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Most of the day's attention went to plane crash in Bangladesh, evacuations in Israel and people displaced in Liberia. Israel's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBangladesh 67 in 100 of its 539 stories, usually 37
RegionSoutheast Asia 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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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Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

362 of its 539 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Dhaka accounted for 250 of Bangladesh's 362 stories about harm, carried by 437 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (231 stories). Plane crash was named in 39 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Israel

654 of its 920 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (25 stories). Poisoning was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with food poisoning. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories →
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Disasters & accidents

Costa Rica

67 of its 142 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Cocles accounted for 40 of Costa Rica's 67 stories about harm, carried by 212 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

133 of its 199 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Sweida accounted for 84 of Syria's 133 stories about harm, carried by 248 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

South Korea

90 of its 306 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (6 stories). Heatwave was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

64 of its 150 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 168 of Palestine's 199 stories about harm, carried by 330 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

75 of its 184 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Russia (51 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); covid in Japan (28 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tsunami in Chile (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in South Korea (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); natural hazards in Ghana (10 of its stories, about 8 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 21 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 15,616 stories about harm among 80,408 counted on 21 Jul.

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Of the day's 80,408 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 21 July 2024, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel71 in 100 of its 920 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh67 in 100 of its 539 stories · usually 37 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria67 in 100 of its 199 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine65 in 100 of its 304 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela54 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 33 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 419 London UK47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 193 Manhattan US42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 165 Jerusalem Israel37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 145 New York US33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 171

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'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 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 readTurkey: 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'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSomaliland: 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: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: 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 readRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: 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 readCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: 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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sHungary: too little coverage to readHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape 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'sBurundi: 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: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: too little coverage to readAksai 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: 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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 readYemen: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: 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'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPakistan: 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'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: 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 fearful than the world'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times 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 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 twice 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'sJersey: coverage a little warmer 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

● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 654 stories about harm ● Kashmir about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 64 stories about harm ● Kenya about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 91 stories about harm ● Costa Rica about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 67 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 362 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 133 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice24% 3,734 stories · about as usual Health24% 3,720 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents23% 3,585 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 1,932 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 844 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 600 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 455 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 427 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 killed4,203 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,890 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,758 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,328 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting abductions285 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced210 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations175 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees143 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill5 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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
● 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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