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41,122 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Beijing (China), rights and justice in Rutsiro and violence in Srebrenica. Bosnia's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostCameroon 73 in 100 of its 278 stories, usually 29
RegionEast Asia 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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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Protests & strikes

China

1,620 of its 5,128 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 584 of Beijing's 792 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (577 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 163 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hunger. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

China over 30 days → its stories → Beijing stories →
Rights & justice

Rwanda

89 of its 128 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Rutsiro accounted for 52 of Rwanda's 89 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories → Rutsiro stories →
Conflict & violence

Bosnia

150 of its 163 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Srebrenica accounted for 148 of Bosnia's 150 stories about harm, carried by 131 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bosnia over 30 days → its stories → Srebrenica stories →
Health

Italy

327 of its 917 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (118 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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

Argentina

91 of its 211 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Buenos Aires accounted for 71 of Argentina's 91 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. 61 of Buenos Aires' 71 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (61 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Cameroon

203 of its 278 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (179 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Lithuania

52 of its 81 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Vilnius accounted for 52 of Lithuania's 52 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (51 stories).

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Conflict & violence

South Sudan

129 of its 174 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (81 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Angola

33 of its 81 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

France

1,156 of its 4,225 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (166 stories). 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: heatwave in Albania (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); rabies in Malaysia (32 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); malaria in Gambia (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); snowstorms in New Zealand (33 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in Kashmir (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 41,122 stories about harm among 196,166 counted on 13 Jul.

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Albania's news mentioned the heatwave more than ten times as often as usual. 21 in every 100 of the day's 196,166 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. In China, 32% of the news was about people being harmed, where 19% is usual. A year earlier, on 13 July 2016, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bosnia92 in 100 of its 163 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen82 in 100 of its 147 stories · usually 79 · mostly health Congo79 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 66 · mostly shelter & services Somalia79 in 100 of its 205 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan74 in 100 of its 174 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China584 stories about protests or strikes, of its 792 Washington US217 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1475 Shenyang China214 stories about protests or strikes, of its 433 London UK119 stories about protests or strikes, of its 733 Paris France112 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1041

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 lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: 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: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto 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: 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readSudan: 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: 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 lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: 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: too little coverage to readMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: too little coverage to readMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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 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: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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 lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: too little coverage to readPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: too little coverage to readIndonesia: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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 lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: 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 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 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 lessHong 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: 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: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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 lessCrimea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSierra Leone: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualCosta Rica: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualAngola: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about one and a half times its own usualShenyang, China -- health: 433 stories, carried by 344 outletsSumbula, Angola -- rights & justice: 21 stories, carried by 19 outletsClearlake, US -- rights & justice: 51 stories, carried by 64 outletsSanaa, Yemen -- health: 50 stories, carried by 49 outletsBeijing, China -- rights & justice: 792 stories, carried by 624 outletsLashkar, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 18 outletsMinnesota, US -- health: 22 stories, carried by 43 outletsWarsaw, Poland -- conflict & violence: 29 stories, carried by 25 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 ● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual ● Niger warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iraq warmth about one and a half times usual ● Belgium warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Shenyang China about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 433 stories ● Sumbula Angola about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 21 stories ● Clearlake US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 51 stories ● Sanaa Yemen about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 50 stories ● Beijing China about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 792 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 12,120 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Health22% 8,949 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence19% 7,619 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents14% 5,743 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,210 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,365 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,201 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,044 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 killed11,608 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,010 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,727 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,097 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees816 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations690 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced551 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions486 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill44 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh

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
● 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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