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19,473 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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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.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: 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 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 lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: 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: no storiesSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: 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 lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: 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 lessParaguay: no storiesPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: no storiesMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: 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 lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: 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 lessPalestine: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: 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 lessGeorgia: 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 lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChina: 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: 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 lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: 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: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessGaza: near the world's share or lessWest Bank: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesCrimea: near the world's share or lessEast Jerusalem: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: 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: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. 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: 41 in 100 of its 158 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Yemen: 58 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)U.S. Virgin Islands: 75 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Uganda: 36 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Türkiye: 31 in 100 of its 140 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Tunisia: 51 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Thailand: 41 in 100 of its 145 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Taiwan: 32 in 100 of its 153 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Syria: 53 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sudan: 54 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Africa: 34 in 100 of its 1,006 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Somalia: 73 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Singapore: 31 in 100 of its 189 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Saudi Arabia: 41 in 100 of its 191 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)St Vincent: 47 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Rwanda: 48 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Philippines: 40 in 100 of its 346 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Peru: 31 in 100 of its 172 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Pakistan: 39 in 100 of its 591 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nigeria: 35 in 100 of its 991 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nepal: 44 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Namibia: 42 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mozambique: 67 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Morocco: 46 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mexico: 31 in 100 of its 269 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mali: 46 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Malaysia: 31 in 100 of its 217 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Malawi: 40 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Libya: 45 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Liberia: 45 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Lebanon: 33 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Laos: 62 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Israel: 34 in 100 of its 710 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iraq: 75 in 100 of its 164 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iran: 48 in 100 of its 138 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Indonesia: 53 in 100 of its 137 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)India: 31 in 100 of its 3,700 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Haiti: 52 in 100 of its 130 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Guyana: 39 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Guatemala: 50 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Germany: 34 in 100 of its 649 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Gambia: 60 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Fiji: 38 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ethiopia: 67 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)El Salvador: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Egypt: 32 in 100 of its 133 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cuba: 53 in 100 of its 219 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Colombia: 42 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Hong Kong: 32 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Canada: 30 in 100 of its 2,486 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cambodia: 43 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Myanmar: 77 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Benin: 80 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Belgium: 45 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Belarus: 35 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bangladesh: 48 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Azerbaijan: 48 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Afghanistan: 46 in 100 of its 312 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 54 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 54 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 54 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 54 in 100 of its 96 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 75 in 100 of its 164 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Cuba 53 in 100 of its 219 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Ethiopia 67 in 100 of its 58 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Indonesia 53 in 100 of its 137 stories · mostly health ● Haiti 52 in 100 of its 130 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 54 in 100 of its 96 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

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 →

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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