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8,816 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at people injured in Mali, a disaster in Amhara and protests in Islamabad (Pakistan). Mali's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostChina 24 in 100 of its 897 stories, usually 15
RegionCentral Asia 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
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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Conflict & violence

Mali

28 of its 34 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

China

212 of its 897 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (66 stories). Typhoon was named in 63 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with landslides, heavy rain and tropical storm.

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Rights & justice

Ireland

150 of its 635 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (71 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

India

845 of its 3,113 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (383 stories). Flooding was named in 220 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

Dhaka accounted for 67 of Bangladesh's 94 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. 52 of Dhaka's 67 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Benin

7 of its 9 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

15 of its 20 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in India (220 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); typhoon in China (63 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); flooding in Libya (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); poisoning in Mexico (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in France (10 of its stories, more than ten 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 28 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 8,816 stories about harm among 51,732 counted on 28 Jul.

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Mali's news was 82% about people being harmed, against a usual 31%. of the day's 51,732 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. India's news mentioned flooding about 4 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 29 July 2023, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today. This week the news turned most often to Bangladesh, on 5 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine60 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan58 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 43 · mostly health Bangladesh48 in 100 of its 194 stories · usually 51 · mostly rights & justice Philippines44 in 100 of its 447 stories · usually 37 · mostly health Syria42 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India123 stories about protests or strikes, of its 361 Washington US55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 260 Dhaka Bangladesh52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 67 Islamabad Pakistan41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 81 London UK27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 136

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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 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: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: 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'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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt 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: feelings about like the world'sPapua 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'sNicaragua: 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: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: 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'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: 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: too little coverage to readGermany: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew 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'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial 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 readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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 readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: too little coverage to readBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: 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 readZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more fearful 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 a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLaos: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBenin: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half 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

● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 304 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 28 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 36 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 81 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 15 stories about harm ● Philippines about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 197 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health25% 2,146 stories · less than usual (usually 27%) Disasters & accidents24% 2,097 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Rights & justice22% 1,920 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 1,209 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 414 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 315 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 260 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 228 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 killed2,497 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,092 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests943 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured646 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations219 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting abductions126 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced108 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees71 at about the usual rate 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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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