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Wildfires in Türkiye, illness in Kuala Lumpur and violence in Jerusalem drew the news. Türkiye's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 52 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostTürkiye 73 in 100 of its 167 stories, usually 37
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 46 in 100 of its stories, usually 36
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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Disasters & accidents

Türkiye

122 of its 167 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (29 stories). Wildfires were named in 79 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms and heatwave. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Malaysia

80 of its 184 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Kuala Lumpur accounted for 54 of Malaysia's 80 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (32 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Malaysia over 30 days → its stories → Kuala Lumpur stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

96 of its 181 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Jerusalem accounted for 49 of Israel's 96 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Protests & strikes

France

75 of its 272 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 34 of Paris' 55 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

191 of its 271 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (63 stories). Flooding was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Ethiopia

31 of its 45 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Tigray accounted for 29 of Ethiopia's 31 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Drought was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

68 of its 100 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Tehran accounted for 30 of Iran's 68 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

21 of its 26 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times 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

Peru

21 of its 57 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (7 stories). Earthquake was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

12 of its 17 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Peru (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Ethiopia (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); flooding in Afghanistan (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); chickenpox in US (126 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in Canada (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 31 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 9,601 stories about harm among 38,030 counted on 31 Jul.

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The news turned to Türkiye for the third day running. Türkiye's news was 73% about people being harmed, against a usual 37%. A year earlier, on 31 July 2020, 29 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 today. Stories about people being harmed made up 25 in every 100 of the day's 38,030 stories, above the usual 24.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Türkiye73 in 100 of its 167 stories · usually 37 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan70 in 100 of its 271 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Iran68 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba59 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice Kashmir55 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US93 stories about protests or strikes, of its 500 Paris France34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 55 Sydney Australia27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 65 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 54 Havana Cuba17 stories about protests or strikes, of its 27

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readGuam: 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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: 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'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: 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'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'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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 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'sEcuador: 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 readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: 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'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: 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 readZambia: 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'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: 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 grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBenin: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 · 52 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 191 stories about harm ● Haiti few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 29 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 68 stories about harm ● Iraq few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 29 stories about harm ● Ghana a little warmer than the world's · 51 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health52% 4,941 stories · much more than usual (usually 46%) Rights & justice17% 1,622 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents13% 1,259 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Conflict & violence8% 782 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 386 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 228 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 167 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 125 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 killed2,514 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected725 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests715 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured682 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting evacuations100 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions70 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced65 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees64 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill11 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico

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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