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18,265 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Caracas (Venezuela), people killed in Egypt and rights and justice in Moscow. Egypt's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Japan and the US →
Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostVenezuela 55 in 100 of its 362 stories, usually 33
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 27 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

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

199 of its 362 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Caracas accounted for 133 of Venezuela's 199 stories about harm, carried by 538 outlets. 112 of Caracas' 133 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (136 stories).

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

Egypt

61 of its 187 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Illness was named in 40 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Russia

552 of its 1,169 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Moscow accounted for 354 of Russia's 552 stories about harm, carried by 403 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (368 stories).

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

212 of its 381 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tehran accounted for 150 of Iran's 212 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Nigeria

521 of its 1,524 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 95 of Abuja's 106 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (73 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

124 of its 192 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Dhaka accounted for 63 of Bangladesh's 124 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets. 50 of Dhaka's 63 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Qatar

18 of its 69 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

44 of its 85 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Beirut accounted for 34 of Lebanon's 44 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

North Korea

20 of its 39 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

69 of its 208 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 24 of Harare's 41 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: landslides in India (282 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hurricane in Cuba (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); flooding in Ireland (23 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); landslides in Canada (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in China (16 of its stories, about three 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 2 Aug. 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 18,265 stories about harm among 98,103 counted on 2 Aug.

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The news turned to Venezuela for the fourth day running. 19 in every 100 of the day's 98,103 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Japan and the US. India's news mentioned landslides about 4 times as often as usual. Venezuela's news was 55% about people being harmed, against a usual 33%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan65 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 65 · mostly disasters & accidents Bangladesh65 in 100 of its 192 stories · usually 54 · mostly rights & justice Palestine57 in 100 of its 176 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Israel57 in 100 of its 1,089 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Iran56 in 100 of its 381 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Southport UK198 stories about protests or strikes, of its 298 Caracas Venezuela112 stories about protests or strikes, of its 133 Washington US101 stories about protests or strikes, of its 587 Moscow Russia97 stories about protests or strikes, of its 354 Abuja Nigeria95 stories about protests or strikes, of its 106

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSyria: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: near the world's share or lessSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 33 in 100 of its 208 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Yemen: 70 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Venezuela: 55 in 100 of its 362 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 25 in 100 of its 314 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Uganda: 27 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Türkiye: 29 in 100 of its 321 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sweden: 26 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Sudan: 46 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 65 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 24 in 100 of its 663 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 73 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sierra Leone: 47 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)St Vincent: 39 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Rwanda: 42 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Russia: 47 in 100 of its 1,169 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Philippines: 35 in 100 of its 457 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Papua New Guinea: 35 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 36 in 100 of its 627 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)North Korea: 51 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nigeria: 34 in 100 of its 1,524 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mali: 62 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 52 in 100 of its 85 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kenya: 33 in 100 of its 285 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 57 in 100 of its 1,089 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 176 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iraq: 33 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 56 in 100 of its 381 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)India: 25 in 100 of its 4,919 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Honduras: 45 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Guinea: 80 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)El Salvador: 86 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Egypt: 33 in 100 of its 187 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Greenland: 58 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cuba: 36 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Central African Republic: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cameroon: 39 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 47 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 65 in 100 of its 192 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 43 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 176 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 176 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 25 in 100 of its 314 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 176 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Marshall Islands: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 19 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Israel 57 in 100 of its 1,089 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Bangladesh 65 in 100 of its 192 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Iran 56 in 100 of its 381 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Venezuela 55 in 100 of its 362 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Palestine 57 in 100 of its 176 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 65 in 100 of its 84 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 4,940 stories · much more than usual (usually 22%) Health25% 4,509 stories · less than usual (usually 27%) Disasters & accidents20% 3,532 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,291 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 826 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 785 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 664 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 353 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 killed4,458 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,686 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting people affected1,978 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,082 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting abductions246 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations240 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced161 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Sudan and Israel Stories reporting refugees117 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting people falling ill70 at about twice the usual rate · most about Japan and the US

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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