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19,050 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Tehran (Iran), refugees in Nigeria and people displaced in China drew the news. Iran's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 48 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIran 68 in 100 of its 120 stories, usually 43
RegionCentral Asia 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Iran

82 of its 120 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 19 of Tehran's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Nigeria

402 of its 1,030 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Cholera was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Nigeria over 30 days → its stories →
Health

China

542 of its 1,696 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (16 stories). Heavy rain was named in 40 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with typhoon.

China over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

Tigray accounted for 37 of Ethiopia's 49 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (10 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.

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

Ecuador

23 of its 36 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 9 of Latacunga's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Philippines

248 of its 528 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Heavy rain was named in 35 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with typhoon, storms and landslides.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Palestine

Beita accounted for 19 of Palestine's 36 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. 13 of Beita's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Cuba

Havana accounted for 85 of Cuba's 157 stories about harm, carried by 176 outlets. 62 of Havana's 85 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Haiti

Port-au-Prince accounted for 43 of Haiti's 94 stories about harm, carried by 221 outlets. 26 of Port-au-Prince's 43 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

65 of its 119 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: covid in Sweden (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in India (147 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Philippines (35 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heatwave in Ireland (24 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heatwave in UK (111 of its stories, about three times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 19,050 stories about harm among 80,905 counted on 23 Jul.

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Mentions of Covid ran about 4 times their usual in Sweden's news. of the day's 80,905 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 23 July 2020, 29 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 24 today. Iran's news was 68% about people being harmed, against a usual 43%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iran68 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 43 · mostly rights & justice Palestine64 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba63 in 100 of its 250 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice Haiti61 in 100 of its 153 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan55 in 100 of its 324 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US134 stories about protests or strikes, of its 760 Havana Cuba62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 85 Delhi India49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 212 London UK42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 287 Port-au-Prince Haiti26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 43

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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: too little coverage to readUnited 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: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: 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 readSudan: 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: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: 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'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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 readCuraçao: 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: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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 readEstonia: 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'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: 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'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: 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'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful 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'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBenin: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 65 stories about harm ● Haiti about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 94 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 82 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 179 stories about harm ● Cuba about twice as angry as the world's · 157 stories about harm ● Norway few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 18 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health48% 9,044 stories · more than usual (usually 46%) Rights & justice19% 3,669 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 2,862 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence7% 1,325 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 685 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 526 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 471 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 280 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 killed4,776 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,673 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,587 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured964 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations212 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions139 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees122 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced103 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill12 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Belgium

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 softer 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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