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23,960 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Istanbul (Türkiye), violence in Beirut and illness in Agighiol. Türkiye's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Mali →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostLebanon 85 in 100 of its 426 stories, usually 35
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 52 in 100 of its stories, usually 47
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Türkiye

364 of its 598 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. 112 of Istanbul's 137 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Heatwave was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with wildfires. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Istanbul stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

362 of its 426 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Beirut accounted for 181 of Lebanon's 362 stories about harm, carried by 157 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (223 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Health

Romania

80 of its 113 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Agighiol accounted for 69 of Romania's 80 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Romania over 30 days → its stories → Agighiol stories →
Food & livelihood

Greece

150 of its 284 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (129 stories). Extreme cold was named in 127 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Sudan

136 of its 164 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. 73 of Khartoum's 79 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (102 stories). Cholera was named in 85 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

293 of its 312 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Bamako accounted for 258 of Mali's 293 stories about harm, carried by 191 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (169 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

477 of its 887 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (12 stories). Polio was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with avalanche and storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Colombia

110 of its 164 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Bogota accounted for 79 of Colombia's 110 stories about harm, carried by 85 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (101 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Costa Rica

38 of its 58 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (9 stories). Hurricane was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with power cuts.

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

229 of its 395 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (131 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 114 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: cholera in Sudan (85 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Indonesia (114 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); ebola in Congo (26 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); dengue in Sri Lanka (28 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); ebola in Central African Republic (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 23,960 stories about harm among 98,679 counted on 2 Jul.

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Mentions of extreme cold ran more than ten times their usual in Greece's news. of the day's 98,679 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 23. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Mali. Türkiye's news was 61% about people being harmed, against a usual 46%. A year earlier, on 2 July 2016, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 24 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen96 in 100 of its 140 stories · usually 80 · mostly health Mali94 in 100 of its 312 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon85 in 100 of its 426 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela83 in 100 of its 345 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan83 in 100 of its 164 stories · usually 62 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US229 stories about protests or strikes, of its 661 Damascus Syria192 stories about protests or strikes, of its 986 Caracas Venezuela126 stories about protests or strikes, of its 138 Hamburg Germany118 stories about protests or strikes, of its 121 Ramallah Palestine116 stories about protests or strikes, of its 145

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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 lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: 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 lessTaiwan: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: too little coverage to readRussia: 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: too little coverage to readPapua 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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 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: too little coverage to readLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: 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 lessIraq: 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 lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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: too little coverage to readEstonia: 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: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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: too little coverage to readCôte 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 readChina: too little coverage to readHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: too little coverage to readChad: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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: 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 lessAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: too little coverage to readWestern 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 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: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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 usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualKuwait: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBedminster, US -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 22 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 79 stories, carried by 85 outletsAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 17 outletsVermont, US -- disasters & accidents: 22 stories, carried by 42 outletsBroadbeach, Australia -- shelter & services: 18 stories, carried by 20 outletsLashkar, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 13 outletsDavao, Philippines -- conflict & violence: 36 stories, carried by 26 outletsKiev, Ukraine -- health: 20 stories, carried by 14 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

● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Colombia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Israel warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Bedminster US about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 21 stories ● Bogota Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 79 stories ● Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Vermont US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 22 stories ● Broadbeach Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 18 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence28% 6,697 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Rights & justice26% 6,258 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 3,795 stories · about as usual Health16% 3,756 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,421 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 623 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 609 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 506 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 killed8,365 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,387 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting arrests3,550 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,605 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions732 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Mali Stories reporting refugees470 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Lebanon and Italy Stories reporting people displaced416 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Colombia and Iraq Stories reporting evacuations152 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting people falling ill31 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Yemen

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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than usual
● Fearabout two-thirds of 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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