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The news turned to protests in Mafraq (Jordan), deaths in Tirana and the drought in Yemen. Yemen's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGrenada 76 in 100 of its 119 stories, usually 24
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Jordan

204 of its 329 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 81 of Mafraq's 120 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (50 stories). Measles was named in 78 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with polio. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Albania

60 of its 80 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Tirana accounted for 52 of Albania's 60 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Albania over 30 days → its stories → Tirana stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

Sanaa accounted for 98 of Yemen's 165 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (40 stories). Drought was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Türkiye

551 of its 876 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Istanbul accounted for 348 of Türkiye's 551 stories about harm, carried by 248 outlets. 269 of Istanbul's 348 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (351 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Nicaragua

30 of its 43 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Displacement

Haiti

65 of its 107 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

58 of its 239 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (9 stories). Road crashes were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Latvia

11 of its 39 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. 7 of Riga's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Health

Australia

Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Outbreaks were named in 39 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with hunger. 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: landslides in Grenada (28 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); building collapse in Pakistan (102 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Nepal (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Hungary (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Sri Lanka (15 of its stories, about 5 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 18 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 39,656 stories about harm among 185,794 counted on 18 Jul.

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In Jordan's news, mentions of measles ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 185,794 stories, below the usual 22. It was the second day running that the news turned to Jordan. In Jordan, 62% of the news was about people being harmed, where 29% is usual. A year earlier, on 18 July 2016, 23 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 →

Montenegro85 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 47 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen82 in 100 of its 200 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Grenada76 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 24 · mostly disasters & accidents Albania75 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 22 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Myanmar73 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Caracas Venezuela313 stories about protests or strikes, of its 344 Istanbul Türkiye269 stories about protests or strikes, of its 348 Washington US259 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1396 Jerusalem Israel252 stories about protests or strikes, of its 774 Hebron Palestine136 stories about protests or strikes, of its 163

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 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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 readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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 lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: 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 lessPapua 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: too little coverage to readNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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 lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: 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 readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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: 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 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 readGrenada: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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 readChina: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBelarus: 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 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 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): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad 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: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: about as warm as its own usual or lessGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readVietnam: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualGreenland: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualGrand Rapids, US -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 17 outletsCanberra, Australia -- conflict & violence: 57 stories, carried by 42 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 28 stories, carried by 27 outletsChongqing, China -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsSioux Falls, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 15 outletsMadiba, South Africa -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 15 outletsShenzhen, China -- rights & justice: 47 stories, carried by 49 outletsJeddah, Saudi Arabia -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 13 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

Warmest events

● Grand Rapids US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 17 stories ● Canberra Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 57 stories ● Bogota Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 28 stories ● Chongqing China about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories ● Sioux Falls US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 10,186 stories · about as usual Health21% 8,065 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents20% 7,723 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence16% 6,361 stories · much less than usual (usually 23%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,845 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,315 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,258 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,153 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 killed12,132 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,651 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,937 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,450 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations778 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced561 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees561 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Italy Stories reporting abductions489 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill55 at about the usual rate

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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than 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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