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19,960 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Damascus, protests in Yambio (South Sudan) and people displaced in Myanmar. Syria's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSingapore 34 in 100 of its 346 stories, usually 14
RegionSoutheast Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Syria

81 of its 114 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Damascus accounted for 42 of Syria's 81 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Damascus stories →
Protests & strikes

South Sudan

13 of its 19 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 3 of Yambio's 3 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Yambio stories →
Rights & justice

Myanmar

37 of its 60 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Covid was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

272 of its 728 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (125 stories). Heavy rain was named in 67 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with landslides, storms and drownings.

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

Sweden

Stockholm accounted for 43 of Sweden's 70 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. 32 of Stockholm's 43 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Singapore

116 of its 346 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (67 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Malta

21 of its 69 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Heatwave was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Kuwait

12 of its 44 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

Dhaka accounted for 53 of Bangladesh's 85 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. 27 of Dhaka's 53 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Niger

196 of its 370 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Niamey accounted for 133 of Niger's 196 stories about harm, carried by 384 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: heatwave in Malta (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in China (44 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); diphtheria in Vietnam (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Sudan (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); snowstorms in Switzerland (10 of its stories, more than ten 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 28 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 19,960 stories about harm among 107,641 counted on 28 Jul.

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Mentions of heavy rain ran about three times their usual in the Philippines' news. of the day's 107,641 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 28 July 2022, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 19 today. Syria's news was 71% about people being harmed, against a usual 54%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan79 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 71 · mostly displacement Syria71 in 100 of its 114 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar62 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 51 · mostly rights & justice Cuba56 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 34 · mostly rights & justice Niger53 in 100 of its 370 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 669 Manipur India59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 125 Hollywood US59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 239 Niamey Niger47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 133 Jerusalem Israel46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 78

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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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: 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: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: 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: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: 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 readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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'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: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little more fearful than 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times 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'sOman: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLaos: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGrenada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: 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 angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGibraltar: coverage a little angrier 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

● Singapore about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 116 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 14 stories about harm ● Kuwait few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 12 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 194 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 70 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 81 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 5,984 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 4,695 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 3,785 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,874 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 1,001 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 886 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 823 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 458 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 killed4,306 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,399 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,957 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,028 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting evacuations245 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced214 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions190 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees180 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill11 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India

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 softer 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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