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23,360 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Violence in Jammu, protests in Brazzaville (Congo) and rights and justice in Phnom Penh drew the news. Kashmir's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIsrael 74 in 100 of its 1,742 stories, usually 42
RegionSouth Asia 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

220 of its 293 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Jammu accounted for 117 of Kashmir's 220 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (34 stories). Road crashes were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Protests & strikes

Congo

162 of its 190 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. 8 of Brazzaville's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (102 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Congo over 30 days → its stories → Brazzaville stories →
Disasters & accidents

Ecuador

22 of its 36 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Ecuador over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Israel

1,282 of its 1,742 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Jerusalem accounted for 1,147 of Israel's 1,282 stories about harm, carried by 596 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (1,080 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Egypt

318 of its 521 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Cairo accounted for 216 of Egypt's 318 stories about harm, carried by 173 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (244 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

France

513 of its 1,655 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (76 stories). Drought was named in 80 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hiv. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Türkiye

606 of its 1,181 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. 203 of Istanbul's 341 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (411 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Côte d’Ivoire

38 of its 38 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Vietnam

123 of its 356 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (53 stories). Flu was named in 40 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Italy (34 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); flu in Vietnam (40 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Canada (126 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Greece (21 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); road crashes in Zimbabwe (18 of its stories, more than ten 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 16 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 23,360 stories about harm among 91,970 counted on 16 Jul.

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Italy's news mentioned wildfires about 8 times as often as usual. 25 in every 100 of the day's 91,970 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 23. A year earlier, on 16 July 2016, 26 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 today. Kashmir stood out: 75% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 62%. This week the news turned most often to Costa Rica, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo85 in 100 of its 190 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Syria77 in 100 of its 340 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir75 in 100 of its 293 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Israel74 in 100 of its 1,742 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela71 in 100 of its 578 stories · usually 67 · mostly food & livelihood

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Caracas Venezuela288 stories about protests or strikes, of its 356 Jerusalem Israel243 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1147 Istanbul Türkiye203 stories about protests or strikes, of its 341 Paris France187 stories about protests or strikes, of its 442 Farmington US140 stories about protests or strikes, of its 145

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: too little coverage to readUnited 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 lessUkraine: 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 lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: 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 lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: too little coverage to readWestern 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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 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 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 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 lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong 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 readMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia 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: too little coverage to readBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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 readTrinidad & Tobago: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHungary: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFrance: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualRed Deer, Canada -- displacement: 17 stories, carried by 22 outletsAlbuquerque, US -- health: 31 stories, carried by 25 outletsNew Mexico, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 24 outletsBelfast, UK -- displacement: 16 stories, carried by 14 outletsOrania, South Africa -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsShenyang, China -- disasters & accidents: 31 stories, carried by 32 outletsMillom, UK -- disasters & accidents: 18 stories, carried by 65 outletsParis, France -- conflict & violence: 442 stories, carried by 426 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

● Indonesia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Hungary warmth about one and a half times usual ● France warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Red Deer Canada about three times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 17 stories ● Albuquerque US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 31 stories ● New Mexico US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Belfast UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 16 stories ● Orania South Africa about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence25% 5,697 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 5,171 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents19% 4,487 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Health17% 4,026 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,692 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 807 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 681 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 470 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 killed9,160 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting arrests3,151 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,969 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,850 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Venezuela Stories reporting abductions359 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the Philippines and the US Stories reporting refugees344 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations340 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced231 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Canada and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill12 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Argentina

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 harsher 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.