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Protests in Dhaka (Bangladesh), violence in Kabul and a disaster in Port-au-Prince drew the news. Bangladesh's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBangladesh 86 in 100 of its 334 stories, usually 37
RegionEvery region about as usual
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

287 of its 334 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Dhaka accounted for 238 of Bangladesh's 287 stories about harm, carried by 280 outlets. 224 of Dhaka's 238 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

51 of its 87 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Kabul accounted for 29 of Afghanistan's 51 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Disasters & accidents

Haiti

34 of its 57 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 22 of Haiti's 34 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (14 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Israel

Tel Aviv accounted for 431 of Israel's 699 stories about harm, carried by 694 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (288 stories). Polio was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Chile

42 of its 82 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Earthquake was named in 39 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with tsunami.

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Protests & strikes

Belarus

25 of its 56 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 10 of Minsk's 16 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

Lebanon

23 of its 53 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 86 of Palestine's 123 stories about harm, carried by 95 outlets. Polio was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Singapore

81 of its 284 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Chile (39 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); outbreaks in Brazil (10 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); polio in Palestine (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Germany (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Russia (17 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 19 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 17,826 stories about harm among 100,490 counted on 19 Jul.

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It was the fifth day running that the news turned to Bangladesh. of the day's 100,490 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Chile's news mentioned the earthquake about 7 times as often as usual. Bangladesh's news was 86% about people being harmed, against a usual 37%. A year earlier, on 20 July 2023, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bangladesh86 in 100 of its 334 stories · usually 37 · mostly rights & justice Israel63 in 100 of its 1,116 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti60 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 49 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan59 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine58 in 100 of its 212 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Dhaka Bangladesh224 stories about protests or strikes, of its 238 Washington US132 stories about protests or strikes, of its 762 Tel Aviv Israel67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 431 Chicago US51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 278 London UK46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 251

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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'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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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 readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: 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'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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'sGrenada: 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 readFrance: 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: 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: too little coverage to readSan 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: 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 angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUruguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTurkmenistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTunisia: 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'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful 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 twice as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: 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 angrier than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBenin: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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 twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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 twice 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

● Bangladesh about three times as angry as the world's · 287 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 35 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 224 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 699 stories about harm ● Lebanon few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 23 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 104 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 4,922 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 3,913 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 2,980 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence15% 2,587 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 1,047 stories · more than usual (usually 3%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 795 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 647 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 340 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 killed3,748 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,392 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,727 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,561 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions268 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations193 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced176 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees135 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Palestine and the US Stories reporting people falling ill24 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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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