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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Dhaka (Bangladesh), illness in Bangkok and violence in Jammu. Kashmir's coverage was about 5 times as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostBangladesh 69 in 100 of its 314 stories, usually 35
RegionCentral Asia 20 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

218 of its 314 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Dhaka accounted for 173 of Bangladesh's 218 stories about harm, carried by 229 outlets. 163 of Dhaka's 173 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (185 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Health

Thailand

72 of its 255 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Bangkok accounted for 55 of Thailand's 72 stories about harm, carried by 83 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Poisoning was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories → Bangkok stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

112 of its 164 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Jammu accounted for 86 of Kashmir's 112 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (51 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Disasters & accidents

Oman

59 of its 81 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Kazakhstan

18 of its 60 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 10 of Almaty's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Illness was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Italy

136 of its 715 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Heatwave was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with wildfires, earthquake and tornadoes.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

64 of its 125 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Hong Kong

38 of its 135 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Argentina

24 of its 113 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

21 of its 49 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: illness in Kazakhstan (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); heatwave in Italy (21 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in Spain (13 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); train derailment in India (116 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in South Korea (11 of its stories, about three 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 18 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 19,485 stories about harm among 107,262 counted on 18 Jul.

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The news turned to Bangladesh for the fourth day running. 18 in every 100 of the day's 107,262 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Bangladesh, 69% of the news was about people being harmed, where 35% is usual. A year earlier, on 19 July 2023, 18 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 →

Oman73 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 29 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan70 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 65 · mostly displacement Bangladesh69 in 100 of its 314 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir68 in 100 of its 164 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine61 in 100 of its 227 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Dhaka Bangladesh163 stories about protests or strikes, of its 173 Washington US110 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1046 Chicago US62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 325 Jerusalem Israel54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 129 Nairobi Kenya49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 66

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: 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 readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: 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 readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: 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'sSomalia: 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'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'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 readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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'sMalawi: 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'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'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'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'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'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'sDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: 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'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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'sBelize: 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'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'sAntigua & 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCayman Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSuriname: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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'sIsrael: coverage about twice 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'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBenin: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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 one and a half 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 · 112 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about three times as angry as the world's · 218 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 139 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 536 stories about harm ● Thailand about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 72 stories about harm ● Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 73 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 5,806 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Rights & justice22% 4,140 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 3,454 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 2,691 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 908 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 879 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 818 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 365 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 killed4,402 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,026 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,914 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,614 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions297 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations207 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced158 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Sudan Stories reporting refugees125 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill26 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Canada and the US

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 much 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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