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22,290 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Baghdad (Iraq), violence in Jerusalem and people falling ill in Türkiye. Israel's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostMacao 87 in 100 of its 98 stories, usually 12
RegionCentral Asia 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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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Protests & strikes

Iraq

84 of its 127 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Baghdad accounted for 56 of Iraq's 84 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. 50 of Baghdad's 56 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

955 of its 1,284 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Jerusalem accounted for 385 of Israel's 955 stories about harm, carried by 275 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (657 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Rights & justice

Türkiye

166 of its 376 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Outbreaks were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Greece

60 of its 200 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Vietnam

126 of its 287 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 32 of Ho Chi Minh City's 39 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (59 stories). Heavy rain was named in 46 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with tropical storm and typhoon.

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Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

61 of its 63 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 84%. Managua accounted for 52 of Nicaragua's 61 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. 46 of Managua's 52 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Syria

Quneitra accounted for 128 of Syria's 319 stories about harm, carried by 177 outlets. 67 of Quneitra's 128 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (93 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Palau

12 of its 13 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Plane crash was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

39 of its 109 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 24 of Yuen Long's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Colombia

77 of its 201 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (49 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: drought in South Africa (62 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Vietnam (46 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in Canada (144 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); plane crash in Palau (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in Sweden (12 of its stories, about 4 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 21 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 22,290 stories about harm among 115,758 counted on 21 Jul.

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Mentions of the drought ran more than ten times their usual in South Africa's news. of the day's 115,758 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. A year earlier, on 21 July 2017, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. Iraq's news was 66% about people being harmed, against a usual 54%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua97 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 84 · mostly conflict & violence Macao87 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 12 · mostly health Syria82 in 100 of its 391 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Libya79 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 53 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel74 in 100 of its 1,284 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US161 stories about protests or strikes, of its 620 Jerusalem Israel138 stories about protests or strikes, of its 385 Quneitra Syria67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 128 Moscow Russia59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 240 Hollywood US55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 188

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: 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'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: 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 readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: 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'sItaly: 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'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'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: 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'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican 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'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sZambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sThailand: 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about twice as fearful as 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'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sGreece: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEritrea: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChile: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful 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

● Colombia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 77 stories about harm ● Iran about three times as angry as the world's · 257 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 955 stories about harm ● Nicaragua about twice as fearful as the world's · 61 stories about harm ● Eritrea about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 67 stories about harm ● Hong Kong few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 39 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents26% 5,630 stories · much more than usual (usually 18%) Rights & justice25% 5,370 stories · much less than usual (usually 31%) Conflict & violence20% 4,335 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Health18% 3,844 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,029 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 793 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 589 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 326 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 killed8,236 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,243 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,140 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting arrests2,524 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations344 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Canada and Syria Stories reporting refugees344 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced253 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions213 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill121 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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