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19,372 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to violence in Kyiv, landslides in Indonesia and people killed in Libya. Ukraine's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUkraine 51 in 100 of its 892 stories, usually 28
RegionNorth America 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
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

Ukraine

458 of its 892 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Kyiv accounted for 370 of Ukraine's 458 stories about harm, carried by 712 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (399 stories). Illness was named in 124 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

109 of its 236 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (17 stories). Landslides were named in 55 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with flooding. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Libya

20 of its 30 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Peru

56 of its 130 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Huascaran accounted for 41 of Peru's 56 stories about harm, carried by 116 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Avalanche was named in 45 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with extreme cold.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

197 of its 277 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Gaza accounted for 166 of Palestine's 197 stories about harm, carried by 181 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

425 of its 1,278 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Moscow accounted for 317 of Russia's 425 stories about harm, carried by 363 outlets. Illness was named in 49 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

169 of its 235 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Jammu accounted for 74 of Kashmir's 169 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Its coverage was about 5 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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Disasters & accidents

South Africa

243 of its 760 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Flooding was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with storms, power cuts and landslides.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Cuba

35 of its 81 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Peru (45 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Brazil (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in South Africa (34 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in Russia (49 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); food poisoning in Canada (48 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 9 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 19,372 stories about harm among 102,008 counted on 9 Jul.

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Peru's news mentioned the avalanche more than ten times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 102,008 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Ukraine. Ukraine stood out: 51% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 28%. A year earlier, on 10 July 2023, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Kashmir72 in 100 of its 235 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine71 in 100 of its 277 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Israel65 in 100 of its 826 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan57 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda53 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US102 stories about protests or strikes, of its 778 Jerusalem Israel42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 148 Kyiv Ukraine42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 370 Gaza Palestine35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 166 Moscow Russia34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 317

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'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi 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'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: 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'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: 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: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican 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'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'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAksai 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: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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 readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMoldova: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: 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'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about 5 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 5 times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 5 times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 5 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

● Kashmir about 5 times as fearful as the world's · 169 stories about harm ● Ukraine about three times as angry as the world's · 458 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 537 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 197 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 425 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 221 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 5,490 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 4,237 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Rights & justice20% 3,836 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence13% 2,389 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,028 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 882 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 672 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 510 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 killed5,038 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,144 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,839 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,399 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions328 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced275 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees227 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations173 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill21 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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