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The day's news pointed at protests in Baghdad (Iraq), violence in Moscow and a disaster in Athens. Russia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Greece and Canada →
Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostGreece 56 in 100 of its 263 stories, usually 27
RegionCentral Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Iraq

83 of its 117 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Baghdad accounted for 75 of Iraq's 83 stories about harm, carried by 437 outlets. 73 of Baghdad's 75 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

277 of its 717 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Moscow accounted for 171 of Russia's 277 stories about harm, carried by 421 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (24 stories). Illness was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. 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.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

148 of its 263 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Athens accounted for 92 of Greece's 148 stories about harm, carried by 207 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Greece over 30 days → its stories → Athens stories →
Health

Uruguay

13 of its 21 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Sweden

99 of its 161 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Stockholm accounted for 82 of Sweden's 99 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets. 72 of Stockholm's 82 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Morocco

14 of its 32 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (12 stories). Drownings were named in 10 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.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

226 of its 630 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (31 stories). Hunger was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Croatia

14 of its 21 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Heatwave was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with wildfires. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

32 of its 47 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Gambia

10 of its 15 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: heatwave in Croatia (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); drownings in Morocco (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in Philippines (26 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heavy rain in Kashmir (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); respiratory illness in Spain (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 12,000 stories about harm among 60,479 counted on 22 Jul.

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Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Greece and Canada. of the day's 60,479 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. Croatia's news mentioned the heatwave about 8 times as often as usual. Iraq's news was 71% about people being harmed, against a usual 37%. On 22 July 2022, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iraq71 in 100 of its 117 stories · usually 37 · mostly rights & justice Sudan71 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine63 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Sweden61 in 100 of its 161 stories · usually 37 · mostly rights & justice Greece56 in 100 of its 263 stories · usually 27 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Manipur India128 stories about protests or strikes, of its 223 Washington US80 stories about protests or strikes, of its 311 Baghdad Iraq73 stories about protests or strikes, of its 75 Stockholm Sweden72 stories about protests or strikes, of its 82 Jerusalem Israel33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 57

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: too little coverage to readSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: 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: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: 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: 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'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: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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'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'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: 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'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: 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: 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'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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'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: 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 readMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUruguay: 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 angrier than the world'sTurkmenistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNauru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMaldives: 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

● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 226 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 32 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 56 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 277 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 22 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 83 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 3,160 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Health26% 3,053 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Disasters & accidents22% 2,593 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence11% 1,348 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 560 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 436 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 365 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 261 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 killed2,915 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,328 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,298 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured810 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations255 at about twice the usual rate · most about Greece and Canada Stories reporting refugees118 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced93 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions87 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill9 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 much 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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