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54,663 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Train derailment in Bangladesh, protests in Manama (Bahrain) and abductions in Kenya drew the news. Kenya's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostBangladesh 82 in 100 of its 2,208 stories, usually 50
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 63 in 100 of its stories, usually 53
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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Conflict & violence

Bangladesh

1,808 of its 2,208 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Dhaka accounted for 1,610 of Bangladesh's 1,808 stories about harm, carried by 1,114 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (756 stories). Train derailment was named in 388 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Protests & strikes

Bahrain

161 of its 187 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Manama accounted for 135 of Bahrain's 161 stories about harm, carried by 126 outlets. 90 of Manama's 135 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (127 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about 5 times its own usual.

Bahrain over 30 days → its stories → Manama stories →
Rights & justice

Kenya

604 of its 1,094 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (73 stories). Poisoning was named in 71 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with rabies. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Saudi Arabia

176 of its 397 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Palestine

631 of its 884 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Hebron accounted for 392 of Palestine's 631 stories about harm, carried by 294 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (76 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Vietnam

283 of its 641 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 140 of Ha Tinh's 196 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (239 stories). Accidents were named in 164 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

1,984 of its 2,502 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Istanbul accounted for 1,727 of Türkiye's 1,984 stories about harm, carried by 1,173 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

Fallujah accounted for 268 of Iraq's 431 stories about harm, carried by 212 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Cholera was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Cameroon

44 of its 71 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Hungary

58 of its 216 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 21 of Szeged's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: accidents in Vietnam (164 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Brazil (66 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Nepal (31 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); malaria in Morocco (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); chikungunya in Colombia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 54,663 stories about harm among 265,495 counted on 1 Jul.

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Mentions of train derailment ran more than ten times their usual in Bangladesh's news. of the day's 265,495 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. Bangladesh stood out: 82% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 50%. Over June, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bahrain86 in 100 of its 187 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen85 in 100 of its 188 stories · usually 81 · mostly rights & justice Bangladesh82 in 100 of its 2,208 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye79 in 100 of its 2,502 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan74 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Dhaka Bangladesh616 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1610 Washington US395 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2232 Beijing China256 stories about protests or strikes, of its 460 Denver US240 stories about protests or strikes, of its 538 Ha Tinh Vietnam140 stories about protests or strikes, of its 196

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: 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'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: 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'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: 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: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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'sHonduras: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: 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 readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: 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'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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: 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'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'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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 readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: 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 readYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSuriname: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSt. Lucia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalau: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLithuania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGabon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEritrea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBahrain: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAngola: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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

● Liberia about twice as warm as the world's · 140 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 159 stories about harm ● Bahrain about twice as fearful as the world's · 161 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 631 stories about harm ● Libya about twice as fearful as the world's · 277 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,984 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 16,070 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Conflict & violence25% 13,252 stories · about as usual Health17% 9,244 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 7,701 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,092 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,404 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,351 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,248 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 killed19,179 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,491 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,979 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,753 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,749 at about twice the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees866 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people displaced470 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations362 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill86 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.