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52,037 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Violence in Jeddah, protests in the Panama Canal (Panama) and refugees in Sweden drew the news. Saudi Arabia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostHungary 59 in 100 of its 534 stories, usually 14
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 61 in 100 of its stories, usually 55
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

Saudi Arabia

1,748 of its 2,120 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Jeddah accounted for 993 of Saudi Arabia's 1,748 stories about harm, carried by 793 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (1,163 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories → Jeddah stories →
Protests & strikes

Panama

47 of its 117 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. 13 of the Panama Canal's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (16 stories). Outbreaks were named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake, landslides and cholera.

Panama over 30 days → its stories → Panama Canal stories →
Rights & justice

Sweden

312 of its 646 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

125 of its 270 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (46 stories). Landslides were named in 46 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

1,351 of its 1,636 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Dhaka accounted for 1,259 of Bangladesh's 1,351 stories about harm, carried by 718 outlets. 672 of Dhaka's 1,259 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Egypt

306 of its 534 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Egyptair accounted for 280 of Egypt's 306 stories about harm, carried by 241 outlets. Poisoning was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Indonesia

478 of its 732 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Kenya

395 of its 839 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (114 stories). Road crashes were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

229 of its 625 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 132 of Harare's 160 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (109 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Iran

504 of its 1,006 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Tehran accounted for 369 of Iran's 504 stories about harm, carried by 284 outlets. 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: power cuts in Libya (52 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Zambia (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); tropical storm in Taiwan (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Ethiopia (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); road crashes in Tanzania (12 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 5 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 52,037 stories about harm among 250,195 counted on 5 Jul.

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In Libya's news, mentions of power cuts ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 250,195 stories, below the usual 22. It was the second day running that the news turned to Saudi Arabia. In Saudi Arabia, 82% of the news was about people being harmed, where 43% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bangladesh83 in 100 of its 1,636 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Saudi Arabia82 in 100 of its 2,120 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq79 in 100 of its 2,092 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Syria79 in 100 of its 754 stories · usually 75 · mostly rights & justice Indonesia65 in 100 of its 732 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Dhaka Bangladesh672 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1259 Washington US243 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1622 Jerusalem Israel170 stories about protests or strikes, of its 603 Qalandiya Palestine163 stories about protests or strikes, of its 210 Aleppo Syria132 stories about protests or strikes, of its 181

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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 readTurkmenistan: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: 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'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: 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'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 readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: 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'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'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: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: 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 readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: 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'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 readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUruguay: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: 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'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPanama: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: 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 more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea-Bissau: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBrunei: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMaldives: 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

● Saudi Arabia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,748 stories about harm ● Iraq about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,649 stories about harm ● Sweden about twice as angry as the world's · 312 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 592 stories about harm ● Indonesia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 478 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as angry as the world's · 1,351 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 13,941 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence27% 13,625 stories · about as usual Health18% 9,338 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 6,497 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,372 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,144 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,256 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 889 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 killed17,924 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,019 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,047 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,779 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,963 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and Iraq Stories reporting refugees1,188 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced530 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations333 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting people falling ill68 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 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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