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52,037 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Violence in Jeddah, protests in the Panama Canal (Panama) and refugees in Sweden drew the news. Saudi Arabia'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 lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostHungary 59 in 100 of its 534 stories, usually 14
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 61 in 100 of its stories, usually 55
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

Saudi Arabia

1,748 of its 2,120 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Jeddah accounted for 993 of Saudi Arabia's 1,748 stories about harm, carried by 793 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (1,163 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories → Jeddah stories →
Protests & strikes

Panama

47 of its 117 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. 13 of the Panama Canal's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (16 stories). Outbreaks were named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake, landslides and cholera.

Panama over 30 days → its stories → Panama Canal stories →
Rights & justice

Sweden

312 of its 646 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

125 of its 270 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (46 stories). Landslides were named in 46 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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

Bangladesh

1,351 of its 1,636 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Dhaka accounted for 1,259 of Bangladesh's 1,351 stories about harm, carried by 718 outlets. 672 of Dhaka's 1,259 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Egypt

306 of its 534 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Egyptair accounted for 280 of Egypt's 306 stories about harm, carried by 241 outlets. Poisoning was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Indonesia

478 of its 732 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Kenya

395 of its 839 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (114 stories). Road crashes were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

229 of its 625 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 132 of Harare's 160 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (109 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Iran

504 of its 1,006 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Tehran accounted for 369 of Iran's 504 stories about harm, carried by 284 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Libya (52 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Zambia (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); tropical storm in Taiwan (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Ethiopia (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); road crashes in Tanzania (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 52,037 stories about harm among 250,195 counted on 5 Jul.

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In Libya's news, mentions of power cuts ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 250,195 stories, below the usual 22. It was the second day running that the news turned to Saudi Arabia. In Saudi Arabia, 82% of the news was about people being harmed, where 43% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bangladesh83 in 100 of its 1,636 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Saudi Arabia82 in 100 of its 2,120 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq79 in 100 of its 2,092 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Syria79 in 100 of its 754 stories · usually 75 · mostly rights & justice Indonesia65 in 100 of its 732 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Dhaka Bangladesh672 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1259 Washington US243 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1622 Jerusalem Israel170 stories about protests or strikes, of its 603 Qalandiya Palestine163 stories about protests or strikes, of its 210 Aleppo Syria132 stories about protests or strikes, of its 181

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: too little coverage to readEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: too little coverage to readIreland: too little coverage to readIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: too little coverage to readIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: too little coverage to readWest Bank: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readVietnam: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualKuwait: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGeorgia: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEritrea: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualMaldives: warmth about its own usualOstad, Iran -- health: 12 stories, carried by 31 outletsPuerto Rican, US -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 21 outletsBuhari, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 28 stories, carried by 23 outletsBravalla, Sweden -- rights & justice: 87 stories, carried by 93 outletsGeneva, Switzerland -- conflict & violence: 99 stories, carried by 105 outletsStockholm, Sweden -- rights & justice: 44 stories, carried by 32 outletsVermont, US -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 18 outletsPetrie Creek, Australia -- shelter & services: 29 stories, carried by 30 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

● Kuwait warmth about one and a half times usual ● Niger warmth about one and a half times usual ● Vietnam warmth about one and a half times usual ● Sweden warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iran warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Ostad Iran about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Puerto Rican US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 22 stories ● Buhari Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 28 stories ● Bravalla Sweden about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 87 stories ● Geneva Switzerland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 99 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 13,941 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence27% 13,625 stories · about as usual Health18% 9,338 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 6,497 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,372 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,144 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,256 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 889 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 killed17,924 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,019 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,047 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,779 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,963 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and Iraq Stories reporting refugees1,188 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced530 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations333 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting people falling ill68 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
● 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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