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59,219 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at violence in Tokyo, arrests in Malawi and deaths in Baku. Japan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read harsher than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Japan →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMalawi 81 in 100 of its 398 stories, usually 35
RegionEast Asia 28 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

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Japan

2,816 of its 5,505 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Tokyo accounted for 2,218 of Japan's 2,816 stories about harm, carried by 1,418 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (2,154 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Japan over 30 days → its stories → Tokyo stories →
Rights & justice

Malawi

322 of its 398 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (230 stories). HIV was named in 250 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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

Azerbaijan

190 of its 336 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Baku accounted for 150 of Azerbaijan's 190 stories about harm, carried by 198 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (111 stories).

Azerbaijan over 30 days → its stories → Baku stories →
Health

Ethiopia

71 of its 131 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Malaria was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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

France

3,264 of its 5,312 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,854 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 37 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

276 of its 497 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). Drownings were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Germany

1,302 of its 2,721 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories). Drought was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

407 of its 510 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Kabul accounted for 272 of Afghanistan's 407 stories about harm, carried by 194 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

762 of its 836 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Mogadishu accounted for 717 of Somalia's 762 stories about harm, carried by 745 outlets. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Denmark

69 of its 159 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (12 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Sri Lanka (107 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Kenya (63 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); house fires in Madagascar (18 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); hepatitis in Macao (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); helicopter crash in Saudi Arabia (33 of its stories, more than ten 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 26 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 59,219 stories about harm among 280,861 counted on 26 Jul.

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In Japan, 51% of the news was about people being harmed, where 14% is usual. Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Japan. Mentions of HIV ran about 6 times their usual in Malawi's news. of the day's 280,861 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 23.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia91 in 100 of its 836 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh82 in 100 of its 1,118 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Malawi81 in 100 of its 398 stories · usually 35 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan80 in 100 of its 510 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Syria76 in 100 of its 797 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Philadelphia US1385 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2082 Washington US294 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1282 Delhi India245 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1048 Dallas US229 stories about protests or strikes, of its 656 Manipur India160 stories about protests or strikes, of its 174

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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'sTanzania: 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 readSpain: 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'sSlovenia: 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. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'sNorway: 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'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'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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 readItaly: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: 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'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: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: 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 readCzech 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'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'sChina: 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'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: 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 readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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 readNorfolk 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMauritania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalta: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLaos: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEritrea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBrunei: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBahrain: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMacao: 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

● Somalia about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 762 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 276 stories about harm ● France about twice as angry as the world's · 3,264 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 407 stories about harm ● Bahrain few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 44 stories about harm ● Central African Republic few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 23 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 17,802 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence24% 14,075 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Health19% 10,859 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Disasters & accidents13% 7,410 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,697 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,790 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,682 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 853 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 killed21,422 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests8,224 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured7,619 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,826 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions2,752 at about twice the usual rate · most about France and the US Stories reporting refugees1,238 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations972 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting people displaced473 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill232 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Japan

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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