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17,930 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at drownings in Indonesia, violence in Gaza and protests in Tecoluca (El Salvador). Palestine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 53 in 100 of its 380 stories, usually 21
RegionSoutheast Asia 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
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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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

203 of its 380 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Bali accounted for 126 of Indonesia's 203 stories about harm, carried by 299 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (158 stories). Drownings were named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Bali stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

176 of its 274 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Gaza accounted for 129 of Palestine's 176 stories about harm, carried by 171 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Gaza stories →
Health

Hong Kong

40 of its 120 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Food poisoning was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with poisoning.

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

Japan

164 of its 795 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Tsunami was named in 55 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

50 of its 65 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Bamako accounted for 40 of Mali's 50 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (39 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Greece

135 of its 370 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (59 stories). Wildfires were named in 53 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Zambia

22 of its 48 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Türkiye

76 of its 205 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Wildfires were named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Rights & justice

Bangladesh

111 of its 276 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Dhaka accounted for 60 of Bangladesh's 111 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Greece (53 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); food poisoning in British Virgin Islands (19 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); tsunami in Japan (55 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in Türkiye (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Austria (11 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 3 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 17,930 stories about harm among 95,671 counted on 3 Jul.

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In Hong Kong's news, mentions of food poisoning ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 95,671 stories, as usual. Indonesia's news was 53% about people being harmed, against a usual 21%. A year earlier, on 3 July 2024, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali77 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine64 in 100 of its 274 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Israel64 in 100 of its 856 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan63 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 50 · mostly rights & justice Indonesia53 in 100 of its 380 stories · usually 21 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US139 stories about protests or strikes, of its 606 Hollywood US48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 314 London UK45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 256 Gaza Palestine29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 129 Jerusalem Israel27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 137

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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 readIsle 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'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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'sNew Zealand: 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: 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'sLesotho: 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'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: 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'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: 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 readBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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 readChagos 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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 readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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 readZambia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCayman Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTogo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: 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 more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPanama: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times 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'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAngola: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful 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 twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAmerican Samoa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCook Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 43 stories about harm ● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 547 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 200 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 93 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 176 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 206 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 4,588 stories · about as usual Health25% 4,399 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 3,528 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,217 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 921 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 695 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 684 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 490 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 killed4,191 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,165 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,158 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,219 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions312 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations292 at about twice the usual rate · most about Greece and the US Stories reporting people displaced248 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees164 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill22 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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