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20,818 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at a disaster in Bejaia, violence in Brussels and people killed in Ireland. Belgium's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada →
Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAlgeria 72 in 100 of its 64 stories, usually 36
RegionOceania 20 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
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

Algeria

46 of its 64 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Bejaia accounted for 26 of Algeria's 46 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Belgium

62 of its 155 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Brussels accounted for 57 of Belgium's 62 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Belgium over 30 days → its stories → Brussels stories →
Rights & justice

Ireland

553 of its 1,741 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (342 stories). Train derailment was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ireland over 30 days → its stories →
Shelter & services

Malta

31 of its 91 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Heatwave was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

Malta over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Ecuador

28 of its 46 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Guayaquil accounted for 22 of Ecuador's 28 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

33 of its 41 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Ghana

133 of its 391 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Portugal

34 of its 121 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Storms were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

243 of its 739 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (26 stories). Storms were named in 60 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with flooding, heavy rain and landslides.

its stories →
Health

Singapore

65 of its 325 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: storms in Philippines (60 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); storms in Portugal (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Taiwan (14 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); covid in France (18 of its stories, about three times its usual); tornadoes in Italy (13 of its stories, more than ten 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 26 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 20,818 stories about harm among 114,709 counted on 26 Jul.

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People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 114,709 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Algeria. In the Philippines' news, mentions of storms ran about 7 times their usual. Algeria stood out: 72% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 36%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Algeria72 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 36 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan64 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia63 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 40 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine55 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Greece54 in 100 of its 476 stories · usually 34 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US138 stories about protests or strikes, of its 688 Dublin Ireland122 stories about protests or strikes, of its 267 London UK97 stories about protests or strikes, of its 339 Manipur India72 stories about protests or strikes, of its 170 Jerusalem Israel70 stories about protests or strikes, of its 96

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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 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: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: 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'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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 readNorway: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: 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'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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: 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 readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: 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'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 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: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUruguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSenegal: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: 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 fearful as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: 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 about twice as grief-stricken as 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'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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

● Belgium about three times as fearful as the world's · 62 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 58 stories about harm ● Kenya about twice as angry as the world's · 101 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 194 stories about harm ● Algeria few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 46 stories about harm ● Ireland about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 553 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 5,863 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 5,071 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 4,194 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,983 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 1,115 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 988 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 788 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 447 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 killed4,916 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,276 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,036 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,064 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations406 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Greece and the US Stories reporting people displaced196 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees184 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting abductions155 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill53 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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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