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41,037 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Jerusalem (Israel), people displaced in Saudi Arabia and the drought in Mongolia drew the news. Saudi Arabia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostMongolia 64 in 100 of its 55 stories, usually 10
RegionCentral Asia 21 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Israel

1,531 of its 2,301 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Jerusalem accounted for 1,370 of Israel's 1,531 stories about harm, carried by 528 outlets. 876 of Jerusalem's 1,370 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

139 of its 320 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Outbreaks were named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Mongolia

35 of its 55 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Drought was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with extreme cold and snowstorms.

Mongolia over 30 days → its stories →
Food & livelihood

Zambia

43 of its 133 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Zambia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Myanmar

121 of its 169 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Taang accounted for 95 of Myanmar's 121 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. 57 of Taang's 95 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (96 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

825 of its 1,120 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Caracas accounted for 690 of Venezuela's 825 stories about harm, carried by 440 outlets. 575 of Caracas' 690 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

Raqqa accounted for 178 of Syria's 363 stories about harm, carried by 247 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (76 stories). Hunger was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Argentina

68 of its 180 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 47 of Buenos Aires' 52 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Cyprus

80 of its 228 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 43 of Famagusta's 49 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 10 times the usual rate (71 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Chile

58 of its 209 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 41 of Santiago's 47 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (43 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: diphtheria in Italy (91 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Iceland (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in France (66 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); typhoon in Taiwan (13 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); cyclone in Philippines (68 of its stories, about 7 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 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 41,037 stories about harm among 198,307 counted on 28 Jul.

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Italy's news mentioned the diphtheria more than ten times as often as usual. 21 in every 100 of the day's 198,307 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. Israel stood out: 67% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 54%. A year earlier, on 28 July 2016, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria76 in 100 of its 479 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela74 in 100 of its 1,120 stories · usually 67 · mostly rights & justice Myanmar72 in 100 of its 169 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice South Sudan71 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq68 in 100 of its 363 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel876 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1370 Caracas Venezuela575 stories about protests or strikes, of its 690 Washington US290 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2051 Moscow Russia139 stories about protests or strikes, of its 531 Boston US118 stories about protests or strikes, of its 262

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: 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: 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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: 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'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra 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'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'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'sNiger: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIran: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: 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'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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'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'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: 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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readZambia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 a little angrier than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMauritius: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDominica: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBarbados: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMonaco: 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

● Denmark about 4 times as fearful as the world's · 58 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 363 stories about harm ● North Korea about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 245 stories about harm ● Qatar about twice as fearful as the world's · 123 stories about harm ● Jordan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 73 stories about harm ● Indonesia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 120 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 11,401 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Health21% 8,249 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 6,977 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 6,820 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,882 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,376 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,129 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 894 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 killed13,335 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,093 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,685 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,853 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions590 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations444 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting refugees432 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Cyprus and the US Stories reporting people displaced256 at about half the usual rate · most about the Philippines and the US Stories reporting people falling ill118 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 softer 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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