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57,355 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to evacuations in Nepal, people injured in Syria and rights and justice in Montevideo. Nepal's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUruguay 69 in 100 of its 157 stories, usually 23
RegionEvery region about as usual
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

Nepal

277 of its 418 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (42 stories). Drownings were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

1,266 of its 1,511 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (564 stories). Building collapse was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Azerbaijan

64 of its 201 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Azerbaijan over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Somalia

291 of its 323 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Mogadishu accounted for 255 of Somalia's 291 stories about harm, carried by 221 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Burundi

127 of its 138 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Monaco

16 of its 31 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Bulgaria

86 of its 184 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Indonesia

455 of its 943 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Hunger was named in 29 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

Armenia

319 of its 597 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Yerevan accounted for 303 of Armenia's 319 stories about harm, carried by 203 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (246 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Colombia (25 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); drought in Laos (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Chile (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); chikungunya in Brazil (26 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); typhoon in Vietnam (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 57,355 stories about harm among 281,538 counted on 27 Jul.

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Colombia's news mentioned outbreaks about 8 times as often as usual. Nepal's news was 66% about people being harmed, against a usual 36%. of the day's 281,538 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 23.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burundi92 in 100 of its 138 stories · usually 68 · mostly rights & justice Somalia90 in 100 of its 323 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan85 in 100 of its 351 stories · usually 79 · mostly rights & justice Syria84 in 100 of its 1,511 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Honduras81 in 100 of its 151 stories · usually 41 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Philadelphia US1602 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2533 Washington US412 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1980 Delhi India404 stories about protests or strikes, of its 947 Dallas US178 stories about protests or strikes, of its 476 Nuer South Sudan131 stories about protests or strikes, of its 132

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: 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: too little coverage to readPuerto 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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 lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readParaguay: 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 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: 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 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 lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: 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: 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 lessIsrael: 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 lessIraq: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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 lessGreece: 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: 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 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: 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 readCuba: 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 lessChina: 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 lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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 readBurundi: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: 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 lessBelgium: 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 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: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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): 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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 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 usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualCyprus: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualMacao: warmth about its own usualCarnatic, India -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsKansas, US -- health: 41 stories, carried by 39 outletsJasna Gora, Poland -- conflict & violence: 77 stories, carried by 71 outletsHawaii, US -- disasters & accidents: 49 stories, carried by 73 outletsBeresfield, Australia -- rights & justice: 77 stories, carried by 136 outletsWarsaw, Poland -- conflict & violence: 30 stories, carried by 23 outletsPetersburg, Russia -- conflict & violence: 31 stories, carried by 25 outletsPathankot, India -- conflict & violence: 19 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

● Poland warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Carnatic India about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Kansas US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 41 stories ● Jasna Gora Poland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 77 stories ● Hawaii US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 49 stories ● Beresfield Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 77 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 17,341 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence24% 13,658 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Health20% 11,110 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Disasters & accidents12% 6,845 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 3,082 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,716 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,390 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,003 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 killed18,092 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting arrests8,123 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected7,242 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured6,307 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Germany Stories reporting abductions1,398 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,169 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations725 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced571 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill174 at about one and a half times 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 →

harshwarm

The words in the day's stories were softer than 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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