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30,033 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to illness in Atyrau, violence in Srebrenica and refugees in Lebanon. Bosnia's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 60 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostKazakhstan 72 in 100 of its 160 stories, usually 39
RegionCentral Asia 62 in 100 of its stories, usually 40
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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Health

Kazakhstan

116 of its 160 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Atyrau accounted for 49 of Kazakhstan's 116 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Bosnia

42 of its 49 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Srebrenica accounted for 38 of Bosnia's 42 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bosnia over 30 days → its stories → Srebrenica stories →
Food & livelihood

Lebanon

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Hunger was named in 14 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.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Ethiopia

57 of its 76 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Oromo accounted for 45 of Ethiopia's 57 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Illness was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

116 of its 208 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Tehran accounted for 67 of Iran's 116 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Botswana

20 of its 40 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Palestine

Hebron accounted for 90 of Palestine's 131 stories about harm, carried by 11 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (99 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

India

Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories). Road crashes were named in 70 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides. 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.

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Health

UK

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Hurricane was named in 36 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. 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: landslides in Nepal (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Ethiopia (24 of its stories, about three times its usual); malaria in Brazil (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tropical storm in US (474 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in India (70 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 10 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 30,033 stories about harm among 101,351 counted on 10 Jul.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 11 March 2020. of the day's 101,351 news stories, 30 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 32. Nepal's news mentioned landslides more than ten times as often as usual. On 11 July 2019, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 30 today. In Kazakhstan, 72% of the news was about people being harmed, where 39% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bolivia81 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 46 · mostly health Ethiopia75 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 53 · mostly health Kazakhstan72 in 100 of its 160 stories · usually 39 · mostly health Sudan65 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 56 · mostly health Kashmir64 in 100 of its 124 stories · usually 63 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US222 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1236 Seoul South Korea70 stories about protests or strikes, of its 120 Beijing China67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 280 Los Angeles US65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 315 New York US52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 365

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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 readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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'sSwitzerland: 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'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: too little coverage to readPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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: 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 readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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'sLatvia: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: 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'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 readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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 readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: 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 readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sWestern 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: 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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: 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 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 fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCayman Islands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNamibia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMontenegro: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLaos: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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 about three times 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 twice as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBotswana: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as 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 a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMacao: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 few stories about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 42 stories about harm ● Palestine about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 131 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 106 stories about harm ● Türkiye about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 124 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 116 stories about harm ● Kashmir about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 79 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health60% 17,831 stories · more than usual (usually 57%) Rights & justice19% 5,585 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents9% 2,653 stories · more than usual (usually 7%) Conflict & violence5% 1,405 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 1,014 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 753 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 293 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 262 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 killed8,190 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,060 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,927 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,345 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees177 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced112 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions103 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations102 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill67 at about the usual rate

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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