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9,504 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at flooding in Iran, protests in Colombo (Sri Lanka) and violence in Tripoli. Iran's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 40 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIran 59 in 100 of its 186 stories, usually 38
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Iran

110 of its 186 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Tehran accounted for 46 of Iran's 110 stories about harm, carried by 149 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (51 stories). Flooding was named in 56 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain and drought. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Protests & strikes

Sri Lanka

106 of its 200 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Colombo accounted for 82 of Sri Lanka's 106 stories about harm, carried by 313 outlets. 74 of Colombo's 82 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Sri Lanka over 30 days → its stories → Colombo stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

29 of its 47 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Tripoli accounted for 28 of Libya's 29 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
Health

Indonesia

47 of its 98 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Earthquake was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Mali

18 of its 20 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Bamako accounted for 18 of Mali's 18 stories about harm, carried by 16 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

49 of its 124 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (22 stories). Wildfires were named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Health

Kenya

48 of its 143 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

New Zealand

60 of its 183 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Tunisia

Tunis accounted for 16 of Tunisia's 17 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. 15 of Tunis' 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Health

China

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Drought was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Switzerland (26 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); illness in Netherlands (19 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in Spain (22 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in Greece (22 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Ukraine (62 of its stories, about 6 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 23 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 9,504 stories about harm among 42,215 counted on 23 Jul.

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Iran's news mentioned flooding more than ten times as often as usual. 23 in every 100 of the day's 42,215 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of aid and relief ran at about twice the usual rate. Iran stood out: 59% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 38%. On 23 July 2021, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 23 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iran59 in 100 of its 186 stories · usually 38 · mostly disasters & accidents Sri Lanka53 in 100 of its 200 stories · usually 38 · mostly rights & justice Iraq50 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir49 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia48 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 31 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US114 stories about protests or strikes, of its 485 Colombo Sri Lanka74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 82 Delhi India32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 123 London UK26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 134 Uvalde US17 stories about protests or strikes, of its 47

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: 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'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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: 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'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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'sNorth Korea: 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: too little coverage to readNetherlands: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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 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'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 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta 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'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful 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 fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGambia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sFiji: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as 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

● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 144 stories about harm ● Iraq few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 27 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 270 stories about harm ● Gambia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 24 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 29 stories about harm ● South Africa about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 103 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health40% 3,734 stories · about as usual Rights & justice20% 1,847 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 1,491 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Conflict & violence11% 1,023 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 497 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 363 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 265 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 171 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 killed2,317 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests948 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected789 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured642 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations122 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Greece Stories reporting abductions81 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting refugees66 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced59 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill5 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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 much harsher 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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