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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

how these are picked →
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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: too little coverage to readTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: too little coverage to readPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: too little coverage to readIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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 readMexico: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualShanghai, China -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 12 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 78 stories, carried by 38 outletsGrand Rapids, US -- conflict & violence: 34 stories, carried by 119 outletsTakum, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 19 stories, carried by 10 outletsIndiana, US -- shelter & services: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsHanoi, Vietnam -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 25 outletsRomsey, UK -- health: 13 stories, carried by 15 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Shanghai China about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Jammu Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 78 stories ● Grand Rapids US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 34 stories ● Takum Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories

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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