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31,047 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at the hurricane in the Dominican Republic, illness in Mecca and refugees in Libya. Libya's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 62 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSaudi Arabia 56 in 100 of its 400 stories, usually 41
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Libya

45 of its 75 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Bangladesh

157 of its 246 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Heavy rain was named in 32 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with storm surge and hurricane.

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Health

Nigeria

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (35 stories). Gas explosion was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hepatitis. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 56 of Afghanistan's 85 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Kashmir

Jammu accounted for 42 of Kashmir's 74 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 65 of Iran's 107 stories about harm, carried by 234 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

59 of its 80 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Landslides were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts and heavy rain.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Vietnam (68 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Bangladesh (32 of its stories, about three times its usual); illness in Ethiopia (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); poisoning in Jordan (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Puerto Rico (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

28 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 31,047 stories about harm among 109,705 counted on 29 Jul.

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No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 10 March 2020. Stories about people being harmed made up 28 in every 100 of the day's 109,705 stories, below the usual 30. the Dominican Republic's news was 78% about people being harmed, against a usual 35%. In Vietnam's news, mentions of outbreaks ran about three times their usual. On 30 July 2019, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 28 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Puerto Rico74 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 54 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan68 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan64 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh64 in 100 of its 246 stories · usually 52 · mostly health Syria61 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Portland US366 stories about protests or strikes, of its 425 Washington US281 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1460 Chicago US90 stories about protests or strikes, of its 296 Jerusalem Israel60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 140 London UK49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 433

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: 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 readTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: 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'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: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: feelings about like the world'sPapua 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'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: 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: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: 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'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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 readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTonga: 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMoldova: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLesotho: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than 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 a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrench Polynesia: coverage a little more fearful 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'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBhutan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than 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 more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGibraltar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 grief-stricken as the world's · 74 stories about harm ● Zimbabwe about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 149 stories about harm ● Syria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 74 stories about harm ● Armenia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 44 stories about harm ● Malta few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 33 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 268 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health62% 19,051 stories · about as usual Rights & justice18% 5,498 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents7% 2,296 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence5% 1,548 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,091 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 604 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 433 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 290 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 killed7,585 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,074 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,978 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,305 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees160 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions138 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations122 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced121 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill56 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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.