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17,546 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Baghdad (Iraq), people killed in Qatar and violence in Bamako. Iraq's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 42 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIraq 73 in 100 of its 125 stories, usually 40
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
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

Iraq

91 of its 125 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Baghdad accounted for 38 of Iraq's 91 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. 27 of Baghdad's 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (71 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Health

Qatar

24 of its 92 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Qatar over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

17 of its 20 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Bamako accounted for 16 of Mali's 17 stories about harm, carried by 15 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories).

Mali over 30 days → its stories → Bamako stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

66 of its 205 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Wildfires were named in 20 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

Greece over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Malawi

33 of its 68 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Lilongwe accounted for 18 of Malawi's 33 stories about harm, carried by 14 outlets. 14 of Lilongwe's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Iran

97 of its 199 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Tehran accounted for 55 of Iran's 97 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Hong Kong

34 of its 86 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Food & livelihood

Russia

Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Illness was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

China

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Natural hazards were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 36 of Afghanistan's 91 stories about harm, carried by 96 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in New Zealand (34 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Russia (33 of its stories, about three times its usual); heatwave in Canada (26 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); natural hazards in China (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); polio in US (82 of its stories, more than ten 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 21 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 17,546 stories about harm among 82,378 counted on 21 Jul.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Iraq. of the day's 82,378 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Iraq stood out: 73% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 40%. A year earlier, on 21 July 2021, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iraq73 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan59 in 100 of its 153 stories · usually 66 · mostly rights & justice Ethiopia49 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Iran49 in 100 of its 199 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence Malawi49 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 26 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US214 stories about protests or strikes, of its 963 Delhi India60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 181 London UK42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 307 Colombo Sri Lanka34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 44 Baghdad Iraq27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 38

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: 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'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth 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'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPalau: 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: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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: too little coverage to readGuyana: 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: 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 readFiji: 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: 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 readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: 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'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: 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: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBelize: 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 readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican 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 readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPanama: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBermuda: 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

● Iraq about three times as angry as the world's · 91 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 307 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 24 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 75 stories about harm ● Türkiye about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 59 stories about harm ● Israel about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 127 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health42% 7,345 stories · more than usual (usually 39%) Rights & justice19% 3,324 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 2,331 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence9% 1,486 stories · less than usual (usually 11%) Food & livelihood7% 1,171 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 796 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 568 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 305 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 killed3,666 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,468 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,383 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured979 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees138 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations136 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced132 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions116 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and France

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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