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17,165 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Plane crash in Bangladesh, a disaster in Cocles and protests in Efate Island (Vanuatu) drew the news. Bangladesh's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostCosta Rica 48 in 100 of its 224 stories, usually 18
RegionSoutheast Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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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Conflict & violence

Bangladesh

258 of its 448 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Dhaka accounted for 187 of Bangladesh's 258 stories about harm, carried by 232 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (126 stories). Plane crash was named in 46 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Disasters & accidents

Costa Rica

107 of its 224 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Cocles accounted for 66 of Costa Rica's 107 stories about harm, carried by 112 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (79 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Costa Rica over 30 days → its stories → Cocles stories →
Protests & strikes

Vanuatu

22 of its 30 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Efate Island accounted for 18 of Vanuatu's 22 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. 17 of Efate Island's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Earthquake was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with cyclone and storms.

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

Israel

664 of its 994 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Heatstroke was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 187 of Palestine's 212 stories about harm, carried by 267 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Hunger was named in 72 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Philippines

211 of its 686 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (25 stories). Tropical storm was named in 38 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with typhoon.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

17 of its 27 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Thailand

54 of its 206 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Tropical storm was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

Sweida accounted for 52 of Syria's 108 stories about harm, carried by 171 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Palestine (72 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (38 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Russia (32 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tropical storm in Thailand (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); wildfires in Indonesia (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 22 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 17,165 stories about harm among 91,639 counted on 22 Jul.

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The news turned to Bangladesh for the second day running. 19 in every 100 of the day's 91,639 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Palestine's news, mentions of the hunger ran about 4 times their usual. Bangladesh stood out: 58% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 40%. A year earlier, on 22 July 2024, 17 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 →

Israel67 in 100 of its 994 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela64 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 34 · mostly rights & justice Syria62 in 100 of its 174 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine60 in 100 of its 352 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh58 in 100 of its 448 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 544 London UK55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 256 Manhattan US46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 147 Dhaka Bangladesh43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 187 Boston US34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 125

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: 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 readUganda: 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: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: 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: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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'sLatvia: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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 readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: 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 more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLaos: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful 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 angry as the world's · 664 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 258 stories about harm ● Costa Rica about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 107 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 212 stories about harm ● Kenya about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 58 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 262 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 4,555 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Rights & justice26% 4,384 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 3,612 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,944 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 835 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 639 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 433 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 414 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 killed4,572 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,118 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,841 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,009 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions256 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced190 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations154 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting refugees131 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill15 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
● 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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