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40,090 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Jerusalem (Israel), a disaster in Bodrum and illness in Pyongyang. Romania's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNorth Korea 57 in 100 of its 884 stories, usually 21
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 64 in 100 of its stories, usually 47
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Israel

1,955 of its 2,868 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Jerusalem accounted for 1,801 of Israel's 1,955 stories about harm, carried by 722 outlets. 1,293 of Jerusalem's 1,801 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (987 stories). Storms were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Disasters & accidents

Türkiye

1,708 of its 2,117 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Bodrum accounted for 1,186 of Türkiye's 1,708 stories about harm, carried by 906 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (66 stories). Building collapse was named in 143 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts and landslides. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Bodrum stories →
Health

North Korea

503 of its 884 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Pyongyang accounted for 415 of North Korea's 503 stories about harm, carried by 486 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (197 stories). Natural hazards were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

North Korea over 30 days → its stories → Pyongyang stories →
Rights & justice

Romania

131 of its 262 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (120 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Romania over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Yemen

256 of its 275 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 78%. Sanaa accounted for 168 of Yemen's 256 stories about harm, carried by 147 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (136 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

665 of its 843 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Caracas accounted for 477 of Venezuela's 665 stories about harm, carried by 288 outlets. 450 of Caracas' 477 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

244 of its 337 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

United Arab Emirates

49 of its 165 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Mexico

444 of its 1,025 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (60 stories). Heavy rain was named in 46 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Morocco

84 of its 188 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 41 of al-Hoceima's 41 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (55 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Namibia (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in New Zealand (70 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in Bangladesh (39 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); wildfires in Albania (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); cholera in Kenya (27 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 40,090 stories about harm among 183,133 counted on 21 Jul.

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In Namibia's news, mentions of the hunger ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 183,133 stories, as usual. Israel's news was 68% about people being harmed, against a usual 43%. A year earlier, on 21 July 2016, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen93 in 100 of its 275 stories · usually 78 · mostly health Türkiye81 in 100 of its 2,117 stories · usually 48 · mostly disasters & accidents Venezuela79 in 100 of its 843 stories · usually 67 · mostly rights & justice Libya79 in 100 of its 103 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon72 in 100 of its 337 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel1293 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1801 Caracas Venezuela450 stories about protests or strikes, of its 477 Washington US250 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1390 Minneapolis US119 stories about protests or strikes, of its 213 Raqqa Syria114 stories about protests or strikes, of its 229

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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 readTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: 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 readSri Lanka: 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: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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'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'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'sNew Zealand: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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'sLibya: 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'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'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: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: 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 readFinland: 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'sEcuador: 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 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'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 readChina: 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: too little coverage to readCanada: 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'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRomania: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sQatar: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPanama: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNamibia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: 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'sMaldives: 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

● Qatar about 4 times as fearful as the world's · 286 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 256 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 567 stories about harm ● Egypt about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 151 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 191 stories about harm ● Romania about twice as fearful as the world's · 131 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 10,515 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence20% 7,818 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Health19% 7,642 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 7,413 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,607 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,256 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,229 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 852 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 killed13,674 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,635 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,114 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,826 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Türkiye and Israel Stories reporting refugees679 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions523 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations511 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people displaced488 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill74 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 about as 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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