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The news turned to protests in Dhaka (Bangladesh), violence in Hudaydah and abductions in Pakistan. Yemen's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBangladesh 79 in 100 of its 335 stories, usually 42
RegionSouth Asia 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

266 of its 335 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Dhaka accounted for 195 of Bangladesh's 266 stories about harm, carried by 518 outlets. 173 of Dhaka's 195 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Yemen

74 of its 95 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Hudaydah accounted for 63 of Yemen's 74 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Hudaydah stories →
Rights & justice

Pakistan

195 of its 499 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Poisoning was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bolivia

10 of its 10 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bolivia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Israel

Tel Aviv accounted for 254 of Israel's 545 stories about harm, carried by 661 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (265 stories). Polio was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Austria

11 of its 31 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 5 of Vienna's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Health

Philippines

Philippine accounted for 134 of the Philippines' 175 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. Tropical storm was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

China

Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (49 stories). Heavy rain was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with bridge collapse, typhoon and tropical storm. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Germany

66 of its 247 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nicaragua

11 of its 18 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Iraq (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in China (24 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); nipah virus in India (68 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Israel (24 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 21 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 9,902 stories about harm among 51,425 counted on 21 Jul.

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The news turned to Bangladesh for the seventh day running. 19 in every 100 of the day's 51,425 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Iraq's news, mentions of power cuts ran more than ten times their usual. Bangladesh stood out: 79% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 42%. A year earlier, on 22 July 2023, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. This week the news turned most often to Bangladesh, on 7 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bangladesh79 in 100 of its 335 stories · usually 42 · mostly rights & justice Yemen78 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Israel63 in 100 of its 867 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine62 in 100 of its 129 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir52 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Dhaka Bangladesh173 stories about protests or strikes, of its 195 Washington US146 stories about protests or strikes, of its 549 Tel Aviv Israel59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 254 Islamabad Pakistan19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 44 Chicago US17 stories about protests or strikes, of its 119

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'sVenezuela: 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: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: 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 readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSyria: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: 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'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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 readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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'sIreland: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: 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 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: 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 readComoros: 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'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sUS: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBolivia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 one and a half times 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'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 twice as fearful as the world's · 51 stories about harm ● Israel about three times as angry as the world's · 545 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 74 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 80 stories about harm ● Philippines about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 175 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as angry as the world's · 266 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 2,726 stories · about as usual Rights & justice20% 1,907 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence20% 1,879 stories · much more than usual (usually 14%) Disasters & accidents18% 1,739 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 454 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 348 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 327 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 230 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 killed2,469 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,250 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,187 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting arrests770 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions174 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations138 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting refugees89 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced86 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill12 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 about as 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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