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The day's news pointed at plane crash in Bangladesh, the earthquake in Afghanistan and protests in Kyiv (Ukraine). Bangladesh's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostVanuatu 63 in 100 of its 70 stories, usually 30
RegionSoutheast Asia 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Bangladesh

173 of its 360 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Dhaka accounted for 113 of Bangladesh's 173 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (67 stories). Plane crash was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Health

Afghanistan

56 of its 95 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Kabul accounted for 27 of Afghanistan's 56 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Earthquake was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Protests & strikes

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 120 of Ukraine's 175 stories about harm, carried by 236 outlets. 84 of Kyiv's 120 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

190 of its 660 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories). Heavy rain was named in 89 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tropical storm and typhoon.

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

Venezuela

38 of its 69 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 5 of Caracas' 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Haiti

28 of its 41 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

El Salvador

19 of its 28 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. 4 of San Salvador's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Israel

633 of its 935 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Hunger was named in 274 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heatstroke. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Pakistan

263 of its 634 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

Sweida accounted for 35 of Syria's 92 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). 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: hunger in Israel (274 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Palestine (85 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Türkiye (21 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); food poisoning in Ireland (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Canada (32 of its stories, about 5 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 23 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 17,504 stories about harm among 94,500 counted on 23 Jul.

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It was the third day running that the news turned to Bangladesh. of the day's 94,500 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Israel's news mentioned the hunger about 4 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 23 July 2024, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. In Bangladesh, 48% of the news was about people being harmed, where 41% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel68 in 100 of its 935 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Syria65 in 100 of its 142 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine65 in 100 of its 330 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Vanuatu63 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 30 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan59 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 47 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kyiv Ukraine84 stories about protests or strikes, of its 120 Washington US69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 471 London UK48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 292 Dhaka Bangladesh41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 113 Jerusalem Israel38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 127

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'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNiger: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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'sMali: 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: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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'sGermany: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: 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: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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'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'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: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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 a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVanuatu: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuam: 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 warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: 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'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: 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'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLaos: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGambia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer 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'sJersey: 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 three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 633 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 213 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 173 stories about harm ● Haiti few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 28 stories about harm ● Costa Rica few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 30 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 175 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 4,994 stories · much more than usual (usually 24%) Rights & justice25% 4,284 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 3,535 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence11% 1,857 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 964 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 656 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 483 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 340 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 killed4,515 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,051 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,868 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured951 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions269 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 people displaced153 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Sudan Stories reporting refugees125 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill19 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 softer 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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