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17,553 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Ramallah (Palestine), violence in Kabul and wildfires in Türkiye. Palestine's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 54 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostTürkiye 53 in 100 of its 187 stories, usually 36
RegionCentral Asia 50 in 100 of its stories, usually 33
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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Protests & strikes

Palestine

33 of its 53 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Ramallah accounted for 26 of Palestine's 33 stories about harm, carried by 115 outlets. 17 of Ramallah's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Illness was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Ramallah stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

241 of its 373 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Kabul accounted for 89 of Afghanistan's 241 stories about harm, carried by 198 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (59 stories). Covid was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Disasters & accidents

Türkiye

100 of its 187 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (25 stories). Wildfires were named in 54 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Ethiopia

66 of its 109 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Tigray accounted for 50 of Ethiopia's 66 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets. Drought was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Tigray stories →
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Protests & strikes

Cuba

Havana accounted for 38 of Cuba's 61 stories about harm, carried by 143 outlets. 25 of Havana's 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Brazil

65 of its 196 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Extreme cold was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

9 of Wan Chai's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 90 of Israel's 161 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. Flu was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

UK

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Storms were named in 36 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Myanmar

Yangon accounted for 28 of Myanmar's 53 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. 14 of Yangon's 28 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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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Bangladesh (22 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); extreme cold in Brazil (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Tunisia (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in Israel (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in South Africa (12 of its stories, more than ten 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 30 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 17,553 stories about harm among 73,601 counted on 30 Jul.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Palestine. Stories about people being harmed made up 24 in every 100 of the day's 73,601 stories, as usual. On 30 July 2020, a year earlier, the share was 28 in every 100, against 24 today. In Palestine, 62% of the news was about people being harmed, where 52% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan65 in 100 of its 373 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine62 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar62 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 67 · mostly health Ethiopia61 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 52 · mostly health Cuba55 in 100 of its 110 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US154 stories about protests or strikes, of its 934 Sydney Australia33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 151 Havana Cuba25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 38 Jerusalem Israel25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 90 Beijing China23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 92

Stories, not people.

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Vietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão 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'sRussia: 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'sPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: 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'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 readGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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: 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 readCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: 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: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook 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 one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sZambia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSeychelles: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sParaguay: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sOman: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than 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 a little warmer than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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 twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 angrier than the world'sFrance: 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCape Verde: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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 grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJersey: coverage about one and a half 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

● Palestine few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 33 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 241 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 73 stories about harm ● Austria few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 13 stories about harm ● Hong Kong about twice as fearful as the world's · 52 stories about harm ● Ethiopia about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 66 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health54% 9,342 stories · much more than usual (usually 46%) Rights & justice17% 2,996 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents13% 2,213 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Conflict & violence6% 1,078 stories · less than usual (usually 8%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 582 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 424 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 413 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 317 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 killed4,057 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,388 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,219 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,053 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees162 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and Afghanistan Stories reporting evacuations156 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people displaced105 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions86 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill12 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US

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.

● Angerabout as 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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