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38,161 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at illness in Almaty, violence in Ramallah and protests in Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam). Kazakhstan's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostKazakhstan 49 in 100 of its 306 stories, usually 11
RegionCentral Asia 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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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Health

Kazakhstan

150 of its 306 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Almaty accounted for 143 of Kazakhstan's 150 stories about harm, carried by 314 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 10 times the usual rate (146 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kazakhstan over 30 days → its stories → Almaty stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

519 of its 745 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Ramallah accounted for 273 of Palestine's 519 stories about harm, carried by 8 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (230 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Ramallah stories →
Protests & strikes

Vietnam

175 of its 467 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 74 of Ho Chi Minh City's 87 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories → Ho Chi Minh City stories →
Displacement

Syria

565 of its 683 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Quneitra accounted for 332 of Syria's 565 stories about harm, carried by 344 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (261 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Quneitra stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

443 of its 907 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Outbreaks were named in 46 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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Protests & strikes

Iraq

134 of its 210 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. 81 of Baghdad's 87 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (96 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Sweden

176 of its 494 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Wildfires were named in 128 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

1,086 of its 1,701 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Jerusalem accounted for 586 of Israel's 1,086 stories about harm, carried by 370 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Kyrgyzstan

33 of its 54 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 25 of Bishkek's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (19 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Colombia

59 of its 121 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Sweden (128 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); poisoning in Brazil (63 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Canada (194 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Mexico (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in Switzerland (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 38,161 stories about harm among 199,671 counted on 20 Jul.

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Kazakhstan stood out: 49% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 11%. A year earlier, on 20 July 2017, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. of the day's 199,671 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua89 in 100 of its 187 stories · usually 84 · mostly rights & justice Syria83 in 100 of its 683 stories · usually 76 · mostly displacement Ecuador79 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 38 · mostly rights & justice Palestine70 in 100 of its 745 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Cameroon69 in 100 of its 124 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US301 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1127 Moscow Russia260 stories about protests or strikes, of its 564 Jerusalem Israel157 stories about protests or strikes, of its 586 Managua Nicaragua139 stories about protests or strikes, of its 148 Paris France100 stories about protests or strikes, of its 124

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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 readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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'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'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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'sEstonia: 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: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: 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'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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: too little coverage to readWestern 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: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUruguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPuerto Rico: 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'sTonga: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNiger: 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 a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMontenegro: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMauritius: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLaos: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEritrea: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than 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

● Kazakhstan about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 150 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 181 stories about harm ● Colombia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 59 stories about harm ● Sudan few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 46 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 565 stories about harm ● Nicaragua about twice as angry as the world's · 166 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 9,858 stories · much less than usual (usually 31%) Disasters & accidents25% 9,260 stories · much more than usual (usually 18%) Health20% 7,649 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 5,182 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,988 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,386 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,261 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 881 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 killed11,815 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,142 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,085 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Germany Stories reporting arrests4,325 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations972 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting refugees871 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Türkiye Stories reporting people displaced571 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions312 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting people falling ill260 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Brazil

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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