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32,945 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at violence in Tripoli, protests in Yerevan (Armenia) and arrests in Lebanon. Lebanon's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostLibya 83 in 100 of its 223 stories, usually 55
RegionCentral Asia 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
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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Conflict & violence

Libya

185 of its 223 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Tripoli accounted for 108 of Libya's 185 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (74 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
Protests & strikes

Armenia

59 of its 169 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 29 of Yerevan's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (5 stories). Heatwave was named in 30 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Armenia over 30 days → its stories → Yerevan stories →
Rights & justice

Lebanon

101 of its 193 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Italy

359 of its 1,557 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with drought.

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

Belgium

125 of its 293 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Brussels accounted for 116 of Belgium's 125 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (98 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Honduras

30 of its 40 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 3 of Las Delicias' 3 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (25 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Mexico

362 of its 853 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (108 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kuwait

35 of its 79 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

75 of its 282 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

Caracas accounted for 230 of Venezuela's 289 stories about harm, carried by 218 outlets. 195 of Caracas' 230 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (29 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: rabies in Malaysia (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Japan (57 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Algeria (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); landslides in India (105 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); poisoning in Germany (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 32,945 stories about harm among 162,111 counted on 5 Jul.

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Mentions of the heatwave ran more than ten times their usual in Armenia's news. In Libya, 83% of the news was about people being harmed, where 55% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 162,111 stories, below the usual 22. A year earlier, on 5 July 2016, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic86 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Libya83 in 100 of its 223 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen83 in 100 of its 129 stories · usually 80 · mostly health South Sudan75 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq73 in 100 of its 576 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Caracas Venezuela195 stories about protests or strikes, of its 230 Syracuse US183 stories about protests or strikes, of its 294 Washington US130 stories about protests or strikes, of its 812 Seoul South Korea111 stories about protests or strikes, of its 168 Jerusalem Israel98 stories about protests or strikes, of its 372

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 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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 lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: too little coverage to readNigeria: 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 lessWestern 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: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: 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 lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: too little coverage to readIndia: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: too little coverage to readGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: 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: 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 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 readChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: too little coverage to readChad: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: 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 lessBurundi: 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 lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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 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: too little coverage to readEast 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: 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: 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 readTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about one and a half times its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBelarus: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualNeillsville, US -- health: 18 stories, carried by 17 outletsStockholm, Sweden -- rights & justice: 46 stories, carried by 64 outletsBravalla, Sweden -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsVermont, US -- disasters & accidents: 16 stories, carried by 17 outletsGracemere, Australia -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 18 outletsShenyang, China -- rights & justice: 47 stories, carried by 48 outletsMaiduguri, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 11 outletsToowoomba, Australia -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 23 stories, carried by 27 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

● Sweden warmth about one and a half times usual ● Guatemala warmth about one and a half times usual ● North Korea warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Neillsville US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Stockholm Sweden about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 46 stories ● Bravalla Sweden about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● Vermont US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 16 stories ● Gracemere Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence25% 8,116 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 7,579 stories · about as usual Health20% 6,514 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 4,948 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,067 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,169 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,121 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 648 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 killed9,695 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,407 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,980 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,936 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Venezuela Stories reporting refugees668 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions520 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations485 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced387 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill36 at about half the usual rate · most about Australia and the US

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.

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as 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.