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26,710 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Oromo (Ethiopia), illness in Pyongyang and a disaster in Yangon. Ethiopia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 58 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostNorth Korea 62 in 100 of its 104 stories, usually 28
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

77 of its 101 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Oromo accounted for 33 of Ethiopia's 77 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. 25 of Oromo's 33 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (26 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.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Oromo stories →
Health

North Korea

65 of its 104 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Pyongyang accounted for 38 of North Korea's 65 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets. Outbreaks were named in 31 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with hunger. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

North Korea over 30 days → its stories → Pyongyang stories →
Disasters & accidents

Myanmar

35 of its 52 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Yangon accounted for 25 of Myanmar's 35 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (24 stories).

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Yangon stories →
Rights & justice

Türkiye

Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (52 stories). Accidents were named in 11 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.

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

Denmark

59 of its 104 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Copenhagen accounted for 47 of Denmark's 59 stories about harm, carried by 83 outlets. 32 of Copenhagen's 47 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories).

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Health

Saudi Arabia

123 of its 218 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Riyadh accounted for 76 of Saudi Arabia's 123 stories about harm, carried by 193 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

127 of its 239 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 25 of Hong Kong's 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Health

Botswana

51 of its 93 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Pakistan

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (72 stories). Accidents were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Poland

61 of its 118 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Bangladesh (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); accidents in Pakistan (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

30 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 26,710 stories about harm among 87,714 counted on 3 Jul.

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The news turned to Ethiopia for the fourth day running. 30 in every 100 of the day's 87,714 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 33. In North Korea's news, mentions of outbreaks ran about three times their usual. A year earlier, on 4 July 2019, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 30 today. Ethiopia's news was 76% about people being harmed, against a usual 50%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Ethiopia76 in 100 of its 101 stories · usually 50 · mostly rights & justice Myanmar67 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 46 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria63 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence North Korea62 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 28 · mostly health Kashmir60 in 100 of its 179 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US200 stories about protests or strikes, of its 879 Beijing China151 stories about protests or strikes, of its 372 Mount Rushmore US61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 106 London UK46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 489 Chicago US42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 208

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: 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: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: 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: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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 readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: 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'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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'sFrance: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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'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 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'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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'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'sBelgium: 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'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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'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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice 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'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorway: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about twice as fearful as 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'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little angrier than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBotswana: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sVatican City: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: 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

● Mali few stories about three times as angry as the world's · 21 stories about harm ● Kashmir about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 107 stories about harm ● Hong Kong about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 127 stories about harm ● Botswana about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 51 stories about harm ● North Korea about twice as fearful as the world's · 65 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as angry as the world's · 123 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health58% 15,284 stories · more than usual (usually 55%) Rights & justice21% 5,540 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents8% 1,994 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence6% 1,623 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,108 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 524 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 225 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 216 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 killed7,361 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,145 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,550 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,342 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions174 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees132 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced94 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations76 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting people falling ill60 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about South Korea and the US

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.

● Angera little less than 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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