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15,686 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Dhaka (Bangladesh), violence in Daruvar and landslides in Ethiopia. Croatia's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCroatia 86 in 100 of its 93 stories, usually 11
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words 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

212 of its 269 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Dhaka accounted for 130 of Bangladesh's 212 stories about harm, carried by 141 outlets. 120 of Dhaka's 130 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Croatia

80 of its 93 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Daruvar accounted for 57 of Croatia's 80 stories about harm, carried by 130 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Croatia over 30 days → its stories → Daruvar stories →
Disasters & accidents

Ethiopia

21 of its 47 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Landslides were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Yemen

35 of its 44 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Hudaydah accounted for 24 of Yemen's 35 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Uganda

53 of its 156 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 23 of Kampala's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

Jammu accounted for 52 of Kashmir's 83 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Vanuatu

11 of its 13 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Earthquake was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Greenland

11 of its 20 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 9 of Nuuk's 9 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Protests & strikes

Georgia

7 of its 13 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 5 of Tbilisi's 7 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Vanuatu (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hiv in Germany (22 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); oil spill in Malaysia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Israel (53 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); bridge collapse in China (18 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 15,686 stories about harm among 92,149 counted on 22 Jul.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 7 June 2024. of the day's 92,149 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. the news turned to Bangladesh for the eighth day running. Mentions of the earthquake ran about 5 times their usual in Vanuatu's news. On 23 July 2023, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Croatia86 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 11 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh79 in 100 of its 269 stories · usually 44 · mostly rights & justice Sudan65 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Israel62 in 100 of its 1,086 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine62 in 100 of its 227 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US124 stories about protests or strikes, of its 787 Dhaka Bangladesh120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 130 Tel Aviv Israel45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 141 Chicago US40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 185 Jerusalem Israel33 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'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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'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: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: 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'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: 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'sJapan: 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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl 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'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'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'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sVanuatu: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than 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 fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPanama: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: 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 angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGrenada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCroatia: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 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 4 times as fearful as the world's · 83 stories about harm ● Croatia about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 80 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as angry as the world's · 212 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 674 stories about harm ● Vietnam few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 47 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 35 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 4,499 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 3,323 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 2,774 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 2,238 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 735 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 641 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 590 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 418 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 killed3,581 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,776 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,342 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured1,289 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions305 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced199 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations191 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees125 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Rwanda Stories reporting people falling ill25 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Cape Verde

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 softer 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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