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Most of the day's attention went to storms in Germany, protests in Bangkok (Thailand) and violence in Jerusalem. Germany's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Germany and the US → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 44 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGermany 66 in 100 of its 415 stories, usually 27
RegionEurope 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Germany

273 of its 415 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Ahrweiler accounted for 129 of Germany's 273 stories about harm, carried by 491 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (92 stories). Storms were named in 93 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Germany over 30 days → its stories → Ahrweiler stories →
Protests & strikes

Thailand

63 of its 107 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Bangkok accounted for 47 of Thailand's 63 stories about harm, carried by 232 outlets. 25 of Bangkok's 47 stories were about protests or strikes. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories → Bangkok stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

175 of its 323 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Jerusalem accounted for 108 of Israel's 175 stories about harm, carried by 117 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Rights & justice

Iran

73 of its 119 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tehran accounted for 34 of Iran's 73 stories about harm, carried by 67 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (34 stories).

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Kenya

46 of its 119 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Mexico

31 of its 82 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

India

762 of its 2,225 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (65 stories). Landslides were named in 77 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with building collapse.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Egypt

13 of Cairo's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Cuba

Havana accounted for 50 of Cuba's 117 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. 31 of Havana's 50 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 68 of Afghanistan's 166 stories about harm, carried by 109 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Ghana (13 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); outbreaks in Sri Lanka (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Haiti (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in India (77 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 26 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 9,930 stories about harm among 38,973 counted on 18 Jul.

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For the fourth day running, the news turned to Germany. Stories about people being harmed made up 25 in every 100 of the day's 38,973 stories, above the usual 23. Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Germany and the US. Germany stood out: 66% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 27%. This week the news turned most often to Iran, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria71 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Germany66 in 100 of its 415 stories · usually 27 · mostly disasters & accidents Cuba62 in 100 of its 189 stories · usually 58 · mostly rights & justice Iran61 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 42 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan61 in 100 of its 272 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 363 Jerusalem Israel41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 108 Havana Cuba31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 50 Los Angeles US31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 108 Paris France27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 49

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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 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: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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 readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: 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'sNew Zealand: 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: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: 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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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 readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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'sAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: 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'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt 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: 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier 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'sRussia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: 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'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little angrier than 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'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Germany about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 273 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 166 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 48 stories about harm ● Iraq few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 27 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 26 stories about harm ● Australia about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 237 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health44% 4,276 stories · about as usual Rights & justice19% 1,893 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 1,736 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Conflict & violence8% 825 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 474 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 248 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 217 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 159 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 killed2,875 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected949 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests773 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured591 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations204 at about three times the usual rate · most about Germany and the US Stories reporting abductions109 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting refugees60 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced40 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and Mozambique Stories reporting people falling ill13 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Cuba

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 much 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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