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36,402 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at people injured in Greece, violence in Srebrenica and illness in Skopje. Bosnia's coverage was about 8 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNorth Macedonia 86 in 100 of its 87 stories, usually 8
RegionEurope 19 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Greece

441 of its 926 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (354 stories). Heatwave was named in 30 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts and tornadoes. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Greece over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Bosnia

104 of its 201 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Srebrenica accounted for 103 of Bosnia's 104 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (93 stories). Its coverage was about 8 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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

Pakistan

653 of its 1,298 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (345 stories). Train derailment was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

217 of its 492 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (75 stories). Hunger was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Morocco

74 of its 143 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Portugal

40 of its 143 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Israel

784 of its 1,538 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Jerusalem accounted for 489 of Israel's 784 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (67 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Malawi

49 of its 117 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 9 of Lilongwe's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Papua New Guinea

45 of its 83 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: respiratory illness in Ireland (50 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in US (2080 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in France (50 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Malaysia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Ghana (12 of its stories, more than ten 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 11 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 36,402 stories about harm among 174,840 counted on 11 Jul.

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In North Macedonia's news, mentions of tuberculosis ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 174,840 stories, as usual. Greece's news was 48% about people being harmed, against a usual 19%. A year earlier, on 11 July 2018, 19 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 →

North Macedonia86 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 8 · mostly health Libya78 in 100 of its 210 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Syria73 in 100 of its 269 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan69 in 100 of its 215 stories · usually 77 · mostly rights & justice Mali67 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US283 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2039 Chicago US148 stories about protests or strikes, of its 359 London UK132 stories about protests or strikes, of its 692 South Bend US118 stories about protests or strikes, of its 169 Mauna Kea US113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 114

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: 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'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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: 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'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: 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 readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: 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'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: 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'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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'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'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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 readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: feelings about like the world'sSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook 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 readMayotte: feelings about like the world'sZambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPortugal: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHungary: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGreece: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEritrea: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCzechia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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 fearful as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage about 8 times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm 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'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'sVatican City: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGibraltar: 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

● Bosnia about 8 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 104 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 196 stories about harm ● Ireland about twice as warm as the world's · 244 stories about harm ● Venezuela about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 114 stories about harm ● France about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 395 stories about harm ● Colombia few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 40 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 11,240 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents24% 8,588 stories · much more than usual (usually 18%) Health19% 6,750 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 3,792 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,108 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,244 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,160 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 863 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 killed8,788 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,722 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,412 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,611 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations802 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees390 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced375 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Syria Stories reporting abductions217 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Spain Stories reporting people falling ill20 at about a third of 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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