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The news turned to protests in Nablus (Palestine), a disaster in New Providence and arrests in Singapore. Palestine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Greece → Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 37 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPalestine 81 in 100 of its 89 stories, usually 48
RegionSoutheast Asia 39 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

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

72 of its 89 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Nablus accounted for 52 of Palestine's 72 stories about harm, carried by 307 outlets. 27 of Nablus' 52 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Nablus stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

22 of its 31 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. New Providence accounted for 19 of the Bahamas' 22 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 10 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bahamas over 30 days → its stories → New Providence stories →
Health

Singapore

48 of its 97 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Singapore over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

74 of its 148 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Sri Lanka

98 of its 165 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Colombo accounted for 61 of Sri Lanka's 98 stories about harm, carried by 67 outlets. 57 of Colombo's 61 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Yemen

31 of its 33 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Sanaa accounted for 16 of Yemen's 31 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

77 of its 239 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Drownings were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Greece

61 of its 119 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (36 stories). Wildfires were named in 39 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with heatwave and storms.

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Disasters & accidents

Japan

114 of its 416 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 57 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Health

Australia

Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). House fires were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Greece (39 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Japan (57 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Switzerland (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in India (80 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in Italy (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 8,681 stories about harm among 36,706 counted on 24 Jul.

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It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 5 June 2022. of the day's 36,706 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. Reports of aid and relief, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Greece. In Palestine, 81% of the news was about people being harmed, where 48% is usual. This week the news turned most often to Greece, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine81 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Syria62 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Sri Lanka59 in 100 of its 165 stories · usually 38 · mostly rights & justice Greece51 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 26 · mostly disasters & accidents Iran50 in 100 of its 148 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 364 Colombo Sri Lanka57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 61 Nablus Palestine27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 52 London UK19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 116 Chicago US19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 82

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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 readGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: 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'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: 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'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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 readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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 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: 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: 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half 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'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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

● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 72 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 196 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 31 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 39 stories about harm ● Iran about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 74 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 240 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health37% 3,195 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 1,628 stories · much more than usual (usually 14%) Rights & justice17% 1,452 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence12% 1,022 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 491 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 386 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 249 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 163 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 killed2,248 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected803 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests678 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured651 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations211 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Greece Stories reporting refugees73 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions66 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced39 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Afghanistan

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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