ramallah accounted for 29 of Palestine's 42 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. 22 of Ramallah's 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Ramallah stories →
Health

Iran

67 of its 120 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Illness was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Iran over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Cuba

76 of its 92 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Hurricane was named in 58 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with building collapse and storm surge.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

143 of its 498 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (40 stories). Tsunami was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with volcanic eruption, plague and power cuts.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Tunisia

29 of its 43 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Brazil

40 of its 93 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 10 of Rio de Janeiro's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (28 stories).

its stories →
Health

Fiji

30 of its 55 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Canada

311 of its 882 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (42 stories). Wildfires were named in 99 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Cuba (58 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in Italy (30 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Canada (99 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); tsunami in Japan (24 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flu in UK (41 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 9,792 stories about harm among 38,491 counted on 4 Jul.

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Cyprus stood out: 95% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 23%. 25 in every 100 of the day's 38,491 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 23. Evacuations were reported at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Canada and Japan. Cuba's news mentioned the hurricane about 5 times as often as usual. On 4 July 2020, a year earlier, the share was 32 in every 100, against 25 today. This week the news turned most often to Kashmir, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Cyprus95 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 23 · mostly disasters & accidents Cuba83 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 37 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine67 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan64 in 100 of its 241 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia63 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 43 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 350 Philadelphia US49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 83 Lagos Nigeria32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 63 Ramallah Palestine22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 29 Los Angeles US22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 95

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: 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'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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: 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'sNew Zealand: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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'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: too little coverage to readDominica: 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 readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: too little coverage to readBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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'sBahamas: 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'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: 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: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sCook 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: 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 a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEswatini: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: 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'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as 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 a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as 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

● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 198 stories about harm ● Fiji few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 30 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 155 stories about harm ● Myanmar few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 25 stories about harm ● Palestine few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 42 stories about harm ● Ethiopia few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 31 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health41% 3,940 stories · much less than usual (usually 47%) Disasters & accidents20% 1,925 stories · much more than usual (usually 12%) Rights & justice18% 1,688 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Conflict & violence12% 1,112 stories · more than usual (usually 9%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 407 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 221 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 180 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 165 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 killed2,974 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected1,175 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting arrests736 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured622 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting evacuations215 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about Canada and Japan Stories reporting abductions86 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Pakistan Stories reporting refugees68 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced48 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about the usual rate

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 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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