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58,501 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at violence in Almaty, protests in Lima (Peru) and rights and justice in Yerevan. Peru's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostKazakhstan 78 in 100 of its 551 stories, usually 16
RegionCentral Asia 69 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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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Conflict & violence

Kazakhstan

432 of its 551 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Almaty accounted for 422 of Kazakhstan's 432 stories about harm, carried by 302 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (143 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Kazakhstan over 30 days → its stories → Almaty stories →
Protests & strikes

Peru

99 of its 203 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 68 of Lima's 80 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Lima stories →
Rights & justice

Armenia

366 of its 508 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Yerevan accounted for 345 of Armenia's 366 stories about harm, carried by 279 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (240 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Germany

440 of its 1,723 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Guatemala

20 of its 29 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 4 of Guatemala City's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Bangladesh

Dhaka accounted for 487 of Bangladesh's 668 stories about harm, carried by 254 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (84 stories). Building collapse was named in 68 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Bulgaria

95 of its 160 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (88 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

France

2,379 of its 4,126 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (695 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Kashmir

297 of its 428 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. 74 of Jammu's 134 stories were about protests or strikes. Heavy rain was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Rights & justice

Sri Lanka

125 of its 348 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (56 stories). Dengue was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: plane crash in Poland (66 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in Singapore (52 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in South Africa (219 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); road crashes in Libya (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Venezuela (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 27 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 58,501 stories about harm among 250,689 counted on 18 Jul.

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Kazakhstan stood out: 78% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 16%. 23 in every 100 of the day's 250,689 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Poland's news, mentions of plane crash ran more than ten times their usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen87 in 100 of its 248 stories · usually 81 · mostly conflict & violence Kazakhstan78 in 100 of its 551 stories · usually 16 · mostly conflict & violence Armenia72 in 100 of its 508 stories · usually 49 · mostly rights & justice Syria71 in 100 of its 502 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh70 in 100 of its 949 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Baton Rouge US1917 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3973 Dallas US1149 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1991 Cleveland US747 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1378 Istanbul Türkiye697 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1387 Anadolu Türkiye519 stories about protests or strikes, of its 709

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: 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'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: too little coverage to readTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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'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'sNiue: 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: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: 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'sMali: 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'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: too little coverage to readJapan: 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'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'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: 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'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'sChad: 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'sBurkina Faso: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: 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 readAntigua & 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'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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: 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: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuinea-Bissau: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBulgaria: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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

● Bulgaria about three times as fearful as the world's · 95 stories about harm ● Peru about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 99 stories about harm ● Kazakhstan about three times as angry as the world's · 432 stories about harm ● Myanmar about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 100 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 215 stories about harm ● France about twice as fearful as the world's · 2,379 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence31% 17,804 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Rights & justice28% 16,279 stories · about as usual Health16% 9,123 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents10% 5,670 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 4,614 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,502 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,450 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,246 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 killed26,774 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured11,161 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting arrests10,017 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting people affected5,457 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,247 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions963 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Armenia and Bangladesh Stories reporting evacuations414 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting people displaced321 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people falling ill27 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and India

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.

● 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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