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15,513 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to violence in Bangkok, wildfires in Türkiye and flooding in China. Thailand's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostCambodia 68 in 100 of its 188 stories, usually 36
RegionSoutheast Asia 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Thailand

259 of its 476 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Bangkok accounted for 150 of Thailand's 259 stories about harm, carried by 265 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (51 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories → Bangkok stories →
Disasters & accidents

Türkiye

117 of its 229 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Bursa accounted for 50 of Türkiye's 117 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (50 stories). Wildfires were named in 63 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with storms, heatwave and earthquake.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Bursa stories →
Health

China

Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (27 stories). Flooding was named in 65 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain, landslides and storms. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Kashmir

102 of its 199 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Pahalgam accounted for 49 of Kashmir's 102 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Germany

156 of its 589 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (58 stories). Train derailment was named in 78 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides and heavy rain. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Congo

31 of its 37 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ecuador

16 of its 27 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Romania

Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Flooding was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 76 of Ukraine's 119 stories about harm, carried by 243 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: train derailment in Germany (78 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Romania (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in Ireland (24 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hiv in Nigeria (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatstroke in Canada (12 of its stories, about 4 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 28 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 15,513 stories about harm among 81,375 counted on 28 Jul.

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The news turned to Thailand for the fifth day running. 19 in every 100 of the day's 81,375 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Thailand, 54% of the news was about people being harmed, where 28% is usual. On 28 July 2024, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Cambodia68 in 100 of its 188 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan60 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Israel59 in 100 of its 1,202 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Syria57 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Thailand54 in 100 of its 476 stories · usually 28 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 324 Tel Aviv Israel39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 95 Gaza Palestine31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 200 San Francisco US31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 94 Bihar India27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 70

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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 readUnited Kingdom: 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: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readQatar: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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'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'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth 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'sLaos: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: 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'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: 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: 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'sAfghanistan: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: 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 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 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 readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: 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'sUganda: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little angrier than the world'sThailand: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sItaly: 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'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBhutan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: 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 about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three 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 three times as fearful as the world'sMacao: 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 102 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 380 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 713 stories about harm ● Congo few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 31 stories about harm ● Thailand about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 259 stories about harm ● Uganda few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 27 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 4,174 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Rights & justice22% 3,333 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents20% 3,029 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence16% 2,413 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 837 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 540 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 472 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 449 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 killed4,403 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,720 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,598 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,348 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions317 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced280 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Cambodia and Thailand Stories reporting evacuations249 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Türkiye and the US Stories reporting refugees90 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people falling ill12 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Germany

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Feara little more than 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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