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38,526 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at a disaster in Bakassi, violence in Amman and deaths in Amsterdam. Jordan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 23 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostCameroon 84 in 100 of its 249 stories, usually 36
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
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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Disasters & accidents

Cameroon

208 of its 249 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Bakassi accounted for 148 of Cameroon's 208 stories about harm, carried by 164 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (181 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Cameroon over 30 days → its stories → Bakassi stories →
Conflict & violence

Jordan

322 of its 471 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Amman accounted for 230 of Jordan's 322 stories about harm, carried by 234 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (290 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Jordan over 30 days → its stories → Amman stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Netherlands

306 of its 624 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Amsterdam accounted for 267 of the Netherlands' 306 stories about harm, carried by 180 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (267 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Netherlands over 30 days → its stories → Amsterdam stories →
Protests & strikes

Türkiye

449 of its 772 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. 132 of Istanbul's 170 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (126 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Istanbul stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Montenegro

86 of its 98 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Lustica accounted for 81 of Montenegro's 86 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (85 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

936 of its 1,200 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Caracas accounted for 845 of Venezuela's 936 stories about harm, carried by 514 outlets. 703 of Caracas' 845 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (734 stories).

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Health

Equatorial Guinea

12 of its 18 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Diphtheria was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with whooping cough.

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Disasters & accidents

Armenia

62 of its 198 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (33 stories). Heavy rain was named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Nigeria

878 of its 2,618 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (174 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Canada

1,002 of its 4,055 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (56 stories). Storms were named in 77 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Armenia (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Barbados (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); diphtheria in Equatorial Guinea (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Vietnam (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Poland (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 38,526 stories about harm among 172,095 counted on 17 Jul.

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Mentions of heavy rain ran more than ten times their usual in Armenia's news. of the day's 172,095 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Cameroon stood out: 84% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 36%. A year earlier, on 17 July 2016, 27 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Montenegro88 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 30 · mostly disasters & accidents Cameroon84 in 100 of its 249 stories · usually 36 · mostly disasters & accidents Venezuela78 in 100 of its 1,200 stories · usually 67 · mostly food & livelihood Syria72 in 100 of its 843 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Congo69 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Caracas Venezuela703 stories about protests or strikes, of its 845 Jerusalem Israel306 stories about protests or strikes, of its 706 Washington US213 stories about protests or strikes, of its 972 Istanbul Türkiye132 stories about protests or strikes, of its 170 Idlib Syria100 stories about protests or strikes, of its 156

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: too little coverage to readYemen: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readUkraine: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: too little coverage to readSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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 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 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: 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 lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readMadagascar: 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: 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 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 lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: too little coverage to readIceland: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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: 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: 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 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: 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 lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: 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: 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 readPeru: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualSulaimania, Iraq -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 21 outletsMartinsburg, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsSepah, Iran -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 14 outletsAllahabad, India -- disasters & accidents: 37 stories, carried by 40 outletsBali, Indonesia -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 32 outletsLouisiana, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 19 stories, carried by 44 outletsExeter, UK -- health: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsAnantnag, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 31 stories, carried by 22 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

● Iraq warmth about one and a half times usual ● Indonesia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Sulaimania Iraq about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 25 stories ● Martinsburg US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Sepah Iran about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Allahabad India about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 37 stories ● Bali Indonesia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 20 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice23% 8,810 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Conflict & violence20% 7,571 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Health19% 7,341 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 7,194 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 3,156 stories · more than usual (usually 6%) Displacement4% 1,355 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,284 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,162 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 killed14,343 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,524 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,668 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,345 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations681 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions615 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees533 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Germany Stories reporting people displaced364 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill31 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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The words in the day's stories were about as 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.