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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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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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSudan: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: no storiesMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: no storiesAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 36 in 100 of its 191 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Yemen: 67 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Vietnam: 40 in 100 of its 158 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Venezuela: 42 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Uganda: 45 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Türkiye: 34 in 100 of its 206 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Tunisia: 52 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Thailand: 43 in 100 of its 170 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Taiwan: 42 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Syria: 53 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Sudan: 48 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sri Lanka: 35 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Africa: 49 in 100 of its 1,300 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Somalia: 50 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)St Vincent: 50 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Rwanda: 49 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Russia: 31 in 100 of its 601 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Philippines: 35 in 100 of its 546 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Pakistan: 39 in 100 of its 680 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)North Korea: 56 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nigeria: 31 in 100 of its 1,202 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Niger: 77 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Namibia: 43 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mozambique: 65 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Malaysia: 34 in 100 of its 408 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Lithuania: 46 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Lebanon: 43 in 100 of its 135 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kyrgyzstan: 72 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kuwait: 33 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kenya: 35 in 100 of its 226 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Israel: 43 in 100 of its 513 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iraq: 82 in 100 of its 283 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iran: 40 in 100 of its 153 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Indonesia: 43 in 100 of its 132 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Hungary: 39 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Haiti: 63 in 100 of its 211 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Georgia: 75 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ethiopia: 53 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Eritrea: 75 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Dominica: 72 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cyprus: 39 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cuba: 59 in 100 of its 576 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Costa Rica: 59 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Hong Kong: 40 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cambodia: 37 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Myanmar: 76 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Belarus: 34 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bangladesh: 49 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bahrain: 45 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bahamas: 36 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Afghanistan: 61 in 100 of its 365 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 23 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Iraq 82 in 100 of its 283 stories · mostly health ● Afghanistan 61 in 100 of its 365 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Cuba 59 in 100 of its 576 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Haiti 63 in 100 of its 211 stories · mostly rights & justice ● South Africa 49 in 100 of its 1,300 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Mozambique 65 in 100 of its 65 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

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 →

harshwarm

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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