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17,638 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Jerusalem (Israel), violence in Darfur and flooding in Trinidad & Tobago. Sudan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 57 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostVietnam 50 in 100 of its 179 stories, usually 31
RegionCentral Asia 56 in 100 of its stories, usually 43
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

Israel

103 of its 189 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Jerusalem accounted for 58 of Israel's 103 stories about harm, carried by 141 outlets. 41 of Jerusalem's 58 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Heatwave was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flu and malaria. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

31 of its 43 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Darfur accounted for 23 of Sudan's 31 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Darfur stories →
Disasters & accidents

Trinidad & Tobago

37 of its 84 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Flooding was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides.

Trinidad & Tobago over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Norway

21 of its 61 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Outbreaks were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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

Lebanon

49 of its 106 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Beirut accounted for 35 of Lebanon's 49 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. 24 of Beirut's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Illness was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Poland

30 of its 63 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 13 of Warsaw's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

95 of its 165 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Tehran accounted for 62 of Iran's 95 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

58 of its 82 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Vietnam

89 of its 179 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Respiratory illness was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Sweden

33 of its 65 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 10 of Stockholm's 16 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Lebanon (23 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); respiratory illness in Vietnam (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in US (305 of its stories, about three times its usual); building collapse in Nigeria (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heavy rain in UK (20 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

31 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 17,638 stories about harm among 57,464 counted on 25 Jul.

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Mentions of flooding ran more than ten times their usual in Trinidad & Tobago's news. of the day's 57,464 news stories, 31 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Israel for the second day running. A year earlier, on 26 July 2019, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 31 today. In Israel, 54% of the news was about people being harmed, where 42% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria71 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan65 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Brazil58 in 100 of its 218 stories · usually 44 · mostly health Indonesia58 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 48 · mostly health Kashmir58 in 100 of its 132 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Portland US264 stories about protests or strikes, of its 300 Washington US184 stories about protests or strikes, of its 709 Chicago US84 stories about protests or strikes, of its 167 Delhi India53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 292 Moscow Russia44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 89

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: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: 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: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: 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: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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 readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: 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'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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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 readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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'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'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: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: 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'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: 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: 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 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: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sYemen: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuam: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little angrier than the world'sItaly: 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'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBenin: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as fearful 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'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

● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 76 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 58 stories about harm ● Sudan few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 31 stories about harm ● Lebanon few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 49 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 69 stories about harm ● UK a little warmer than the world's · 1,023 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health57% 9,988 stories · less than usual (usually 60%) Rights & justice19% 3,248 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents10% 1,727 stories · more than usual (usually 8%) Conflict & violence7% 1,252 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 735 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 294 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 141 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 120 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 killed5,098 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,487 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,154 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured974 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions91 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees90 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced86 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations69 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill37 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
● 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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