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33,412 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at building collapse in Greece, violence in Buenos Aires and protests in Taipei (Taiwan). Argentina's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostEstonia 72 in 100 of its 96 stories, usually 9
RegionEast Asia 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Greece

402 of its 761 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Athens accounted for 361 of Greece's 402 stories about harm, carried by 420 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (267 stories). Building collapse was named in 58 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Greece over 30 days → its stories → Athens stories →
Conflict & violence

Argentina

152 of its 268 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Buenos Aires accounted for 141 of Argentina's 152 stories about harm, carried by 109 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (74 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Argentina over 30 days → its stories → Buenos Aires stories →
Rights & justice

Malawi

49 of its 110 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Drought was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with storms and heavy rain.

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

Estonia

69 of its 96 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Tallinn accounted for 66 of Estonia's 69 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (66 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Japan

923 of its 2,145 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (417 stories). Poisoning was named in 66 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Kiribati

26 of its 30 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Tarawa accounted for 26 of Kiribati's 26 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

354 of its 442 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Kabul accounted for 288 of Afghanistan's 354 stories about harm, carried by 219 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (274 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Bosnia

78 of its 176 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Srebrenica accounted for 77 of Bosnia's 78 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Morocco

57 of its 97 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: drownings in Mexico (152 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); gas explosion in New Zealand (106 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Austria (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Dominican Republic (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tsunami in Marshall Islands (10 of its stories, about 5 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 19 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 33,412 stories about harm among 160,400 counted on 19 Jul.

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Greece's news was 53% about people being harmed, against a usual 21%. of the day's 160,400 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Mexico's news mentioned drownings about 4 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 19 July 2018, 17 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 →

Congo89 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 73 · mostly health Yemen85 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan80 in 100 of its 442 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia73 in 100 of its 218 stories · usually 61 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Estonia72 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 9 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US343 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1779 Seoul South Korea109 stories about protests or strikes, of its 128 Charlottesville US100 stories about protests or strikes, of its 116 Tokyo Japan92 stories about protests or strikes, of its 190 Honolulu US75 stories about protests or strikes, of its 94

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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'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'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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 readSpain: 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'sSingapore: 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'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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'sLebanon: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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 readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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 readCuba: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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 readZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as fearful 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'sSri Lanka: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPanama: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKiribati: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJapan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIceland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGreece: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDominica: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJersey: 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

● Argentina about three times as fearful as the world's · 152 stories about harm ● Bosnia about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 78 stories about harm ● Netherlands about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 155 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 133 stories about harm ● Morocco about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 57 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 228 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 11,069 stories · about as usual Health20% 6,430 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 6,338 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 4,302 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,125 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,065 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 976 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 578 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 killed8,976 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,203 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,468 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,940 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees699 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations298 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about New Zealand and the Netherlands Stories reporting abductions238 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced218 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill17 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Malaysia

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 harsher 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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