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The day's news pointed at violence in Jerusalem, a disaster in Matanzas and abductions in the US. Israel's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 38 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIsrael 72 in 100 of its 736 stories, usually 38
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
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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Conflict & violence

Israel

530 of its 736 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Jerusalem accounted for 170 of Israel's 530 stories about harm, carried by 377 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (18 stories). Flooding was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with tornadoes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Cuba

79 of its 117 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Matanzas accounted for 56 of Cuba's 79 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (55 stories).

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Matanzas stories →
Health

US

Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (80 stories). Chikungunya was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with norovirus.

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

Chad

22 of its 41 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Ndjamena accounted for 17 of Chad's 22 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Colombia

45 of its 101 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Bogota accounted for 31 of Colombia's 45 stories about harm, carried by 92 outlets. Earthquake was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

81 of its 112 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Gaza accounted for 48 of Palestine's 81 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

208 of its 518 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Helicopter crash was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Tunisia

13 of its 24 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Rwanda

22 of its 40 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Italy (27 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Colombia (15 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); flooding in Mexico (15 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); covid in Hungary (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); helicopter crash in Pakistan (18 of its stories, about 6 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 8 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 14,952 stories about harm among 68,226 counted on 8 Aug.

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It was the fourth day running that the news turned to Israel. of the day's 68,226 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Italy's news mentioned the drought about three times as often as usual. Israel's news was 72% about people being harmed, against a usual 38%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine72 in 100 of its 112 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Israel72 in 100 of its 736 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan68 in 100 of its 157 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba68 in 100 of its 117 stories · usually 40 · mostly disasters & accidents Colombia45 in 100 of its 101 stories · usually 28 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US82 stories about protests or strikes, of its 517 Jerusalem Israel52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 170 Islamabad Pakistan27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 68 Beijing China26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 108 Delhi India25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 139

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: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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 readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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 readSaudi 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: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: 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 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: 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'sBurkina 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'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLithuania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: 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'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBarbados: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than 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 one and a half times 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

● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 530 stories about harm ● Türkiye few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 38 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 25 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 107 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 208 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 81 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health38% 5,685 stories · about as usual Rights & justice17% 2,531 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents16% 2,296 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 2,013 stories · more than usual (usually 11%) Food & livelihood6% 949 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 638 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 408 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 265 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 killed3,538 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,316 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,294 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured927 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations175 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions167 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees126 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced92 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill9 at about two-thirds of 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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