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The day's news pointed at protests in Dhaka (Bangladesh), flooding in China and refugees in Afghanistan. Bangladesh's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBangladesh 85 in 100 of its 317 stories, usually 40
RegionEast Asia 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 13
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

271 of its 317 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Dhaka accounted for 210 of Bangladesh's 271 stories about harm, carried by 377 outlets. 181 of Dhaka's 210 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

China

271 of its 847 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (135 stories). Flooding was named in 106 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with bridge collapse, heavy rain and landslides.

China over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

52 of its 82 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Haiti

38 of its 48 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 18 of Haiti's 38 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (35 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

99 of its 152 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Jammu accounted for 78 of Kashmir's 99 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

Tel Aviv accounted for 261 of Israel's 423 stories about harm, carried by 640 outlets. Polio was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Belarus

16 of its 24 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 6 of Minsk's 12 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kuwait

16 of its 54 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Singapore

27 of its 117 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Philippines (13 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); power cuts in Ukraine (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in Australia (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); outbreaks in India (40 of its stories, about three times its usual); polio in Israel (15 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 20 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 11,162 stories about harm among 58,212 counted on 20 Jul.

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For the sixth day running, the news turned to Bangladesh. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 58,212 stories, as usual. Bangladesh's news was 85% about people being harmed, against a usual 40%. In China's news, mentions of flooding ran about 4 times their usual. On 21 July 2023, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bangladesh85 in 100 of its 317 stories · usually 40 · mostly rights & justice Kashmir65 in 100 of its 152 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan63 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence Israel59 in 100 of its 713 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine59 in 100 of its 166 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Dhaka Bangladesh181 stories about protests or strikes, of its 210 Washington US86 stories about protests or strikes, of its 423 Tel Aviv Israel52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 261 Dublin Ireland31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 59 Chicago US22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 140

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: 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'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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: too little coverage to readPortugal: 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: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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 readMoldova: 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: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew 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: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech 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: too little coverage to readCôte 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'sHong Kong: 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: feelings about like the world'sCanada: 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'sBotswana: 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'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sTunisia: 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAustria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three 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 three times as fearful as the world's · 99 stories about harm ● Palestine about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 98 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 423 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as angry as the world's · 271 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 199 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 25 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 2,934 stories · about as usual Rights & justice21% 2,297 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 2,174 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 1,839 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 509 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 413 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 318 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 296 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 killed2,810 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,674 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured1,118 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting arrests1,077 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions195 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced161 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations159 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting refugees120 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill25 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 harsher 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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