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Violence in Jammu, protests in Brazzaville (Congo) and rights and justice in Phnom Penh drew the news. Kashmir's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIsrael 74 in 100 of its 1,742 stories, usually 42
RegionSouth Asia 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
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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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

220 of its 293 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Jammu accounted for 117 of Kashmir's 220 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (34 stories). Road crashes were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Protests & strikes

Congo

162 of its 190 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. 8 of Brazzaville's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (102 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Congo over 30 days → its stories → Brazzaville stories →
Disasters & accidents

Ecuador

22 of its 36 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Ecuador over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Israel

1,282 of its 1,742 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Jerusalem accounted for 1,147 of Israel's 1,282 stories about harm, carried by 596 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (1,080 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Egypt

318 of its 521 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Cairo accounted for 216 of Egypt's 318 stories about harm, carried by 173 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (244 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

France

513 of its 1,655 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (76 stories). Drought was named in 80 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hiv. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Türkiye

606 of its 1,181 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. 203 of Istanbul's 341 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (411 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Côte d’Ivoire

38 of its 38 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Vietnam

123 of its 356 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (53 stories). Flu was named in 40 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Italy (34 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); flu in Vietnam (40 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Canada (126 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Greece (21 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); road crashes in Zimbabwe (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 23,360 stories about harm among 91,970 counted on 16 Jul.

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Italy's news mentioned wildfires about 8 times as often as usual. 25 in every 100 of the day's 91,970 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 23. A year earlier, on 16 July 2016, 26 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 today. Kashmir stood out: 75% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 62%. This week the news turned most often to Costa Rica, 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 →

Congo85 in 100 of its 190 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Syria77 in 100 of its 340 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir75 in 100 of its 293 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Israel74 in 100 of its 1,742 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela71 in 100 of its 578 stories · usually 67 · mostly food & livelihood

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Caracas Venezuela288 stories about protests or strikes, of its 356 Jerusalem Israel243 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1147 Istanbul Türkiye203 stories about protests or strikes, of its 341 Paris France187 stories about protests or strikes, of its 442 Farmington US140 stories about protests or strikes, of its 145

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'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-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 readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: 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'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGermany: 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'sEthiopia: 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'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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 readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong 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'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: 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'sArgentina: 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'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 readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook 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'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPapua New Guinea: 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'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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

● Saudi Arabia about twice as fearful as the world's · 69 stories about harm ● France about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 513 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 1,282 stories about harm ● Côte d’Ivoire few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 38 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 220 stories about harm ● Egypt about twice as angry as the world's · 318 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence25% 5,697 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 5,171 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents19% 4,487 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Health17% 4,026 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,692 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 807 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 681 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 470 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 killed9,160 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting arrests3,151 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,969 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,850 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Venezuela Stories reporting abductions359 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the Philippines and the US Stories reporting refugees344 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations340 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced231 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Canada and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill12 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Argentina

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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