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16,096 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Khartoum (Sudan), people killed in Ghana and plane crash in Greece drew the news. Ghana's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 39 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGreece 41 in 100 of its 222 stories, usually 24
RegionCentral Asia 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
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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Protests & strikes

Sudan

54 of its 64 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Khartoum accounted for 27 of Sudan's 54 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. 14 of Khartoum's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Health

Ghana

138 of its 371 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (53 stories). Outbreaks were named in 75 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with ebola and haemorrhagic fever. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ghana over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

92 of its 222 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (51 stories). Plane crash was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

Greece over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

35 of its 49 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of evacuations 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.

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

Spain

165 of its 475 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (39 stories). Heatstroke was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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Rights & justice

Haiti

16 of its 23 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Cite Soleil accounted for 14 of Haiti's 16 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

21 of its 41 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Baghdad accounted for 15 of Iraq's 21 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Bangladesh

Dhaka accounted for 41 of Bangladesh's 84 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

France

230 of its 735 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (48 stories).

its stories →
Health

Taiwan

53 of its 138 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Germany (18 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in Ukraine (32 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatstroke in Spain (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); heatstroke in UK (53 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); train derailment in India (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 16,096 stories about harm among 70,898 counted on 18 Jul.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Sudan. of the day's 70,898 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Ghana's news mentioned outbreaks about 6 times as often as usual. On 18 July 2021, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 23 today. In Sudan, 84% of the news was about people being harmed, where 60% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan84 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan48 in 100 of its 146 stories · usually 68 · mostly disasters & accidents Ethiopia43 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Greece41 in 100 of its 222 stories · usually 24 · mostly disasters & accidents Bangladesh41 in 100 of its 203 stories · usually 42 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US148 stories about protests or strikes, of its 505 Uvalde US62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 274 Colombo Sri Lanka50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 67 Moscow Russia31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 123 London UK23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 302

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessPakistan: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessYemen: 60 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 37 in 100 of its 696 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Türkiye: 34 in 100 of its 149 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Thailand: 31 in 100 of its 195 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Taiwan: 38 in 100 of its 138 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Syria: 39 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Sudan: 55 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sudan: 84 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sri Lanka: 38 in 100 of its 319 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Spain: 35 in 100 of its 475 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Africa: 34 in 100 of its 883 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Somalia: 71 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Philippines: 33 in 100 of its 622 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)North Korea: 54 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mongolia: 47 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mexico: 31 in 100 of its 211 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Israel: 32 in 100 of its 364 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 37 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iraq: 51 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iran: 36 in 100 of its 172 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Indonesia: 35 in 100 of its 192 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Haiti: 70 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Greece: 41 in 100 of its 222 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ghana: 37 in 100 of its 371 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)France: 31 in 100 of its 735 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ethiopia: 43 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)El Salvador: 100 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Colombia: 38 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Hong Kong: 35 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cambodia: 35 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Myanmar: 62 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bangladesh: 41 in 100 of its 203 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Afghanistan: 48 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 37 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 37 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 37 in 100 of its 696 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 37 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Montserrat: 89 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Macao: 64 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 23 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Sudan 84 in 100 of its 64 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 48 in 100 of its 146 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Greece 41 in 100 of its 222 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Bangladesh 41 in 100 of its 203 stories · mostly health ● Ukraine 37 in 100 of its 696 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sri Lanka 38 in 100 of its 319 stories · mostly rights & justice

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health39% 6,131 stories · about as usual Rights & justice17% 2,747 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents17% 2,744 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Conflict & violence11% 1,807 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 979 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 768 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 495 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 240 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 killed4,091 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,266 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,256 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,227 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations227 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about France and the US Stories reporting refugees120 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced103 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions82 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and China

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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