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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Beirut, protests in Caracas (Venezuela) and people injured in the UK. Lebanon's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNorth Korea 61 in 100 of its 67 stories, usually 22
RegionSouth Asia 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

148 of its 280 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Beirut accounted for 132 of Lebanon's 148 stories about harm, carried by 298 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (132 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

236 of its 599 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Caracas accounted for 170 of Venezuela's 236 stories about harm, carried by 372 outlets. 144 of Caracas' 170 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (27 stories).

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Health

UK

1,790 of its 7,385 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (512 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

UK over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

India

1,637 of its 5,472 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (321 stories). Landslides were named in 530 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with train derailment, bridge collapse and heatstroke.

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

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 108 of Palestine's 144 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Polio was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

29 of its 39 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Tinzaouaten accounted for 20 of Mali's 29 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Ireland

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

Dhaka accounted for 59 of Bangladesh's 106 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. 44 of Dhaka's 59 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (133 stories). Polio was named in 32 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with hepatitis. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

North Korea

41 of its 67 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: typhoon in China (50 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Greece (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Italy (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); helicopter crash in Ireland (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in Japan (14 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 30 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 19,444 stories about harm among 103,695 counted on 30 Jul.

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India's news mentioned landslides more than ten times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 103,695 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Lebanon. Lebanon stood out: 53% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 35%. On 31 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 →

Sudan71 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 64 · mostly health Palestine62 in 100 of its 233 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence North Korea61 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 22 · mostly health Israel56 in 100 of its 1,149 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq53 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Caracas Venezuela144 stories about protests or strikes, of its 170 Southport UK96 stories about protests or strikes, of its 639 Delhi India87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 290 Washington US81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 522 Jerusalem Israel73 stories about protests or strikes, of its 151

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: 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 readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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 readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial 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: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: 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: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: 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'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: 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 readYemen: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: 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'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three 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 three times as fearful as the world's · 61 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 646 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as angry as the world's · 148 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 29 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 106 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories a little warmer than the world's · 14 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 5,434 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 4,434 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 4,100 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,404 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 881 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 683 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 630 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 463 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 killed5,413 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,115 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,032 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,902 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting evacuations344 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting abductions208 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced163 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees150 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill34 at about one and a half times 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 much 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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