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The news turned to protests in Caracas (Venezuela), people killed in Egypt and rights and justice in Moscow. Egypt's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Japan and the US →
Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostVenezuela 55 in 100 of its 362 stories, usually 33
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

199 of its 362 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Caracas accounted for 133 of Venezuela's 199 stories about harm, carried by 538 outlets. 112 of Caracas' 133 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (136 stories).

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Health

Egypt

61 of its 187 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Illness was named in 40 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Russia

552 of its 1,169 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Moscow accounted for 354 of Russia's 552 stories about harm, carried by 403 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (368 stories).

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

212 of its 381 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tehran accounted for 150 of Iran's 212 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Nigeria

521 of its 1,524 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 95 of Abuja's 106 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (73 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

124 of its 192 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Dhaka accounted for 63 of Bangladesh's 124 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets. 50 of Dhaka's 63 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Qatar

18 of its 69 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

44 of its 85 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Beirut accounted for 34 of Lebanon's 44 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

North Korea

20 of its 39 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

69 of its 208 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 24 of Harare's 41 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: landslides in India (282 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hurricane in Cuba (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); flooding in Ireland (23 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); landslides in Canada (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in China (16 of its stories, about three times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 18,265 stories about harm among 98,103 counted on 2 Aug.

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The news turned to Venezuela for the fourth day running. 19 in every 100 of the day's 98,103 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Japan and the US. India's news mentioned landslides about 4 times as often as usual. Venezuela's news was 55% about people being harmed, against a usual 33%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan65 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 65 · mostly disasters & accidents Bangladesh65 in 100 of its 192 stories · usually 54 · mostly rights & justice Palestine57 in 100 of its 176 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Israel57 in 100 of its 1,089 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Iran56 in 100 of its 381 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Southport UK198 stories about protests or strikes, of its 298 Caracas Venezuela112 stories about protests or strikes, of its 133 Washington US101 stories about protests or strikes, of its 587 Moscow Russia97 stories about protests or strikes, of its 354 Abuja Nigeria95 stories about protests or strikes, of its 106

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'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'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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: 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: 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 readSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: 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'sIreland: 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 readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: 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 readCzech 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'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina 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'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: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: 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: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: feelings about like the world'sSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: 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'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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

● Egypt about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 61 stories about harm ● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 624 stories about harm ● Nigeria about twice as angry as the world's · 521 stories about harm ● Afghanistan few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 26 stories about harm ● Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 69 stories about harm ● Iran about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 212 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 4,940 stories · much more than usual (usually 22%) Health25% 4,509 stories · less than usual (usually 27%) Disasters & accidents20% 3,532 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,291 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 826 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 785 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 664 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 353 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 killed4,458 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,686 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting people affected1,978 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,082 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting abductions246 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations240 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced161 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Sudan and Israel Stories reporting refugees117 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting people falling ill70 at about twice the usual rate · most about Japan and the US

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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