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19,710 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to violence in Yerevan, wildfires in Türkiye and protests in Beita (Palestine). Palestine's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 53 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostTanzania 51 in 100 of its 73 stories, usually 26
RegionCentral Asia 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Armenia

53 of its 134 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Yerevan accounted for 35 of Armenia's 53 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Armenia over 30 days → its stories → Yerevan stories →
Disasters & accidents

Türkiye

105 of its 217 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (34 stories). Wildfires were named in 37 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

61 of its 110 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Wildfires were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Malta

44 of its 117 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice 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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Conflict & violence

Syria

66 of its 103 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

51 of its 85 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Tigray accounted for 35 of Ethiopia's 51 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets. 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.

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Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (5 stories). Heavy rain was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

14 of its 17 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 4 of Managua's 8 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Bangladesh (28 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); outbreaks in Netherlands (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); wildfires in Lebanon (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Israel (22 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); earthquake in US (227 of its stories, about 5 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 29 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 19,710 stories about harm among 85,284 counted on 29 Jul.

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Mentions of wildfires ran more than ten times their usual in Türkiye's news. of the day's 85,284 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 29 July 2020, 28 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 today. Armenia's news was 40% about people being harmed, against a usual 22%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria64 in 100 of its 103 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia60 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan59 in 100 of its 355 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine59 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon55 in 100 of its 110 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US188 stories about protests or strikes, of its 997 Sydney Australia31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 209 Delhi India26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 147 Jerusalem Israel26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 126 London UK23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 320

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Venezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUganda: 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: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: 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'sSomalia: 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 readSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: 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 readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: 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: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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'sJamaica: 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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 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'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChad: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: 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'sBenin: 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 readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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 readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sZambia: 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'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRomania: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: 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'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMoldova: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalta: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage a little angrier than the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJersey: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: 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

● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 211 stories about harm ● Palestine about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 54 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 66 stories about harm ● Myanmar few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 21 stories about harm ● Ethiopia about twice as angry as the world's · 51 stories about harm ● Armenia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 53 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health53% 10,395 stories · much more than usual (usually 46%) Rights & justice17% 3,230 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents13% 2,630 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence7% 1,324 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 673 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 516 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 463 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 281 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 killed4,410 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,471 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,405 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured962 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees211 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and the US Stories reporting evacuations159 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting people displaced128 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions93 at about half the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill26 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and China

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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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