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16,175 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Bamako (Mali), violence in Tehran and illness in Warsaw drew the news. Iran's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 58 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIran 63 in 100 of its 235 stories, usually 45
RegionCentral Asia 64 in 100 of its stories, usually 42
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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Protests & strikes

Mali

45 of its 57 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Bamako accounted for 40 of Mali's 45 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. 36 of Bamako's 40 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Mali over 30 days → its stories → Bamako stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

148 of its 235 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Tehran accounted for 99 of Iran's 148 stories about harm, carried by 131 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Health

Poland

67 of its 139 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Warsaw accounted for 62 of Poland's 67 stories about harm, carried by 313 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Poland over 30 days → its stories → Warsaw stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

29 of its 45 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Landslides were named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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

Israel

181 of its 353 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Tel Aviv accounted for 109 of Israel's 181 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. 61 of Tel Aviv's 109 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (34 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Bosnia

41 of its 45 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Srebrenica accounted for 39 of Bosnia's 41 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

22 of its 44 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Armenia

23 of its 44 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Croatia

11 of its 17 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Earthquake was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Yemen

44 of its 54 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Accidents were named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: accidents in Yemen (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Croatia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Hungary (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in China (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Canada (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

33 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 16,175 stories about harm among 49,243 counted on 12 Jul.

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The news turned to Mali for the second day running. 33 in every 100 of the day's 49,243 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 32. A year earlier, on 13 July 2019, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 33 today. Mali stood out: 79% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 59%. This week the news turned most often to Palestine, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen81 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 70 · mostly disasters & accidents Mali79 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan73 in 100 of its 103 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir72 in 100 of its 186 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia65 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 48 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 688 Tel Aviv Israel61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 109 Beijing China53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 175 Los Angeles US37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 159 Bamako Mali36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 40

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: 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 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 readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: 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'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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: 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 readPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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 readNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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'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: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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 readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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'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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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 readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRomania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as 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'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about twice 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'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 angry as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMaldives: coverage a little angrier 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 · 41 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 133 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 75 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 233 stories about harm ● Poland about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 67 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 148 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health58% 9,292 stories · about as usual Rights & justice16% 2,628 stories · much less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents10% 1,546 stories · more than usual (usually 7%) Conflict & violence8% 1,207 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 786 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 310 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 162 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 122 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 killed5,425 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests1,108 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,048 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured966 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people displaced83 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and China Stories reporting abductions81 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and South Africa Stories reporting evacuations75 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees73 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill30 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 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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