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Most of the day's attention went to arrests in Thailand, the heatwave in Montenegro and violence in Taang. Montenegro's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostThailand 54 in 100 of its 824 stories, usually 28
RegionSoutheast Asia 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
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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Rights & justice

Thailand

441 of its 824 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (215 stories). Hypothermia was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Montenegro

104 of its 116 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Lustica accounted for 102 of Montenegro's 104 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. Heatwave was named in 74 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Montenegro over 30 days → its stories → Lustica stories →
Conflict & violence

Myanmar

153 of its 192 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Taang accounted for 108 of Myanmar's 153 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (112 stories). Accidents were named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Taang stories →
Protests & strikes

Palestine

65 of Bethlehem's 90 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Road crashes were named in 38 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Bethlehem stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Yemen

205 of its 233 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 78%. Sanaa accounted for 116 of Yemen's 205 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

North Korea

164 of its 341 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Food & livelihood

Mongolia

12 of its 32 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (12 stories). Drought was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

144 of its 364 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Nigeria

117 of Maiduguri's 180 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (118 stories). Power cuts were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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Displacement

Central African Republic

Balaka accounted for 87 of the Central African Republic's 121 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (99 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: volcanic eruption in Guatemala (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Haiti (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cholera in Kenya (57 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drought in Mongolia (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Grenada (14 of its stories, about three 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 19 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 42,303 stories about harm among 202,110 counted on 19 Jul.

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Montenegro's news mentioned the heatwave about 8 times as often as usual. 21 in every 100 of the day's 202,110 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. In Thailand, 54% of the news was about people being harmed, where 28% is usual. A year earlier, on 19 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 →

Montenegro90 in 100 of its 116 stories · usually 56 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen88 in 100 of its 233 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Central African Republic86 in 100 of its 141 stories · usually 83 · mostly displacement Myanmar80 in 100 of its 192 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq70 in 100 of its 535 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel280 stories about protests or strikes, of its 800 Caracas Venezuela181 stories about protests or strikes, of its 259 Washington US180 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1505 Maiduguri Nigeria117 stories about protests or strikes, of its 180 Minneapolis US96 stories about protests or strikes, of its 420

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: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: too little coverage to readSouth Africa: 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: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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 readPoland: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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: too little coverage to readMalawi: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: 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: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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: 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 lessCambodia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: 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 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readSomalia: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about twice its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMontenegro: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLibya: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCameroon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBelgium: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualBossier City, US -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 14 outletsSioux Falls, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 13 outletsKidapawan, Philippines -- conflict & violence: 44 stories, carried by 37 outletsTripoli, Libya -- conflict & violence: 48 stories, carried by 57 outletsCanberra, Australia -- health: 17 stories, carried by 16 outletsPalm Beach, Australia -- health: 23 stories, carried by 12 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 13 outletsMadiba, South Africa -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 11 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

● Portugal warmth about twice usual ● Mexico warmth about one and a half times usual ● Niger warmth about one and a half times usual ● Belgium warmth about one and a half times usual ● Congo warmth about one and a half times usual ● Libya warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Bossier City US 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 · 12 stories ● Kidapawan Philippines about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 44 stories ● Tripoli Libya about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 48 stories ● Canberra Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 11,561 stories · about as usual Health21% 8,785 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence18% 7,362 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents18% 7,334 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,782 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,408 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,309 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 924 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 killed12,200 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,917 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,741 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,438 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations791 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees616 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Central African Republic Stories reporting people displaced610 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions477 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill93 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico

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.

● 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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