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The news turned to flooding in Kashmir, illness in Mecca and protests in Skopje (North Macedonia). Kashmir's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 42 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSaudi Arabia 44 in 100 of its 220 stories, usually 24
RegionEast Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
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

Kashmir

63 of its 107 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Jammu accounted for 32 of Kashmir's 63 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (16 stories). Flooding was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with landslides and heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Health

Saudi Arabia

96 of its 220 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Mecca accounted for 66 of Saudi Arabia's 96 stories about harm, carried by 197 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Outbreaks were named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heatstroke.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories → Mecca stories →
Protests & strikes

North Macedonia

12 of its 18 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Skopje accounted for 12 of North Macedonia's 12 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. 8 of Skopje's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories).

North Macedonia over 30 days → its stories → Skopje stories →
Conflict & violence

Angola

31 of its 81 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Angola over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Japan

820 of its 3,054 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (80 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Pakistan

185 of its 425 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Heavy rain was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with flooding.

its stories →
Health

Ghana

121 of its 353 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Outbreaks were named in 29 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with ebola. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Guinea

7 of its 9 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 6 of Conakry's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Bosnia

9 of its 11 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Zambia

14 of its 36 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Ghana (29 of its stories, about three times its usual); accidents in Brazil (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Pakistan (27 of its stories, about three times its usual); hiv in Ethiopia (13 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); tornadoes in Canada (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 16,172 stories about harm among 76,396 counted on 8 Jul.

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Ghana's news mentioned outbreaks about three times as often as usual. 21 in every 100 of the day's 76,396 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 8 July 2021, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today. Kashmir stood out: 59% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 49%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan64 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 66 · mostly rights & justice Syria59 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir59 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 49 · mostly disasters & accidents Rwanda50 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Saudi Arabia44 in 100 of its 220 stories · usually 24 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US118 stories about protests or strikes, of its 534 Chicago US35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 267 Colombo Sri Lanka32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 45 Moscow Russia31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 86 London UK31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 254

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: 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'sSierra Leone: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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 readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: 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: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: 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'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: 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'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR 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'sChile: 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'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'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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 readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: 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'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPanama: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful 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 grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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 a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBosnia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAngola: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMarshall Islands: 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

● Nigeria about twice as fearful as the world's · 302 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 244 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 63 stories about harm ● Bosnia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 9 stories about harm ● Angola few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 31 stories about harm ● Japan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 820 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health42% 6,662 stories · more than usual (usually 39%) Rights & justice20% 3,177 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 1,857 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,796 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood7% 1,133 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 712 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 428 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 204 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 killed3,567 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,415 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,125 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured922 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced112 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees98 at about half the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting abductions93 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations74 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people falling ill12 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 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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