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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Tehran (Iran), arrests in South Africa and rights and justice in Tigray. Ethiopia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 46 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostRomania 35 in 100 of its 120 stories, usually 14
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 37 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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Protests & strikes

Iran

221 of its 419 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Tehran accounted for 131 of Iran's 221 stories about harm, carried by 403 outlets. 89 of Tehran's 131 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (112 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Rights & justice

South Africa

603 of its 1,385 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (235 stories). Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

South Africa over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

55 of its 81 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Tigray accounted for 43 of Ethiopia's 55 stories about harm, carried by 117 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Tigray stories →
Disasters & accidents

Libya

25 of its 46 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories). Drownings were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.

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

Cuba

315 of its 507 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Havana accounted for 166 of Cuba's 315 stories about harm, carried by 270 outlets. 155 of Havana's 166 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (90 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iraq

66 of its 103 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. 13 of Nasiriyah's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (16 stories). Covid was named in 35 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Belarus

41 of its 72 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 15 of Minsk's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

294 of its 717 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 124 of Afghanistan's 330 stories about harm, carried by 283 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

Romania

42 of its 120 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (21 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: covid in Iraq (35 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Germany (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Ireland (14 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); wildfires in Russia (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); hiv in Australia (10 of its stories, about three times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 20,584 stories about harm among 91,654 counted on 14 Jul.

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22 in every 100 of the day's 91,654 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 14 July 2020, 30 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Ethiopia68 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq64 in 100 of its 103 stories · usually 55 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan63 in 100 of its 523 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba62 in 100 of its 507 stories · usually 55 · mostly rights & justice Haiti59 in 100 of its 157 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US214 stories about protests or strikes, of its 820 Havana Cuba155 stories about protests or strikes, of its 166 Kwazulu South Africa105 stories about protests or strikes, of its 231 Tehran Iran89 stories about protests or strikes, of its 131 Johannesburg South Africa64 stories about protests or strikes, of its 104

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: 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 readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: 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 Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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 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'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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 readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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 readJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: 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'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: 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'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: 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'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: 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 readAntigua & Barbuda: 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: 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 readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTurkmenistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSamoa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sParaguay: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer 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'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than 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 fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier 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'sBurundi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBenin: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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 a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sMaldives: coverage a little warmer 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 about three times as fearful as the world's · 70 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 66 stories about harm ● Ethiopia about twice as angry as the world's · 55 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 330 stories about harm ● Cuba about twice as angry as the world's · 315 stories about harm ● New Zealand about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 125 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health46% 9,395 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 4,502 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 2,389 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Conflict & violence8% 1,673 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 725 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 694 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 537 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 405 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 killed5,009 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,991 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,499 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured872 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions270 at about twice the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting evacuations193 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees126 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced116 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill20 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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