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18,861 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Tbilisi (Georgia), power cuts in Iran and illness in Tunis. Georgia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 44 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostAzerbaijan 46 in 100 of its 50 stories, usually 19
RegionEvery region about as usual
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

Georgia

28 of its 46 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Tbilisi accounted for 26 of Georgia's 28 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. 25 of Tbilisi's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Georgia over 30 days → its stories → Tbilisi stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

95 of its 191 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Power cuts were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Cuba

50 of its 83 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).

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

Belarus

56 of its 124 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Minsk accounted for 41 of Belarus' 56 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. 21 of Minsk's 41 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (24 stories).

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Health

Sweden

37 of its 149 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

Netherlands

53 of its 199 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Russia

290 of its 843 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (111 stories). Plane crash was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Health

Philippines

Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (42 stories). Plane crash was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

South Sudan

Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (5 stories). Hunger was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Israel (56 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in Japan (38 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in South Sudan (11 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); tropical storm in Jamaica (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); tropical storm in US (733 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 18,861 stories about harm among 82,547 counted on 6 Jul.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Georgia. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 82,547 stories, as usual. Mentions of landslides ran about 4 times their usual in Japan's news. A year earlier, on 6 July 2020, 31 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 today. Georgia stood out: 61% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 40%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Tunisia62 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 47 · mostly health Cuba60 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 44 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen59 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Syria57 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq56 in 100 of its 110 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US132 stories about protests or strikes, of its 550 Mumbai India87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 160 Delhi India36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 172 Kaduna Nigeria34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 84 Philadelphia US33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 122

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: 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'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'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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: 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 readSão 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'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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'sLibya: 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: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew 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: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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'sBurundi: 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: 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'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: 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: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: feelings about like the world'sSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sZambia: 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'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEswatini: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJamaica: 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'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGeorgia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than 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 a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: 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

● Hong Kong about twice as fearful as the world's · 91 stories about harm ● Fiji few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 35 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 62 stories about harm ● Georgia few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 28 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 252 stories about harm ● Spain about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 109 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health44% 8,233 stories · less than usual (usually 47%) Rights & justice20% 3,740 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 3,108 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Conflict & violence8% 1,486 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 823 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 457 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 387 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 325 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 killed4,796 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,884 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests1,561 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,080 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations213 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting abductions149 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced149 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ethiopia Stories reporting refugees147 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill26 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Thailand and the US

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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