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The news turned to road crashes in Algeria, landslides in Kashmir and protests in Nairobi (Kenya). Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAlgeria 73 in 100 of its 71 stories, usually 18
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Disasters & accidents

Algeria

52 of its 71 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Tamanrasset accounted for 37 of Algeria's 52 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (42 stories). Road crashes were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Algeria over 30 days → its stories → Tamanrasset stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

132 of its 207 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Jammu accounted for 51 of Kashmir's 132 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (33 stories). Landslides were named in 37 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Protests & strikes

Kenya

225 of its 539 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Nairobi accounted for 123 of Kenya's 225 stories about harm, carried by 165 outlets. 100 of Nairobi's 123 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories → Nairobi stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Greece

177 of its 418 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Athens accounted for 113 of Greece's 177 stories about harm, carried by 286 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (45 stories). Heatwave was named in 76 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with flooding. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

248 of its 828 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (62 stories). Heatwave was named in 71 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drought, typhoon and tropical storm. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Cyprus

34 of its 103 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 6 of Paphos' 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Covid was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

85 of its 129 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Damascus accounted for 54 of Syria's 85 stories about harm, carried by 83 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

El Salvador

33 of its 56 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Earthquake was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Egypt

101 of its 313 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 30 of Cairo's 54 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in El Salvador (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Greece (76 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in Vietnam (71 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Colombia (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Mexico (16 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 19 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 21,891 stories about harm among 118,761 counted on 19 Jul.

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Algeria's news was 73% about people being harmed, against a usual 18%. of the day's 118,761 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. el Salvador's news mentioned the earthquake more than ten times as often as usual. On 19 July 2022, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Algeria73 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 18 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria66 in 100 of its 129 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan65 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir64 in 100 of its 207 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence El Salvador59 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 27 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US182 stories about protests or strikes, of its 634 Nairobi Kenya100 stories about protests or strikes, of its 123 Jerusalem Israel73 stories about protests or strikes, of its 135 London UK68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 325 Hollywood US64 stories about protests or strikes, of its 225

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: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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 readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: 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: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: 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: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: 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'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: 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'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: 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: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: 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: 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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: 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: 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'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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 readYemen: coverage a little angrier 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHungary: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCroatia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBotswana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about twice 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'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 · 132 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 414 stories about harm ● Algeria about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 52 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 85 stories about harm ● Finland few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 23 stories about harm ● Kenya about twice as angry as the world's · 225 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 6,334 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 5,326 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 4,431 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence9% 1,988 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 1,191 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 917 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 833 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 killed4,646 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,305 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,141 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,249 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations438 at about twice the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Vietnam Stories reporting refugees241 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced154 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Sudan and the US Stories reporting abductions104 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill12 at about two-thirds of 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 →

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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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