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13,539 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Heavy rain in Ghana, rights and justice in Islamabad and violence in Gaza drew the news. Pakistan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostBelgium 39 in 100 of its 148 stories, usually 14
RegionCentral Asia 14 in 100 of its stories, usually 8
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Ghana

88 of its 207 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Accra accounted for 55 of Ghana's 88 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Heavy rain was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

Ghana over 30 days → its stories → Accra stories →
Rights & justice

Pakistan

233 of its 507 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Islamabad accounted for 101 of Pakistan's 233 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Islamabad stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

73 of its 123 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Gaza accounted for 37 of Palestine's 73 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Venezuela

La Guaira accounted for 191 of Venezuela's 246 stories about harm, carried by 245 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Measles was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with diphtheria and dengue. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Greece

90 of its 308 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Displacement

Belgium

57 of its 148 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Monaco

9 of its 15 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Rights & justice

Sudan

48 of its 59 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Romania

37 of its 160 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Sri Lanka (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Nigeria (42 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); food poisoning in Ireland (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Venezuela (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Iran (20 of its stories, about three times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 13,539 stories about harm among 77,783 counted on 1 Jul.

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For the third day running, the news turned to Ghana. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 77,783 stories, as usual. Ghana's news was 43% about people being harmed, against a usual 21%. Over June, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan81 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 62 · mostly rights & justice Venezuela73 in 100 of its 337 stories · usually 70 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine59 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan58 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan46 in 100 of its 507 stories · usually 32 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 398 Johannesburg South Africa36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 50 Durban South Africa24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 33 Delhi India22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 172 Dallas US22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 64

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: 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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSyria: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: 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: 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. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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'sPanama: 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'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: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: 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: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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'sHaiti: 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: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: 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'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sCongo: 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: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: 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'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: 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'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGhana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry 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 angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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

● Sudan few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 48 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 241 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 96 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 233 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 373 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 73 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 3,559 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Rights & justice24% 3,184 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 2,800 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,501 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 765 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 609 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 516 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 301 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 killed3,258 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,683 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,627 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured855 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced156 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions142 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees106 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations99 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill18 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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than 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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