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62,841 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Phnom Penh (Cambodia), violence in Juba and people injured in Italy. Cambodia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostItaly 56 in 100 of its 2,780 stories, usually 16
RegionCentral Asia 44 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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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Protests & strikes

Cambodia

165 of its 231 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Phnom Penh accounted for 136 of Cambodia's 165 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. 109 of Phnom Penh's 136 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (128 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Cambodia over 30 days → its stories → Phnom Penh stories →
Conflict & violence

South Sudan

926 of its 1,126 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Juba accounted for 836 of South Sudan's 926 stories about harm, carried by 563 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (35 stories). Heavy rain was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Juba stories →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

1,558 of its 2,780 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (883 stories). Train derailment was named in 106 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with plane crash, hunger and heatwave. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Kyrgyzstan

125 of its 165 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Bishkek accounted for 106 of Kyrgyzstan's 125 stories about harm, carried by 109 outlets. 99 of Bishkek's 106 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (100 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Mali

123 of its 154 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. 53 of Bamako's 55 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (86 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Bosnia

70 of its 80 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Srebrenica accounted for 65 of Bosnia's 70 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. 43 of Srebrenica's 65 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

737 of its 902 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (130 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hepatitis. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Croatia

71 of its 121 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 6%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

359 of its 724 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 241 of Harare's 263 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: respiratory illness in Bolivia (24 of its stories, about three times its usual); snowstorms in France (144 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in China (334 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Mozambique (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Bangladesh (110 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 62,841 stories about harm among 280,994 counted on 12 Jul.

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The news turned to Cambodia for the third day running. 22 in every 100 of the day's 280,994 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Bolivia's news, mentions of respiratory illness ran about three times their usual. Cambodia stood out: 71% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 40%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bosnia88 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan82 in 100 of its 1,126 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Syria82 in 100 of its 902 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Mali80 in 100 of its 154 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen76 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 83 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Dallas US2835 stories about protests or strikes, of its 4349 Baton Rouge US784 stories about protests or strikes, of its 867 Beijing China640 stories about protests or strikes, of its 974 Dallas US632 stories about protests or strikes, of its 961 Washington US551 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1995

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: 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: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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: 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 lessSweden: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: too little coverage to readSão 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPoland: 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: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: 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: too little coverage to readWestern 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: 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 lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: too little coverage to readMadagascar: 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 lessLibya: 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 lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: too little coverage to readJapan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: too little coverage to readIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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 lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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 lessEritrea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: 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 lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readVietnam: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualBurundi: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualBahamas: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualBamako, Mali -- conflict & violence: 55 stories, carried by 52 outletsDaviess County, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 21 stories, carried by 28 outletsOmaha, US -- rights & justice: 67 stories, carried by 59 outletsBuhari, Nigeria -- displacement: 32 stories, carried by 24 outletsHindustan, India -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsBristol, UK -- health: 39 stories, carried by 35 outletsKiev, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 66 stories, carried by 116 outletsBellambi, Australia -- health: 14 stories, carried by 10 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

● Lebanon warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Bamako Mali about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 55 stories ● Daviess County US about three times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 21 stories ● Omaha US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 67 stories ● Buhari Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 32 stories ● Hindustan India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 19,415 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Conflict & violence24% 14,729 stories · much less than usual (usually 29%) Health17% 10,224 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 8,454 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 4,071 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 2,011 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,636 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,294 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 killed25,439 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests8,996 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured7,986 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,710 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,162 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions813 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people displaced756 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations607 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill62 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
● Feara little less 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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