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55,902 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Sanaa (Yemen), violence in Kigali and helicopter crash in the Netherlands. Rwanda's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNorth Korea 59 in 100 of its 524 stories, usually 15
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 63 in 100 of its stories, usually 56
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Yemen

465 of its 488 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 80%. Sanaa accounted for 197 of Yemen's 465 stories about harm, carried by 182 outlets. 135 of Sanaa's 197 stories were about protests or strikes. Hunger was named in 125 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Sanaa stories →
Conflict & violence

Rwanda

255 of its 354 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Kigali accounted for 147 of Rwanda's 255 stories about harm, carried by 145 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories → Kigali stories →
Disasters & accidents

Netherlands

143 of its 586 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (73 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 60 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Netherlands over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

North Korea

309 of its 524 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (66 stories). Hunger was named in 35 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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

Egypt

306 of its 506 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Cairo accounted for 228 of Egypt's 306 stories about harm, carried by 291 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Drownings were named in 63 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

Baghdad accounted for 1,501 of Iraq's 3,201 stories about harm, carried by 914 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (425 stories). Plane crash was named in 515 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

226 of its 471 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Tropical storm was named in 77 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hurricane and cyclone.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

438 of its 616 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

361 of its 827 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 240 of Harare's 278 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (162 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Laos

22 of its 39 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Drownings were named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Taiwan (77 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Laos (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Zambia (20 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); drownings in Egypt (63 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Malawi (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 55,902 stories about harm among 267,631 counted on 6 Jul.

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The Netherlands' news mentioned helicopter crash more than ten times as often as usual. 21 in every 100 of the day's 267,631 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. People falling ill were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. Yemen stood out: 95% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 80%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen95 in 100 of its 488 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh80 in 100 of its 1,294 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq78 in 100 of its 4,128 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda72 in 100 of its 354 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence Saudi Arabia71 in 100 of its 616 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Baton Rouge US660 stories about protests or strikes, of its 808 Baghdad Iraq493 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1501 London UK425 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1212 Dhaka Bangladesh365 stories about protests or strikes, of its 972 Washington US272 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1574

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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 lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: 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: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: 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 lessPoland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: 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: too little coverage to readMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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 lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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 lessPalestine: too little coverage to readIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: 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 lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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 lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: 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: too little coverage to readCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR 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 lessChile: 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: too little coverage to readCameroon: 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: 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 lessBahrain: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readVietnam: warmth about its own usualTonga: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSomalia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNiger: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMalaysia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLuxembourg: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGeorgia: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEl Salvador: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualChad: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAngola: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBaghlan, Afghanistan -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsMogadishu, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 14 outletsBamako, Mali -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 16 outletsKunduz, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 29 stories, carried by 29 outletsAlexandria, Egypt -- health: 48 stories, carried by 47 outletsTbilisi, Georgia -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 15 outletsBravalla, Sweden -- rights & justice: 73 stories, carried by 86 outletsPhoenix, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 247 stories, carried by 395 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

● Indonesia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Niger warmth about one and a half times usual ● Ethiopia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Somalia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Pakistan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Baghlan Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● Mogadishu Somalia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Bamako Mali about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 24 stories ● Kunduz Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 29 stories ● Alexandria Egypt about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 48 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence28% 15,243 stories · about as usual Rights & justice28% 15,220 stories · about as usual Health19% 10,359 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 6,572 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,536 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,116 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,025 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 799 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 killed18,809 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,839 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,860 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,834 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting abductions1,541 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced837 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iraq and the UK Stories reporting refugees760 at about half the usual rate · most about Iraq and the US Stories reporting evacuations330 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill144 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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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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