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19,650 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to illness in Bangkok, protests in Dhaka (Bangladesh) and storms in Oman. Thailand's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostThailand 54 in 100 of its 463 stories, usually 19
RegionSoutheast Asia 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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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Health

Thailand

252 of its 463 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Bangkok accounted for 219 of Thailand's 252 stories about harm, carried by 416 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (213 stories). Poisoning was named in 130 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories → Bangkok stories →
Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

184 of its 282 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Dhaka accounted for 141 of Bangladesh's 184 stories about harm, carried by 202 outlets. 125 of Dhaka's 141 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (86 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Disasters & accidents

Oman

124 of its 213 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (58 stories). Storms were named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Oman over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

136 of its 252 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

North Korea

21 of its 45 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 6 of Pyongyang's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

93 of its 158 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Jammu accounted for 63 of Kashmir's 93 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

191 of its 442 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Afghanistan

63 of its 93 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Health

Belgium

27 of its 98 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Covid was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

42 of its 75 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Belgium (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in Singapore (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Italy (20 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); dengue in Ghana (15 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); building collapse in Nigeria (19 of its stories, about 5 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 17 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 19,650 stories about harm among 107,182 counted on 17 Jul.

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In Thailand, 54% of the news was about people being harmed, where 19% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 107,182 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Thailand. On 18 July 2023, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan68 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 37 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine66 in 100 of its 226 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh65 in 100 of its 282 stories · usually 34 · mostly rights & justice Sudan63 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 65 · mostly displacement Israel61 in 100 of its 883 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US126 stories about protests or strikes, of its 721 Dhaka Bangladesh125 stories about protests or strikes, of its 141 Milwaukee US49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 120 Jerusalem Israel43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 156 London UK42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 280

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: 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: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: 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 readRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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 readNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: 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'sCuba: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'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'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: 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'sAustralia: 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'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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCayman Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sThailand: coverage about three 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 grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHungary: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAngola: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 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 4 times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 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 4 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 4 times as fearful as the world's · 93 stories about harm ● Thailand about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 252 stories about harm ● Israel about three times as angry as the world's · 540 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 191 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as angry as the world's · 184 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 149 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 5,488 stories · about as usual Rights & justice21% 4,078 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 3,584 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 3,015 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 995 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 954 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 696 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 423 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 killed4,496 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,146 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,969 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,625 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions298 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations213 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced188 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Sudan Stories reporting refugees175 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill22 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 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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