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18,981 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to building collapse in Cameroon, protests in Baghdad (Iraq) and violence in Mogadishu. Somalia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Greece and the US →
Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGreece 63 in 100 of its 570 stories, usually 30
RegionSoutheast Asia 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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

Cameroon

32 of its 45 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Douala accounted for 27 of Cameroon's 32 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (24 stories). Building collapse was named in 20 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.

Cameroon over 30 days → its stories → Douala stories →
Protests & strikes

Iraq

59 of its 95 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Baghdad accounted for 40 of Iraq's 59 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. 31 of Baghdad's 40 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

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

Somalia

44 of its 54 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Mogadishu accounted for 25 of Somalia's 44 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
Rights & justice

Mali

24 of its 38 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Algeria

41 of its 50 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories). Heatwave was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

129 of its 296 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about 10 times the usual rate (78 stories). Drownings were named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Denmark

49 of its 106 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 15 of Copenhagen's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Ecuador

31 of its 55 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

348 of its 856 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Cambodia

77 of its 188 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Phnom Penh accounted for 52 of Cambodia's 77 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Afghanistan (43 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Algeria (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in New Zealand (50 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in Philippines (38 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Sudan (25 of its stories, about 5 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 24 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 18,981 stories about harm among 98,449 counted on 24 Jul.

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Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Greece and the US. 19 in every 100 of the day's 98,449 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Afghanistan's news, mentions of flooding ran more than ten times their usual. Cameroon stood out: 71% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 34%. On 24 July 2022, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Algeria82 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 25 · mostly disasters & accidents Somalia81 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan79 in 100 of its 152 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Greece63 in 100 of its 570 stories · usually 30 · mostly disasters & accidents Iraq62 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 40 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel188 stories about protests or strikes, of its 228 Manipur India96 stories about protests or strikes, of its 176 Washington US85 stories about protests or strikes, of its 408 Lagos Nigeria55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 94 Hollywood US46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 208

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'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 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'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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'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: too little coverage to readRomania: 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: too little coverage to readNiue: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: 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'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: 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'sIreland: 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'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: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: 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 readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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'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'sBahamas: 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'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican 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: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: 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'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 a little warmer than the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUruguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: 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 grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSenegal: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: 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 more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: 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 angrier than the world'sEcuador: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: 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 angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUkraine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuernsey: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMaldives: coverage about one and a half 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

● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 86 stories about harm ● Ukraine about three times as angry as the world's · 348 stories about harm ● Vietnam about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 271 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 44 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 322 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 79 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 5,313 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 4,326 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 4,015 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,992 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 957 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 751 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 697 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 608 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 killed4,222 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,244 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,855 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,435 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations520 at about twice the usual rate · most about Greece and the US Stories reporting refugees198 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced170 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions113 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill18 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh

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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