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20,068 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Rights and justice in Amsterdam, violence in Baghdad and protests in Tbilisi (Georgia) drew the news. Iraq's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 44 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostNetherlands 42 in 100 of its 293 stories, usually 18
RegionCentral Asia 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 33
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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Rights & justice

Netherlands

122 of its 293 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Amsterdam accounted for 88 of the Netherlands' 122 stories about harm, carried by 149 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (69 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Netherlands over 30 days → its stories → Amsterdam stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

87 of its 145 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Baghdad accounted for 47 of Iraq's 87 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Health

Indonesia

114 of its 227 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Flooding was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Haiti

Port-au-Prince accounted for 154 of Haiti's 307 stories about harm, carried by 235 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Earthquake was named in 123 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with cholera. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 117 of Afghanistan's 219 stories about harm, carried by 163 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Zambia

35 of its 71 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Cameroon

15 of its 34 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Eswatini

17 of its 25 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. 6 of Mbabane's 7 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Health

Switzerland

56 of its 199 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Haiti (123 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in United Arab Emirates (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Jamaica (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); tropical storm in US (736 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); malaria in Kenya (11 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 23 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 20,068 stories about harm among 90,493 counted on 7 Jul.

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Netherlands stood out: 42% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 18%. 22 in every 100 of the day's 90,493 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Haiti's news, mentions of the earthquake ran about 5 times their usual. On 7 July 2020, a year earlier, the share was 31 in every 100, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine64 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice Iraq60 in 100 of its 145 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan53 in 100 of its 414 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia53 in 100 of its 112 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti52 in 100 of its 589 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US146 stories about protests or strikes, of its 649 Port-au-Prince Haiti44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 154 Ejura Ghana35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 38 Manhattan US31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 116 Chicago US31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 221

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: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth 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: 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 readSenegal: 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'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: 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'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican 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 readBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sZambia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEswatini: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPanama: 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'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHungary: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than 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'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer 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 about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: 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 three times as fearful 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

● Kashmir few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 39 stories about harm ● Zambia few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 35 stories about harm ● Iraq about three times as angry as the world's · 87 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 219 stories about harm ● Indonesia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 114 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 50 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health44% 8,808 stories · less than usual (usually 47%) Rights & justice20% 3,880 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 3,118 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Conflict & violence9% 1,718 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 909 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 646 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 494 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 237 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 killed4,946 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,680 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,613 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured920 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions160 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations126 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees123 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the US Stories reporting people displaced121 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill25 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Haiti

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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