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61,037 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Extreme cold in Peru, protests in Banjul (Gambia) and arrests in France drew the news. Chile's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostPeru 68 in 100 of its 369 stories, usually 23
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Peru

252 of its 369 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (63 stories). Extreme cold was named in 165 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with snowstorms and avalanche. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Peru over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Gambia

229 of its 347 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Banjul accounted for 184 of the Gambia's 229 stories about harm, carried by 192 outlets. 171 of Banjul's 184 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (210 stories).

Gambia over 30 days → its stories → Banjul stories →
Conflict & violence

France

1,558 of its 3,565 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (549 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cyclone and heatwave. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Chile

125 of its 253 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (106 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Armenia

341 of its 539 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Yerevan accounted for 320 of Armenia's 341 stories about harm, carried by 264 outlets. 275 of Yerevan's 320 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (197 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Mexico

46 of Jalisco's 46 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 9 times the usual rate (7 stories). Chikungunya was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

282 of its 295 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Malaria was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Brazil

601 of its 1,853 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (431 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Libya

289 of its 342 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. 73 of Tripoli's 138 stories were about protests or strikes. Helicopter crash was named in 54 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Belgium

139 of its 404 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (106 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: malaria in Ethiopia (45 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Japan (61 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); helicopter crash in Libya (54 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Congo (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in South Sudan (37 of its stories, about 7 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 21 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 61,037 stories about harm among 289,750 counted on 21 Jul.

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Peru's news mentioned extreme cold more than ten times as often as usual. 21 in every 100 of the day's 289,750 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 23. In Peru, 68% of the news was about people being harmed, where 23% is usual.

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Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali96 in 100 of its 295 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Libya85 in 100 of its 342 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Syria80 in 100 of its 1,073 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan75 in 100 of its 306 stories · usually 79 · mostly rights & justice Peru68 in 100 of its 369 stories · usually 23 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US896 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2399 Cleveland US507 stories about protests or strikes, of its 840 Dallas US468 stories about protests or strikes, of its 797 Miami US287 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1198 Baton Rouge US284 stories about protests or strikes, of its 530

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: 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 readSudan: 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 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: 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 lessSaudi Arabia: 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 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: too little coverage to readPanama: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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 lessMalta: too little coverage to readMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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: too little coverage to readLesotho: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: 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: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: 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: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualYemen: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualMauritania: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKanawha County, US -- disasters & accidents: 61 stories, carried by 60 outletsAlbuquerque, US -- health: 31 stories, carried by 28 outletsGalway Bay, Ireland -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 13 stories, carried by 16 outletsAthens, Greece -- food & livelihood: 92 stories, carried by 73 outletsAmman, Jordan -- displacement: 17 stories, carried by 13 outletsPonoka, Canada -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 17 outletsBalkan, Russia -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 32 outletsMonash, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 15 stories, carried by 15 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

● Japan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Greece warmth about one and a half times usual ● Belgium warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Kanawha County US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 61 stories ● Albuquerque US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 31 stories ● Galway Bay Ireland about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 13 stories ● Athens Greece about twice as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 92 stories ● Amman Jordan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 17 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice35% 20,952 stories · much more than usual (usually 29%) Conflict & violence21% 12,805 stories · much less than usual (usually 27%) Health19% 11,489 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Disasters & accidents11% 6,817 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 3,251 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,962 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,311 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,280 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 killed18,530 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting arrests10,903 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting people affected5,829 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,442 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting abductions1,059 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Armenia and Bangladesh Stories reporting refugees739 at about half the usual rate · most about Germany and the US Stories reporting evacuations476 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about China and the US Stories reporting people displaced429 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting people falling ill174 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico

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

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout two-thirds of 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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