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The day's news pointed at violence in Herat, a disaster in Tehran and illness in Bangkok. Iran's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 49 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostTürkiye 72 in 100 of its 167 stories, usually 38
RegionCentral Asia 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 34
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

206 of its 278 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Herat accounted for 56 of Afghanistan's 206 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Flooding was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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

Iran

124 of its 207 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Tehran accounted for 82 of Iran's 124 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (91 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Türkiye

121 of its 167 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (32 stories). Wildfires were named in 94 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with storms and heatwave.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

56 of its 102 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Beirut accounted for 47 of Lebanon's 56 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Indonesia

45 of its 75 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Jakarta accounted for 28 of Indonesia's 45 stories about harm, carried by 204 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Health

Malawi

15 of its 33 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Greece

41 of its 124 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Wildfires were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with heatwave.

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Protests & strikes

Myanmar

Aung Hlaing accounted for 21 of Myanmar's 35 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. 20 of Aung Hlaing's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Landslides were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Türkiye (94 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); wildfires in Greece (14 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); landslides in Myanmar (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); chickenpox in US (48 of its stories, about 6 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 1 Aug. 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 8,983 stories about harm among 35,989 counted on 1 Aug.

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25 in every 100 of the day's 35,989 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 24. A year earlier, on 1 August 2020, 31 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 today. This week the news turned most often to Afghanistan, on 4 of 7 days. Over July, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 30 in July 2020.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan74 in 100 of its 278 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye72 in 100 of its 167 stories · usually 38 · mostly disasters & accidents Myanmar66 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 66 · mostly rights & justice Thailand63 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 43 · mostly health Indonesia60 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 47 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 399 Sydney Australia27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 96 Paris France26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 40 Berlin Germany26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 40 Aung Hlaing Myanmar20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 21

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'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'sPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: 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'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt 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'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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 readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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: too little coverage to readLibya: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: 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'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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina 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'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: 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'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 readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sAlbania: 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 fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: 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

● Iran about three times as angry as the world's · 124 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 206 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 56 stories about harm ● UK a little warmer than the world's · 605 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 55 stories about harm ● Egypt few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 42 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health49% 4,337 stories · more than usual (usually 46%) Rights & justice17% 1,527 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents14% 1,285 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 905 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 369 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 182 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 175 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 140 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 killed2,620 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected710 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests682 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured632 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting evacuations121 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees65 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions61 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced59 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about the usual rate

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

● Angera little more than 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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