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Protests in Colombo (Sri Lanka), wildfires in Portugal and livelihoods in Port-au-Prince drew the news. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 41 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPortugal 47 in 100 of its 109 stories, usually 20
RegionOceania 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Sri Lanka

292 of its 617 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Colombo accounted for 228 of Sri Lanka's 292 stories about harm, carried by 279 outlets. 218 of Colombo's 228 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (6 stories). Natural hazards were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

Sri Lanka over 30 days → its stories → Colombo stories →
Disasters & accidents

Portugal

51 of its 109 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories). Wildfires were named in 37 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with storms and heatwave. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Portugal over 30 days → its stories →
Food & livelihood

Haiti

33 of its 44 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 27 of Haiti's 33 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

435 of its 854 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Polio was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. 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.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Mali

22 of its 31 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Bamako accounted for 16 of Mali's 22 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (17 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Gambia

10 of its 18 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 7 of Sandeng's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

365 of its 1,175 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (134 stories). Its coverage was about twice 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

Pakistan

Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Drownings were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

5 of Hong Kong's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Food & livelihood

Indonesia

84 of its 197 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Bali accounted for 42 of Indonesia's 84 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Japan (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); drownings in Pakistan (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); train derailment in Canada (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in UK (21 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); landslides in US (59 of its stories, about three times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 18,448 stories about harm among 84,468 counted on 14 Jul.

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The news turned to Sri Lanka for the second day running. 22 in every 100 of the day's 84,468 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Portugal's news, mentions of wildfires ran about 6 times their usual. Sri Lanka stood out: 47% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 37%. A year earlier, on 14 July 2021, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan54 in 100 of its 116 stories · usually 68 · mostly health Kashmir52 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 51 · mostly disasters & accidents Ukraine51 in 100 of its 854 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence Sri Lanka47 in 100 of its 617 stories · usually 37 · mostly rights & justice Portugal47 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 20 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Colombo Sri Lanka218 stories about protests or strikes, of its 228 Washington US148 stories about protests or strikes, of its 677 London UK42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 268 Chicago US26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 189 Jerusalem Israel24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 96

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: 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 readPuerto 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'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: 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'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: 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: 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: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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'sEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: 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'sHong Kong: 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'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: 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: 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: 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTogo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGambia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEquatorial Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFaroe Islands: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJersey: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuernsey: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 435 stories about harm ● Poland few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 33 stories about harm ● New Zealand about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 151 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 221 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 116 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 297 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health41% 7,401 stories · about as usual Rights & justice20% 3,650 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 2,259 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,819 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood9% 1,613 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 655 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 561 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 258 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 killed3,734 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,585 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,457 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,025 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations185 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees138 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting abductions88 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Pakistan Stories reporting people displaced77 at about half the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people falling ill14 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 softer than 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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