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The news turned to violence in Moscow, protests in Stockholm (Sweden) and illness in Paphos. Russia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostCyprus 50 in 100 of its 126 stories, usually 26
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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Conflict & violence

Russia

341 of its 989 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Moscow accounted for 200 of Russia's 341 stories about harm, carried by 324 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (118 stories). Heatwave was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Protests & strikes

Sweden

92 of its 201 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Stockholm accounted for 57 of Sweden's 92 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. 41 of Stockholm's 57 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories → Stockholm stories →
Health

Cyprus

63 of its 126 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Paphos accounted for 39 of Cyprus' 63 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Illness was named in 52 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Cyprus over 30 days → its stories → Paphos stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Chad

31 of its 57 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Pakistan

486 of its 1,011 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (284 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Haiti

84 of its 135 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 44 of Haiti's 84 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (53 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

78 of its 185 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Denmark

55 of its 134 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 14 of Copenhagen's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Georgia

12 of its 23 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 8 of Batumi's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Niger

Niamey accounted for 129 of Niger's 158 stories about harm, carried by 243 outlets. 98 of Niamey's 129 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Vietnam (90 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); typhoon in China (105 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); natural hazards in Italy (15 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); typhoon in Japan (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in New Zealand (11 of its stories, about 4 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 31 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 18,457 stories about harm among 100,213 counted on 31 Jul.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Russia. of the day's 100,213 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Vietnam's news mentioned heavy rain about 7 times as often as usual. On 31 July 2022, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 18 today. In Russia, 34% of the news was about people being harmed, where 27% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine67 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan66 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 71 · mostly displacement Haiti62 in 100 of its 135 stories · usually 41 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan61 in 100 of its 157 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Senegal61 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 43 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Niamey Niger98 stories about protests or strikes, of its 129 Washington US83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 419 Manipur India74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 135 Hollywood US58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 209 Stockholm Sweden41 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'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: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sTimor-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 readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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 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 readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIran: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: 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'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: 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'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: 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 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'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: 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: too little coverage to readSan 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'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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEstonia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCyprus: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sComoros: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChad: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half 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 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMonaco: 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

● Pakistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 486 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 271 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 341 stories about harm ● Cyprus about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 63 stories about harm ● Italy about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 82 stories about harm ● Chad few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 31 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 5,607 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Rights & justice21% 3,853 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents18% 3,166 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence13% 2,369 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,108 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 820 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 702 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 460 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 affected2,024 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,556 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,493 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations274 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees248 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions186 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced184 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill14 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 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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