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The news turned to violence in Jerusalem, protests in Istanbul (Türkiye) and people injured in Greece. Türkiye's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGreece 65 in 100 of its 553 stories, usually 22
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 60 in 100 of its stories, usually 49
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Israel

1,928 of its 2,583 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Jerusalem accounted for 1,811 of Israel's 1,928 stories about harm, carried by 727 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (1,347 stories). Outbreaks were named in 29 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Protests & strikes

Türkiye

365 of its 543 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. 101 of Istanbul's 108 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Building collapse was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Istanbul stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

358 of its 553 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (323 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Greece over 30 days → its stories →
Shelter & services

Haiti

79 of its 112 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (78 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Mexico

339 of its 680 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Mexico City accounted for 261 of Mexico's 339 stories about harm, carried by 212 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (169 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Egypt

284 of its 405 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Cairo accounted for 188 of Egypt's 284 stories about harm, carried by 162 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (106 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Indonesia

139 of its 261 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Jakarta accounted for 94 of Indonesia's 139 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. 78 of Jakarta's 94 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

727 of its 871 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (83 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Libya

53 of its 58 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (12 stories). HIV was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

232 of its 633 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (117 stories). Hurricane was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with cyclone.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Albania (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); landslides in Bangladesh (30 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hiv in Ukraine (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Libya (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Kashmir (15 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 22 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 28,241 stories about harm among 118,806 counted on 22 Jul.

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The news turned to Israel for the second day running. 24 in every 100 of the day's 118,806 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. In Israel, 75% of the news was about people being harmed, where 45% is usual. On 22 July 2016, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 24 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Libya91 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen90 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 79 · mostly health Afghanistan83 in 100 of its 871 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Israel75 in 100 of its 2,583 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti71 in 100 of its 112 stories · usually 36 · mostly shelter & services

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel779 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1811 Caracas Venezuela331 stories about protests or strikes, of its 335 Washington US248 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1000 Damascus Syria132 stories about protests or strikes, of its 264 Philippine Philippines109 stories about protests or strikes, of its 396

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'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: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: 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'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'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: 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 readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIran: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: 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'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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: 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'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 readCyprus: 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: feelings about like the world'sHong 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 readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: 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'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'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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican 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'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTimor-Leste: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sQatar: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPanama: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful 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 angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuernsey: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Qatar about three times as fearful as the world's · 147 stories about harm ● Egypt about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 284 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 727 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 462 stories about harm ● Haiti about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 79 stories about harm ● Switzerland about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 93 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 7,789 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence26% 7,351 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents17% 4,811 stories · about as usual Health16% 4,368 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,663 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 758 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 654 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 391 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 killed10,337 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people injured4,198 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting arrests4,128 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,171 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions536 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting evacuations401 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about New Zealand and the US Stories reporting people displaced292 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees249 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill46 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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