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16,246 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Jerusalem (Israel), people killed in Hong Kong and people injured in Türkiye. Türkiye's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 58 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNetherlands 43 in 100 of its 162 stories, usually 27
RegionCentral Asia 56 in 100 of its stories, usually 44
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Israel

236 of its 460 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Jerusalem accounted for 139 of Israel's 236 stories about harm, carried by 131 outlets. 82 of Jerusalem's 139 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (47 stories).

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Health

Hong Kong

71 of its 134 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (36 stories). Illness was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

88 of its 183 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Iran

146 of its 268 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Tehran accounted for 67 of Iran's 146 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

India

1,488 of its 3,359 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (41 stories). Landslides were named in 57 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with drownings.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

Damascus accounted for 38 of Syria's 77 stories about harm, carried by 113 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Netherlands

70 of its 162 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories).

its stories →
Health

Brazil

93 of its 163 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Cameroon

11 of its 14 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in New Zealand (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); polio in Pakistan (17 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tornadoes in Canada (25 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); landslides in China (20 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); landslides in India (57 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

33 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 31; 32 the day before
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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 16,246 stories about harm among 48,899 counted on 19 Jul.

Read the day's briefing

It was the second day running that the news turned to Israel. In Pakistan's news, mentions of the polio ran about 6 times their usual. On 20 July 2019, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 33 today. 33 in every 100 of the day's 48,899 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 31. This week the news turned most often to Mali, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan67 in 100 of its 103 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Syria67 in 100 of its 115 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine60 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 54 · mostly health Brazil57 in 100 of its 163 stories · usually 44 · mostly health Bangladesh55 in 100 of its 178 stories · usually 53 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US236 stories about protests or strikes, of its 851 Portland US182 stories about protests or strikes, of its 208 Jerusalem Israel82 stories about protests or strikes, of its 139 Chicago US52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 144 Alabama US49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 76

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: 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: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri 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'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: 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: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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'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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: 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 readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sZambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJersey: coverage a little warmer than 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

● Cameroon few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 11 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 52 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as angry as the world's · 88 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 69 stories about harm ● Syria about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 77 stories about harm ● UK about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 1,173 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health58% 9,403 stories · about as usual Rights & justice19% 3,106 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents9% 1,460 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence6% 939 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 685 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 263 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 161 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 127 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 killed5,297 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests1,302 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected1,104 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured995 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees111 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people displaced104 at about twice the usual rate · most about India and Syria Stories reporting evacuations67 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions62 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill12 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and China

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 much 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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