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25,749 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Sweida (Syria), violence in Amman and arrests in Senegal. Greece's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada → Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Iraq and Israel →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostJordan 60 in 100 of its 289 stories, usually 23
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 55 in 100 of its stories, usually 47
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Syria

890 of its 1,085 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. 184 of Sweida's 197 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (68 stories). Cholera was named in 71 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 → Sweida stories →
Conflict & violence

Jordan

174 of its 289 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Amman accounted for 149 of Jordan's 174 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Jordan over 30 days → its stories → Amman stories →
Health

Senegal

22 of its 33 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Malaria was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Senegal over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Greece

90 of its 261 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (76 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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

Venezuela

369 of its 475 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Caracas accounted for 335 of Venezuela's 369 stories about harm, carried by 286 outlets. 213 of Caracas' 335 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (316 stories). Landslides were named in 128 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks.

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Conflict & violence

Sweden

100 of its 177 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Stockholm accounted for 87 of Sweden's 100 stories about harm, carried by 134 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (86 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Germany

650 of its 1,360 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Hamburg accounted for 566 of Germany's 650 stories about harm, carried by 506 outlets. 460 of Hamburg's 566 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (399 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Egypt

315 of its 515 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Cairo accounted for 257 of Egypt's 315 stories about harm, carried by 186 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (227 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Papua New Guinea

24 of its 41 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 18 of Melanesia's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Türkiye

491 of its 856 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Istanbul accounted for 420 of Türkiye's 491 stories about harm, carried by 297 outlets. 396 of Istanbul's 420 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Mexico (148 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); landslides in Venezuela (128 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Japan (73 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); food poisoning in Kenya (54 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Philippines (73 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 25,749 stories about harm among 102,259 counted on 9 Jul.

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Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. the news turned to Syria for the second day running. 25 in every 100 of the day's 102,259 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. A year earlier, on 9 July 2016, 27 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 today. This week the news turned most often to Italy, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iraq85 in 100 of its 1,365 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Syria82 in 100 of its 1,085 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela78 in 100 of its 475 stories · usually 67 · mostly rights & justice Libya78 in 100 of its 138 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan73 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Hamburg Germany460 stories about protests or strikes, of its 566 Istanbul Türkiye396 stories about protests or strikes, of its 420 Charlottesville US283 stories about protests or strikes, of its 290 Caracas Venezuela213 stories about protests or strikes, of its 335 Sweida Syria184 stories about protests or strikes, of its 197

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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 lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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 readUganda: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSyria: 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 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: too little coverage to readRomania: 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 readOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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: too little coverage to readNew 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: 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: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: 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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: too little coverage to readItaly: 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 lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: too little coverage to readFiji: 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 lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCosta 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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: too little coverage to readCentral 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: 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 lessBulgaria: 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: 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: 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: 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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 readVenezuela: warmth about its own usualUK: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualHeidelberg, Germany -- displacement: 19 stories, carried by 24 outletsSuez Canal, Egypt -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 16 outletsPerth, Australia -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 18 outletsVirginia, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 14 outletsByron Bay, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 32 stories, carried by 35 outletsMaiduguri, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 40 stories, carried by 28 outletsStockholm, Sweden -- conflict & violence: 87 stories, carried by 134 outletsDelaware, US -- other: 27 stories, carried by 36 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

● China warmth about one and a half times usual ● Jordan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Sweden warmth about one and a half times usual ● Hungary warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Heidelberg Germany about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 19 stories ● Suez Canal Egypt about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Perth Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories ● Virginia US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Byron Bay Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 32 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence25% 6,442 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 6,191 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 4,840 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Health16% 4,167 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,289 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,022 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 885 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 529 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 killed7,253 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,175 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Germany Stories reporting people affected3,399 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,790 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,273 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people displaced676 at about twice the usual rate · most about Iraq and Israel Stories reporting abductions351 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees287 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting people falling ill20 at about half the usual rate · most about India 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.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than usual
● Feara little less than 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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