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66,816 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to rights and justice in Maroua, violence in Paris and drownings in Hungary. el Salvador's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 37 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostFrance 78 in 100 of its 18,345 stories, usually 17
RegionEurope 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Rights & justice

Cameroon

106 of its 136 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Maroua accounted for 76 of Cameroon's 106 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (84 stories). Hunger was named in 81 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Cameroon over 30 days → its stories → Maroua stories →
Conflict & violence

France

14,232 of its 18,345 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Paris accounted for 7,294 of France's 14,232 stories about harm, carried by 2,708 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5,456 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Health

Hungary

76 of its 175 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Drownings were named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Tunisia

254 of its 278 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Argentina

117 of its 345 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about 10 times the usual rate (92 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Bulgaria

71 of its 149 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Food & livelihood

Venezuela

133 of its 224 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Caracas accounted for 104 of Venezuela's 133 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Landslides were named in 68 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Displacement

Sudan

184 of its 216 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (37 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Trinidad & Tobago

59 of its 128 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Venezuela (68 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Taiwan (57 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); natural hazards in Vietnam (24 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); train derailment in Denmark (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Libya (22 of its stories, more than ten 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 15 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 66,816 stories about harm among 268,240 counted on 15 Jul.

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The news turned to Cameroon for the second day running. Cameroon's news was 78% about people being harmed, against a usual 42%. of the day's 268,240 news stories, 25 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Tunisia91 in 100 of its 278 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence El Salvador87 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 55 · mostly rights & justice Sudan85 in 100 of its 216 stories · usually 59 · mostly displacement South Sudan78 in 100 of its 535 stories · usually 78 · mostly displacement Cameroon78 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 42 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Dallas US894 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1708 Washington US469 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2714 Delhi India301 stories about protests or strikes, of its 805 Paris France250 stories about protests or strikes, of its 7294 Islamabad Pakistan205 stories about protests or strikes, of its 516

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: 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: feelings about like the world'sU.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 Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: 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'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSudan: 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: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMexico: 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'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'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'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: 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'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: 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 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'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: 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'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: 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'sSlovenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMoldova: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEritrea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelgium: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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 grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMonaco: 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

● Azerbaijan few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 28 stories about harm ● France about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 14,232 stories about harm ● Armenia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 93 stories about harm ● El Salvador about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 65 stories about harm ● Argentina about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 117 stories about harm ● Cameroon about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 106 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence37% 24,753 stories · much more than usual (usually 27%) Rights & justice22% 14,359 stories · much less than usual (usually 28%) Health14% 9,541 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given10% 6,636 stories · more than usual (usually 7%) Disasters & accidents8% 5,532 stories · much less than usual (usually 14%) Shelter & services4% 2,327 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,720 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,170 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 killed33,805 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about France and the US Stories reporting people injured10,313 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about France and the US Stories reporting arrests6,159 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,045 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,010 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting refugees866 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Palestine and Türkiye Stories reporting evacuations853 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and South Sudan Stories reporting people displaced316 at about half the usual rate · most about South Sudan and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill35 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and France

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than usual
● Fearabout one and a half times 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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