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33,440 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Kabul (Afghanistan), violence in Munich and people injured in Qatar. Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and China → Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostAlbania 87 in 100 of its 117 stories, usually 16
RegionEurope 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
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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Protests & strikes

Afghanistan

1,355 of its 1,527 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Kabul accounted for 979 of Afghanistan's 1,355 stories about harm, carried by 547 outlets. 747 of Kabul's 979 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (1,015 stories). Storms were named in 37 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with avalanche. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Conflict & violence

Germany

1,869 of its 2,879 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Munich accounted for 1,557 of Germany's 1,869 stories about harm, carried by 1,053 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (60 stories). Poisoning was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with gas explosion. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Germany over 30 days → its stories → Munich stories →
Rights & justice

Qatar

93 of its 198 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (72 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Qatar over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

209 of its 731 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). House fires were named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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

Cambodia

227 of its 303 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Phnom Penh accounted for 157 of Cambodia's 227 stories about harm, carried by 159 outlets. 153 of Phnom Penh's 157 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (216 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Albania

102 of its 117 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Shkodra accounted for 91 of Albania's 102 stories about harm, carried by 112 outlets. 89 of Shkodra's 91 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (92 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

643 of its 746 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Baghdad accounted for 555 of Iraq's 643 stories about harm, carried by 628 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (462 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Pakistan

843 of its 1,540 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. 199 of Burhan's 314 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (303 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

229 of its 440 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Heavy rain was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Sweden

176 of its 295 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (155 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about 4 times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in China (175 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in Rwanda (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in US (726 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); helicopter crash in Egypt (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Nigeria (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 33,440 stories about harm among 138,401 counted on 24 Jul.

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Evacuations were reported at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and China. 24 in every 100 of the day's 138,401 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 23. On the side of help, reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate. the news turned to Afghanistan for the second day running. Mentions of landslides ran about 4 times their usual in China's news. This week the news turned most often to Peru, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan89 in 100 of its 1,527 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Albania87 in 100 of its 117 stories · usually 16 · mostly rights & justice Iraq86 in 100 of its 746 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan81 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence Libya80 in 100 of its 168 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kabul Afghanistan747 stories about protests or strikes, of its 979 Philadelphia US429 stories about protests or strikes, of its 632 Hazara Afghanistan269 stories about protests or strikes, of its 288 Istanbul Türkiye267 stories about protests or strikes, of its 377 Dallas US221 stories about protests or strikes, of its 330

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: 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'sSouth Africa: 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: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão 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'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: 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'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 readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: 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-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: 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'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'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: 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'sBahrain: 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 readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & 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'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: 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish 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: 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: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice 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 about twice as warm as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGabon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCuba: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCambodia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: 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 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 twice 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

● Sweden about twice as warm as the world's · 176 stories about harm ● Iraq about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 643 stories about harm ● Cambodia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 227 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 138 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 1,355 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 229 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence31% 10,229 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Rights & justice26% 8,473 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Disasters & accidents15% 5,041 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Health13% 4,397 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,048 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,229 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,124 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 313 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 killed13,173 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,988 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Germany and Afghanistan Stories reporting people affected4,557 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests4,128 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,235 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting refugees926 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Germany and Poland Stories reporting abductions434 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Germany and the US Stories reporting people displaced269 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill25 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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