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16,726 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to violence in Jerusalem, a disaster in Bangkok and people killed in Hungary. Israel's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 37 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostIsrael 59 in 100 of its 480 stories, usually 31
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 42 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Israel

283 of its 480 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Jerusalem accounted for 120 of Israel's 283 stories about harm, carried by 156 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (92 stories). Power cuts were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Disasters & accidents

Thailand

142 of its 296 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Bangkok accounted for 92 of Thailand's 142 stories about harm, carried by 238 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (99 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories → Bangkok stories →
Rights & justice

Hungary

40 of its 81 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Hungary over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Ireland

Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (63 stories). Drownings were named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Palestine

106 of its 131 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Gaza accounted for 88 of Palestine's 106 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

165 of its 209 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Kabul accounted for 127 of Afghanistan's 165 stories about harm, carried by 168 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Netherlands

70 of its 189 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Covid was named in 36 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Lebanon

40 of its 77 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Beirut accounted for 30 of Lebanon's 40 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

71 of its 138 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Tehran accounted for 49 of Iran's 71 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

75 of its 134 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Netherlands (36 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in France (35 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Mexico (22 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); helicopter crash in Pakistan (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Ukraine (11 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 5 Aug. 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 16,726 stories about harm among 76,345 counted on 5 Aug.

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22 in every 100 of the day's 76,345 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 5 August 2021, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine81 in 100 of its 131 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan79 in 100 of its 209 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Israel59 in 100 of its 480 stories · usually 31 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir56 in 100 of its 134 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon52 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 35 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US124 stories about protests or strikes, of its 758 Delhi India120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 207 Sandy Hook US33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 174 Beijing China32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 74 Jerusalem Israel31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 120

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: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: 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'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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: 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'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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: 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'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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: 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'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: 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: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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): 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 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 fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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

● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 75 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 106 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 165 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 283 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 256 stories about harm ● Cambodia few stories a little warmer than the world's · 41 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health37% 6,105 stories · less than usual (usually 40%) Rights & justice20% 3,330 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 2,397 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,976 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood8% 1,308 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 667 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 534 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 244 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 killed3,754 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,504 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,277 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,142 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations144 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees125 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions124 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced115 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill20 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India

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 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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