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38,330 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Kabul (Afghanistan), rights and justice in Minsk and violence in Munich. Belarus' coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostBelarus 86 in 100 of its 163 stories, usually 10
RegionEurope 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
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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Protests & strikes

Afghanistan

2,028 of its 2,518 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Kabul accounted for 1,293 of Afghanistan's 2,028 stories about harm, carried by 764 outlets. 1,011 of Kabul's 1,293 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (1,557 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Rights & justice

Belarus

140 of its 163 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Minsk accounted for 136 of Belarus' 140 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Belarus over 30 days → its stories → Minsk stories →
Conflict & violence

Germany

4,337 of its 5,985 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Munich accounted for 4,234 of Germany's 4,337 stories about harm, carried by 2,020 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (4,013 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Germany over 30 days → its stories → Munich stories →
Disasters & accidents

China

1,012 of its 3,277 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (153 stories). Drownings were named in 207 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

China over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Cameroon

81 of its 94 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Maroua accounted for 72 of Cameroon's 81 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Drought 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. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

103 of its 165 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. 32 of Caracas' 58 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (33 stories). House fires were named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Armenia

224 of its 342 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Yerevan accounted for 192 of Armenia's 224 stories about harm, carried by 166 outlets. 100 of Yerevan's 192 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (185 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Iran

187 of its 390 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Road crashes were named in 49 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Displacement

Greece

150 of its 336 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (92 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Cambodia

41 of its 62 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. 35 of Odong's 37 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (39 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Cameroon (68 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Ireland (139 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); diphtheria in Indonesia (61 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Malawi (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in Iran (49 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 38,330 stories about harm among 158,772 counted on 23 Jul.

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In Cameroon's news, mentions of the drought ran more than ten times their usual. Afghanistan stood out: 81% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 66%. 24 in every 100 of the day's 158,772 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 23.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Cameroon86 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan86 in 100 of its 346 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence Belarus86 in 100 of its 163 stories · usually 10 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan81 in 100 of its 2,518 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Libya80 in 100 of its 203 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kabul Afghanistan1011 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1293 Hazara Afghanistan629 stories about protests or strikes, of its 634 Islamabad Pakistan277 stories about protests or strikes, of its 362 Delhi India236 stories about protests or strikes, of its 694 Dallas US209 stories about protests or strikes, of its 357

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'sVietnam: 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: too little coverage to readCayman 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'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: 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'sSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSierra 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'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: 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'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 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'sNew Zealand: 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: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: 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'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'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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 readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as fearful as 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'sSouth Africa: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGabon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBrunei: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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'sBelarus: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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'sChina: coverage about twice 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 grief-stricken 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

● Belarus about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 140 stories about harm ● Tunisia few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 28 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 187 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 48 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as fearful as the world's · 338 stories about harm ● South Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 298 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence33% 12,362 stories · much more than usual (usually 27%) Rights & justice27% 10,168 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Disasters & accidents14% 5,140 stories · about as usual Health14% 5,138 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,064 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,317 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 960 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 340 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 killed16,314 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured7,654 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Germany and Afghanistan Stories reporting people affected5,561 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests4,185 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,067 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Germany and Greece Stories reporting abductions687 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations651 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting people displaced333 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill94 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Egypt

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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