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20,266 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to illness in Baghdad, protests in Tbilisi (Georgia) and violence in Kabul. Iraq's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 48 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIraq 82 in 100 of its 283 stories, usually 52
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Iraq

231 of its 283 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Baghdad accounted for 93 of Iraq's 231 stories about harm, carried by 174 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (160 stories). Covid was named in 186 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Protests & strikes

Georgia

24 of its 32 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Tbilisi accounted for 24 of Georgia's 24 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. 22 of Tbilisi's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

South Africa

632 of its 1,300 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 161 of Kwazulu's 299 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Cuba

Havana accounted for 206 of Cuba's 339 stories about harm, carried by 419 outlets. 193 of Havana's 206 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (85 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

France

235 of its 1,036 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Road crashes were named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Health

Pakistan

Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Heavy rain was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with flooding. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

Tigray accounted for 55 of Ethiopia's 65 stories about harm, carried by 99 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Hungary

32 of its 83 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Myanmar (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); road crashes in France (27 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heavy rain in Pakistan (29 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Ghana (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in New Zealand (12 of its stories, about three 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 13 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 20,266 stories about harm among 87,645 counted on 13 Jul.

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Iraq's news mentioned Covid more than ten times as often as usual. 23 in every 100 of the day's 87,645 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 13 July 2020, 31 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 today. Iraq stood out: 82% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 52%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iraq82 in 100 of its 283 stories · usually 52 · mostly health Mozambique65 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine63 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice Haiti63 in 100 of its 211 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan61 in 100 of its 365 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US234 stories about protests or strikes, of its 848 Havana Cuba193 stories about protests or strikes, of its 206 Kwazulu South Africa161 stories about protests or strikes, of its 299 Johannesburg South Africa64 stories about protests or strikes, of its 124 Chicago US42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 201

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: 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: too little coverage to readSudan: 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'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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'sMontenegro: 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'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'sLiberia: 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'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'sGhana: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCongo: 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: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: 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'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 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'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry 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 grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage a little angrier than the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage a little angrier than 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'sPalestine: 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'sSt Kitts & Nevis: 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

● Iraq about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 231 stories about harm ● Ethiopia about twice as angry as the world's · 65 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 224 stories about harm ● France about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 235 stories about harm ● Iran about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 61 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 33 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health48% 9,534 stories · about as usual Rights & justice21% 4,154 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 2,577 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence8% 1,536 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 694 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 610 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 592 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 345 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 killed4,948 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,859 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,555 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured976 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations218 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting abductions156 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced119 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees102 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and Ethiopia Stories reporting people falling ill22 at about the usual rate

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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The words in the day's stories were about as 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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