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19,566 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Building collapse in Egypt, people falling ill in Poland and protests in Tehran (Iran) drew the news. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSouth Korea 41 in 100 of its 509 stories, usually 16
RegionEast Asia 21 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Egypt

85 of its 241 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Cairo accounted for 54 of Egypt's 85 stories about harm, carried by 203 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Building collapse was named in 30 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Cairo stories →
Health

Poland

58 of its 141 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Bird flu was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flu and outbreaks. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Poland over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

128 of its 256 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Tehran accounted for 84 of Iran's 128 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. 56 of Tehran's 84 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

81 of its 165 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories →
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Disasters & accidents

Russia

533 of its 1,457 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Moscow accounted for 318 of Russia's 533 stories about harm, carried by 679 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Drought was named in 61 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hunger. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

South Korea

207 of its 509 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (65 stories). Flooding was named in 104 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Vietnam

267 of its 852 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 70 of Hanoi's 136 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (57 stories). Flooding was named in 76 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Cameroon

17 of its 34 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Italy

177 of its 747 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories). Power cuts were named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Belarus

21 of its 76 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 7 of Minsk's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in South Korea (104 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Vietnam (76 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Russia (61 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Kenya (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); power cuts in Italy (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 19,566 stories about harm among 101,196 counted on 17 Jul.

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In South Korea's news, mentions of flooding ran about three times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 101,196 stories, as usual. Egypt's news was 35% about people being harmed, against a usual 18%. On 17 July 2022, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan69 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine56 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Syria53 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Iran50 in 100 of its 256 stories · usually 36 · mostly rights & justice Kashmir49 in 100 of its 165 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US91 stories about protests or strikes, of its 445 Hanoi Vietnam70 stories about protests or strikes, of its 136 Hollywood US66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 205 Tehran Iran56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 84 Paris France39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 105

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: 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'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: 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 readSenegal: 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 readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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 readMongolia: too little coverage to readMexico: 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: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: 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'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: 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'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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'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: 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: 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 readBritish 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: 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMoldova: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFaroe Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCroatia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiechtenstein: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 81 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 353 stories about harm ● Croatia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 16 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 231 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 128 stories about harm ● South Korea about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 207 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 5,765 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents24% 4,556 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Rights & justice21% 4,097 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence9% 1,681 stories · less than usual (usually 11%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,047 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 955 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 745 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 354 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 killed4,954 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,386 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,851 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,171 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations354 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and South Korea Stories reporting refugees196 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions167 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced159 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill14 at about the usual rate

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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