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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).

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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.

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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).

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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.

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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 lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: 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: too little coverage to readPanama: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: too little coverage to readMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: too little coverage to readMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: 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: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: 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 lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: too little coverage to readIndia: too little coverage to readIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: too little coverage to readEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: 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: too little coverage to readCanada: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: 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: too little coverage to readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readUS: warmth about its own usualIreland: 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 usualDelaware, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 15 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 40 stories, carried by 23 outletsMissouri, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 12 outletsToronto, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 23 stories, carried by 23 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 25 stories, carried by 11 outletsBannu, Pakistan -- rights & justice: 23 stories, carried by 22 outletsParis, France -- health: 12 stories, carried by 12 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

● Delaware US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Jammu Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 40 stories ● Missouri US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Toronto Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 23 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 25 stories

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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