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The day's news pointed at violence in Baghdad, protests in Copenhagen (Denmark) and arrests in Benin. Iraq's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 49 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostMorocco 46 in 100 of its 96 stories, usually 23
RegionCentral Asia 41 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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Conflict & violence

Iraq

123 of its 164 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Baghdad accounted for 108 of Iraq's 123 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (93 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Myanmar

Yangon accounted for 22 of Myanmar's 30 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. 15 of Yangon's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

Bamako accounted for 30 of Mali's 42 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

52 of its 96 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

France

186 of its 730 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 58 of Paris' 101 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Protests & strikes

Peru

54 of its 172 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 17 of Lima's 32 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Health

Ireland

Heatstroke was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heatwave. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in China (52 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heatwave in UK (116 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heatstroke in Ireland (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Nigeria (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in Germany (10 of its stories, about 4 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 20 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 19,473 stories about harm among 85,655 counted on 20 Jul.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Iraq. of the day's 85,655 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. China's news mentioned flooding about 6 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 20 July 2020, 30 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 today. In Iraq, 75% of the news was about people being harmed, where 57% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iraq75 in 100 of its 164 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia67 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir54 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia53 in 100 of its 137 stories · usually 48 · mostly health Syria53 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US232 stories about protests or strikes, of its 936 Paris France58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 101 Jerusalem Israel50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 99 Delhi India39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 216 Havana Cuba38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 55

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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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 readGuam: 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'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: 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'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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 readPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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'sMozambique: 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 readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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'sLatvia: 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 readJapan: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: 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 readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: 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: feelings about like the world'sCanada: 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: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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 readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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 fearful than the world'sYemen: 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'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: 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'sTajikistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: 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'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful 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'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful 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'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFiji: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: 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'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBenin: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelize: 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as 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 three times as angry as the world's · 123 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 52 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 41 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 145 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 42 stories about harm ● Bangladesh few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 31 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health49% 9,506 stories · more than usual (usually 45%) Rights & justice19% 3,694 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 2,697 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence8% 1,538 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 666 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 494 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 365 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 297 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 killed4,653 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,588 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,452 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,035 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations191 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions106 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees101 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people displaced74 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Ethiopia Stories reporting people falling ill13 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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