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21,165 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at deaths in Chrcynno, rights and justice in Cairo and violence in Jammu. Kashmir's coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGreece 49 in 100 of its 369 stories, usually 26
RegionEast Asia 19 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

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Poland

61 of its 166 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Chrcynno accounted for 37 of Poland's 61 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories). Bird flu was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Poland over 30 days → its stories → Chrcynno stories →
Rights & justice

Egypt

112 of its 378 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Cairo accounted for 70 of Egypt's 112 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (51 stories). Dengue was named in 11 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 →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

105 of its 172 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Jammu accounted for 37 of Kashmir's 105 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

180 of its 369 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Athens accounted for 124 of Greece's 180 stories about harm, carried by 359 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (64 stories).

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

Israel

412 of its 848 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 92 of Tel Aviv's 114 stories were about protests or strikes. Covid was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with flooding.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Belarus

23 of its 72 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 8 of Minsk's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Colombia

40 of its 106 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Heavy rain was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Cameroon

16 of its 35 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Italy

162 of its 747 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Flooding was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

North Korea

101 of its 251 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (40 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Vietnam (64 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); typhoon in China (77 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Colombia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Indonesia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Nigeria (42 of its stories, about three times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 21,165 stories about harm among 115,061 counted on 18 Jul.

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The news turned to Poland for the second day running. 18 in every 100 of the day's 115,061 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Vietnam's news, mentions of heavy rain ran about 9 times their usual. A year earlier, on 18 July 2022, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. Poland's news was 37% about people being harmed, against a usual 20%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan75 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 72 · mostly displacement Kashmir61 in 100 of its 172 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence Syria51 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda49 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 38 · mostly rights & justice Greece49 in 100 of its 369 stories · usually 26 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US215 stories about protests or strikes, of its 625 Hollywood US95 stories about protests or strikes, of its 256 Tel Aviv Israel92 stories about protests or strikes, of its 114 Moscow Russia44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 201 Jerusalem Israel40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 71

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: 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'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 readIsle 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'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: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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'sMozambique: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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 readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: 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'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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'sAfghanistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCayman Islands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSt. Lucia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNamibia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHungary: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFaroe Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 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 4 times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 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 4 times as fearful as the world'sCook Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 4 times as fearful as the world's · 105 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 304 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 321 stories about harm ● Poland about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 61 stories about harm ● Croatia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 9 stories about harm ● Kenya about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 102 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 6,287 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 4,988 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 4,490 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence9% 1,875 stories · less than usual (usually 11%) Food & livelihood5% 959 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 959 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 726 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 506 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 killed4,573 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,397 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,090 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured994 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations412 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Greece Stories reporting refugees267 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced157 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting abductions129 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill27 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Poland

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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