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36,208 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Georgetown (Guyana), deaths in Lima and rights and justice in Alajuela. Burundi's coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGuyana 74 in 100 of its 175 stories, usually 20
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
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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Protests & strikes

Guyana

130 of its 175 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Georgetown accounted for 103 of Guyana's 130 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets. 74 of Georgetown's 103 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Peru

184 of its 285 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Lima accounted for 163 of Peru's 184 stories about harm, carried by 147 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (159 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Lima stories →
Rights & justice

Costa Rica

65 of its 110 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Alajuela accounted for 55 of Costa Rica's 65 stories about harm, carried by 110 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Costa Rica over 30 days → its stories → Alajuela stories →
Conflict & violence

Burundi

92 of its 95 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Kayanza accounted for 88 of Burundi's 92 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (81 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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

Senegal

36 of its 58 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 26 of Dakar's 34 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

1,427 of its 1,718 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. the Tigris River accounted for 563 of Iraq's 1,427 stories about harm, carried by 493 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Jordan

113 of its 277 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Benin

14 of its 22 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Armenia

12 of Yerevan's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (24 stories). Drownings were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

Caracas accounted for 131 of Venezuela's 153 stories about harm, carried by 112 outlets. 109 of Caracas' 131 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Kenya (182 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in North Korea (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Romania (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Lesotho (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in Armenia (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 25 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 36,208 stories about harm among 169,320 counted on 10 Jul.

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Guyana stood out: 74% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 20%. 21 in every 100 of the day's 169,320 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. In Kenya's news, mentions of poisoning ran more than ten times their usual. On 10 July 2016, a year earlier, the share was 26 in every 100, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burundi97 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq83 in 100 of its 1,718 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen82 in 100 of its 162 stories · usually 79 · mostly health Guyana74 in 100 of its 175 stories · usually 20 · mostly rights & justice Kashmir73 in 100 of its 294 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US233 stories about protests or strikes, of its 796 Istanbul Türkiye205 stories about protests or strikes, of its 267 Hamburg Germany204 stories about protests or strikes, of its 249 Jerusalem Israel129 stories about protests or strikes, of its 289 Caracas Venezuela109 stories about protests or strikes, of its 131

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: too little coverage to readVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: too little coverage to readSouth 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 readTurkey: 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 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 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 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJapan: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: 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 lessGhana: 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: 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 readCzech 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: too little coverage to readCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readHong 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: too little coverage to readCameroon: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readVenezuela: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSenegal: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualGuyana: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about one and a half times its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualMorgantown, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsMonroeville, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsBuhari, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsDakar, Senegal -- rights & justice: 34 stories, carried by 47 outletsDarfur, Sudan -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 85 outletsMiddle Ridge, Australia -- health: 11 stories, carried by 21 outletsToowoomba, Australia -- health: 19 stories, carried by 23 outletsTehran, Iran -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 21 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

● Colombia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Greece warmth about one and a half times usual ● Senegal warmth about one and a half times usual ● Venezuela warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Morgantown US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Monroeville US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Buhari Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Dakar Senegal about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 34 stories ● Darfur Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 8,907 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence23% 8,058 stories · about as usual Health19% 6,722 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 6,343 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,450 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,148 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,106 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 740 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 killed10,811 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,767 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,677 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,559 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,152 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people displaced866 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iraq and Israel Stories reporting refugees394 at about half the usual rate · most about Iraq and the US Stories reporting abductions346 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the Philippines and the US Stories reporting people falling ill14 at less than a quarter of 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 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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