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57,748 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to rights and justice in Copenhagen, protests in Bethlehem (Palestine) and violence in Aleppo. Syria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostParaguay 94 in 100 of its 126 stories, usually 47
RegionSoutheast Asia 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Rights & justice

Denmark

156 of its 282 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Copenhagen accounted for 125 of Denmark's 156 stories about harm, carried by 121 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (82 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Denmark over 30 days → its stories → Copenhagen stories →
Protests & strikes

Palestine

466 of its 690 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Bethlehem accounted for 308 of Palestine's 466 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. 221 of Bethlehem's 308 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (58 stories).

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Bethlehem stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

1,946 of its 2,289 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Aleppo accounted for 1,096 of Syria's 1,946 stories about harm, carried by 661 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (516 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Aleppo stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Indonesia

781 of its 1,223 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (659 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Croatia

69 of its 137 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (60 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Finland

177 of its 482 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (158 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

184 of its 310 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Ghana

286 of its 970 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (87 stories). Road crashes were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with bird flu and flu.

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Rights & justice

Philippines

779 of its 2,384 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (194 stories). Drownings were named in 47 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with poisoning and food poisoning.

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Also named far more than usual: norovirus in Mexico (120 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Botswana (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Nigeria (168 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); typhoon in Vietnam (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); chikungunya in Cayman Islands (12 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 57,748 stories about harm among 285,851 counted on 28 Jul.

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Mentions of norovirus ran more than ten times their usual in Mexico's news. In Denmark, 55% of the news was about people being harmed, where 22% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 285,851 stories, below the usual 23.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Paraguay94 in 100 of its 126 stories · usually 47 · mostly health Syria85 in 100 of its 2,289 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Burundi79 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 72 · mostly rights & justice South Sudan77 in 100 of its 290 stories · usually 79 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan72 in 100 of its 511 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Philadelphia US1494 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2660 Washington US561 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1979 Delhi India293 stories about protests or strikes, of its 926 Aleppo Syria266 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1096 Bethlehem Palestine221 stories about protests or strikes, of its 308

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: 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'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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: 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'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'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: 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'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'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: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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'sGeorgia: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEthiopia: 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'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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'sChile: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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'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: 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: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sZambia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about twice 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 a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sParaguay: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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 fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half 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 angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCroatia: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurundi: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than 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 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'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJersey: 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

● Indonesia about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 781 stories about harm ● Croatia about three times as fearful as the world's · 69 stories about harm ● South Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 222 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 1,946 stories about harm ● Germany about twice as angry as the world's · 1,179 stories about harm ● France about twice as angry as the world's · 1,429 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 18,130 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Conflict & violence23% 12,903 stories · much less than usual (usually 28%) Health19% 10,862 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Disasters & accidents12% 6,821 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,111 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,697 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,592 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,087 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 killed17,634 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting arrests8,452 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected7,428 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,113 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Germany Stories reporting abductions1,445 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,396 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced820 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Iraq Stories reporting evacuations743 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill115 at about the usual rate

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

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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