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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.

its stories →
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

usually 21; 18 the day before
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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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: near the world's share or lessCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIran: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 25 in 100 of its 565 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Yemen: 79 in 100 of its 130 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Vietnam: 23 in 100 of its 370 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Venezuela: 47 in 100 of its 124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Vanuatu: 44 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Puerto Rico: 37 in 100 of its 131 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Ukraine: 26 in 100 of its 225 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Uganda: 24 in 100 of its 206 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Türkiye: 61 in 100 of its 859 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Tunisia: 36 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Tajikistan: 45 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Syria: 89 in 100 of its 627 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Sweden: 34 in 100 of its 479 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)South Sudan: 45 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Sudan: 49 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Sri Lanka: 25 in 100 of its 348 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Spain: 25 in 100 of its 949 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)South Korea: 24 in 100 of its 768 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)South Africa: 36 in 100 of its 2,152 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Somalia: 38 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Sierra Leone: 39 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Rwanda: 30 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Philippines: 27 in 100 of its 929 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Papua New Guinea: 31 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Pakistan: 34 in 100 of its 1,258 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Nigeria: 26 in 100 of its 2,453 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Niger: 71 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Nicaragua: 92 in 100 of its 251 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Nepal: 37 in 100 of its 180 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Mali: 58 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Libya: 68 in 100 of its 152 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Lebanon: 25 in 100 of its 185 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Laos: 32 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kenya: 29 in 100 of its 635 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Israel: 37 in 100 of its 1,691 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 49 in 100 of its 601 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Iraq: 53 in 100 of its 288 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)India: 23 in 100 of its 8,691 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Haiti: 28 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Guinea: 37 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Guatemala: 52 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Ethiopia: 32 in 100 of its 203 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Eritrea: 44 in 100 of its 182 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)El Salvador: 38 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Egypt: 34 in 100 of its 432 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Greenland: 71 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Czechia: 37 in 100 of its 171 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Cyprus: 22 in 100 of its 156 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Cuba: 26 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Congo: 50 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Colombia: 28 in 100 of its 170 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Hong Kong: 26 in 100 of its 278 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Cameroon: 38 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Cambodia: 25 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Myanmar: 58 in 100 of its 118 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Burkina Faso: 39 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Bulgaria: 26 in 100 of its 154 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Brazil: 23 in 100 of its 388 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Bhutan: 32 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Belarus: 61 in 100 of its 130 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Bangladesh: 32 in 100 of its 402 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Afghanistan: 61 in 100 of its 282 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 192 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 49 in 100 of its 601 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 49 in 100 of its 601 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 192 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 192 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Ukraine: 26 in 100 of its 225 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 49 in 100 of its 601 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 192 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)British Virgin Islands: 57 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 16 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Syria 89 in 100 of its 627 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Nicaragua 92 in 100 of its 251 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Yemen 79 in 100 of its 130 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Türkiye 61 in 100 of its 859 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Libya 68 in 100 of its 152 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Afghanistan 61 in 100 of its 282 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

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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