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11,234 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Illness in Tehran, protests in Ramallah (Palestine) and drownings in Tunisia drew the news. Syria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Canada and the US →
Part of lifeHealth 38 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostCuba 79 in 100 of its 78 stories, usually 35
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 40 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Health

Iran

65 of its 126 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Tehran accounted for 45 of Iran's 65 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (33 stories). Outbreaks were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Protests & strikes

Palestine

39 of its 59 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Ramallah accounted for 26 of Palestine's 39 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. 18 of Ramallah's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Ramallah stories →
Disasters & accidents

Tunisia

40 of its 54 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (26 stories). Drownings were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

45 of its 69 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Idlib accounted for 31 of Syria's 45 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Idlib stories →
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Protests & strikes

Ghana

74 of its 212 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 19 of Ejura's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

47 of its 77 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Baghdad accounted for 35 of Iraq's 47 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Power cuts were named in 15 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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Disasters & accidents

Cuba

62 of its 78 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (12 stories). Storm surge was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

202 of its 655 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Power cuts were named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Ethiopia

70 of its 106 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Tigray accounted for 60 of Ethiopia's 70 stories about harm, carried by 96 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Canada

461 of its 1,274 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (60 stories). Wildfires were named in 123 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with heatwave and house fires.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Canada (123 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Philippines (31 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); power cuts in Iraq (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Libya (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storm surge in Cuba (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 11,234 stories about harm among 44,618 counted on 3 Jul.

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Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Canada and the US. On 3 July 2020, a year earlier, the share was 30 in every 100, against 25 today. 25 in every 100 of the day's 44,618 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 23. In Iran, 52% of the news was about people being harmed, where 36% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Cuba79 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 35 · mostly disasters & accidents Tunisia74 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 44 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine66 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia66 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 51 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria65 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 354 Lagos Nigeria42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 57 Delhi India30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 161 Miami US24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 424 Los Angeles US20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 91

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'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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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 readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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'sMalawi: 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'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: 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 readGreenland: 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 readCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte 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: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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 readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVanuatu: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTonga: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEswatini: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: 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'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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'sDjibouti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Syria few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 45 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 14 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 164 stories about harm ● Ghana about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 74 stories about harm ● Iraq few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 47 stories about harm ● Tunisia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 40 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health38% 4,234 stories · much less than usual (usually 47%) Rights & justice21% 2,345 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 2,242 stories · much more than usual (usually 12%) Conflict & violence9% 1,005 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 447 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 307 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 263 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 217 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 killed3,123 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected1,186 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting arrests1,094 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured558 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations206 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting abductions96 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced69 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees57 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people falling ill13 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan

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
● 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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