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35,512 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Golan Heights (Syria), rights and justice in Prague and wildfires in Sweden. the Czechia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostBelarus 61 in 100 of its 130 stories, usually 18
RegionOceania 20 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
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

Syria

556 of its 627 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Golan Heights accounted for 220 of Syria's 556 stories about harm, carried by 193 outlets. 129 of Golan Heights' 220 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (139 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Golan Heights stories →
Rights & justice

Czechia

63 of its 171 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Prague accounted for 56 of the Czechia's 63 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Czechia over 30 days → its stories → Prague stories →
Disasters & accidents

Sweden

165 of its 479 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Wildfires were named in 130 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heatwave. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Palestine

297 of its 601 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Jenin accounted for 204 of Palestine's 297 stories about harm, carried by 14 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (167 stories). Road crashes were named in 35 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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

Nicaragua

230 of its 251 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 83%. Managua accounted for 183 of Nicaragua's 230 stories about harm, carried by 145 outlets. 160 of Managua's 183 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Bulgaria

40 of its 154 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 19 of Sofia's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Plague was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

72 of its 278 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 10 of Hong Kong's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Spain

241 of its 949 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (64 stories). Hypothermia was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Displacement

Belarus

79 of its 130 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Minsk accounted for 76 of Belarus' 79 stories about harm, carried by 83 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (69 stories).

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Rights & justice

Türkiye

528 of its 859 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: plague in Bulgaria (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); wildfires in Latvia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Rwanda (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Brazil (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); plane crash in Cuba (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

16 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 35,512 stories about harm among 216,302 counted on 18 Jul.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 9 November 2016. of the day's 216,302 news stories, 16 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. the news turned to Syria for the second day running. A year earlier, on 18 July 2017, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 16 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua92 in 100 of its 251 stories · usually 83 · mostly rights & justice Syria89 in 100 of its 627 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen79 in 100 of its 130 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Greenland71 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 53 · mostly disasters & accidents Libya68 in 100 of its 152 stories · usually 54 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel177 stories about protests or strikes, of its 286 Managua Nicaragua160 stories about protests or strikes, of its 183 Moscow Russia160 stories about protests or strikes, of its 453 Washington US159 stories about protests or strikes, of its 785 Cincinnati US131 stories about protests or strikes, of its 200

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: 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: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: 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 readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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 readSingapore: 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'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: 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'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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: 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'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 readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: 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 readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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 readBritish 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: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: 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: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMontenegro: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMauritius: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHungary: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEritrea: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCzechia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBhutan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 73 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 103 stories about harm ● Czechia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 63 stories about harm ● Hong Kong about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 72 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 556 stories about harm ● Eritrea about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 80 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 9,855 stories · less than usual (usually 32%) Health23% 8,100 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents20% 6,905 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence13% 4,564 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,764 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,436 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,289 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 887 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 killed9,613 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests4,613 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected4,218 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people injured2,651 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting refugees818 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Australia and Syria Stories reporting evacuations589 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people displaced449 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions328 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill73 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and France

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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