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58,228 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at people displaced in Juba, violence in Utoya and protests in Zagreb (Croatia). Croatia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNorway 72 in 100 of its 418 stories, usually 17
RegionEurope 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
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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Displacement

South Sudan

438 of its 500 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 78%. Juba accounted for 400 of South Sudan's 438 stories about harm, carried by 300 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (167 stories). Cholera was named in 80 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Juba stories →
Conflict & violence

Norway

303 of its 418 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Utoya accounted for 159 of Norway's 303 stories about harm, carried by 154 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (286 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about 4 times its own usual.

Norway over 30 days → its stories → Utoya stories →
Protests & strikes

Croatia

119 of its 205 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Zagreb accounted for 115 of Croatia's 119 stories about harm, carried by 126 outlets. 101 of Zagreb's 115 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Croatia over 30 days → its stories → Zagreb stories →
Disasters & accidents

Peru

112 of its 250 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (46 stories). Avalanche was named in 43 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with snowstorms and respiratory illness.

Peru over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Germany

2,722 of its 4,758 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Munich accounted for 2,453 of Germany's 2,722 stories about harm, carried by 1,543 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (1,926 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Brazil

267 of its 1,246 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (140 stories). Chikungunya was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Gambia

125 of its 203 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 57 of Banjul's 64 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (102 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Iran

394 of its 585 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Libya

482 of its 539 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Helicopter crash was named in 47 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

189 of its 207 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Kidal accounted for 164 of Mali's 189 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hepatitis in Indonesia (153 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); house fires in Venezuela (78 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Ethiopia (31 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); drought in Colombia (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); helicopter crash in Libya (47 of its stories, about 6 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 22 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 58,228 stories about harm among 271,527 counted on 22 Jul.

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Mentions of hepatitis ran more than ten times their usual in Indonesia's news. of the day's 271,527 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 23. South Sudan stood out: 88% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 78%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali91 in 100 of its 207 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Libya89 in 100 of its 539 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan88 in 100 of its 500 stories · usually 78 · mostly displacement Bosnia87 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen78 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US413 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2371 Cleveland US345 stories about protests or strikes, of its 695 Istanbul Türkiye323 stories about protests or strikes, of its 548 Islamabad Pakistan296 stories about protests or strikes, of its 466 Paris France284 stories about protests or strikes, of its 800

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 lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: too little coverage to readVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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 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 lessTanzania: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: 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 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: 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: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: 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: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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 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 lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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: too little coverage to readBelarus: 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 lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: 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 readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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 readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualNorth Macedonia: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBulgaria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualDanville, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 23 outletsCharleston, US -- health: 49 stories, carried by 48 outletsAthens, Greece -- food & livelihood: 101 stories, carried by 116 outletsPuntland, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsKashmir, Kashmir -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 14 outletsMizan, Iran -- rights & justice: 50 stories, carried by 48 outletsTijuana, Mexico -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsJigjiga, Ethiopia -- displacement: 16 stories, carried by 18 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

● Greece warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bulgaria warmth about one and a half times usual ● Taiwan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Cambodia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Congo warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Danville US about three times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Charleston US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 49 stories ● Athens Greece about twice as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 101 stories ● Puntland Somalia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Kashmir Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 19 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 16,465 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence26% 14,723 stories · about as usual Health19% 10,551 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Disasters & accidents11% 6,015 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 4,052 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,895 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,685 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,198 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 killed19,218 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests8,510 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,798 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,869 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Germany and the US Stories reporting refugees1,323 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions697 at about half the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and the US Stories reporting evacuations345 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and South Sudan Stories reporting people displaced318 at about half the usual rate · most about South Sudan and the US Stories reporting people falling ill87 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
● Griefa little less than 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.