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61,037 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Extreme cold in Peru, protests in Banjul (Gambia) and arrests in France drew the news. Chile's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostPeru 68 in 100 of its 369 stories, usually 23
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Peru

252 of its 369 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (63 stories). Extreme cold was named in 165 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with snowstorms and avalanche. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Peru over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Gambia

229 of its 347 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Banjul accounted for 184 of the Gambia's 229 stories about harm, carried by 192 outlets. 171 of Banjul's 184 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (210 stories).

Gambia over 30 days → its stories → Banjul stories →
Conflict & violence

France

1,558 of its 3,565 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (549 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cyclone and heatwave. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Chile

125 of its 253 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (106 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Chile over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Armenia

341 of its 539 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Yerevan accounted for 320 of Armenia's 341 stories about harm, carried by 264 outlets. 275 of Yerevan's 320 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (197 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Mexico

46 of Jalisco's 46 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 9 times the usual rate (7 stories). Chikungunya was named in 11 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

Mali

282 of its 295 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Malaria was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Brazil

601 of its 1,853 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (431 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Libya

289 of its 342 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. 73 of Tripoli's 138 stories were about protests or strikes. Helicopter crash was named in 54 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Belgium

139 of its 404 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (106 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: malaria in Ethiopia (45 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Japan (61 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); helicopter crash in Libya (54 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Congo (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in South Sudan (37 of its stories, about 7 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 21 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 61,037 stories about harm among 289,750 counted on 21 Jul.

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Peru's news mentioned extreme cold more than ten times as often as usual. 21 in every 100 of the day's 289,750 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 23. In Peru, 68% of the news was about people being harmed, where 23% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali96 in 100 of its 295 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Libya85 in 100 of its 342 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Syria80 in 100 of its 1,073 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan75 in 100 of its 306 stories · usually 79 · mostly rights & justice Peru68 in 100 of its 369 stories · usually 23 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US896 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2399 Cleveland US507 stories about protests or strikes, of its 840 Dallas US468 stories about protests or strikes, of its 797 Miami US287 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1198 Baton Rouge US284 stories about protests or strikes, of its 530

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: 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'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readIsle 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'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: 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'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'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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'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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: 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'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: 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: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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'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'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'sBarbados: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCayman Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as 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 warm as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPanama: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMauritius: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKuwait: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChile: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: 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'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: 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'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

● Mali about three times as angry as the world's · 282 stories about harm ● Chile about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 125 stories about harm ● Hong Kong about twice as fearful as the world's · 284 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 221 stories about harm ● Belgium about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 139 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 861 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice35% 20,952 stories · much more than usual (usually 29%) Conflict & violence21% 12,805 stories · much less than usual (usually 27%) Health19% 11,489 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Disasters & accidents11% 6,817 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 3,251 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,962 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,311 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,280 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 killed18,530 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting arrests10,903 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting people affected5,829 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,442 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting abductions1,059 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Armenia and Bangladesh Stories reporting refugees739 at about half the usual rate · most about Germany and the US Stories reporting evacuations476 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about China and the US Stories reporting people displaced429 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting people falling ill174 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico

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

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout two-thirds of 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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