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40,951 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Rabat (Morocco), drownings in Cameroon and violence in Taang drew the news. Cameroon's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCameroon 75 in 100 of its 275 stories, usually 42
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

Morocco

130 of its 261 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Rabat accounted for 98 of Morocco's 130 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. 91 of Rabat's 98 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Morocco over 30 days → its stories → Rabat stories →
Rights & justice

Cameroon

206 of its 275 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (34 stories). Drownings were named in 49 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Cameroon over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Myanmar

121 of its 146 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Taang accounted for 73 of Myanmar's 121 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Türkiye

613 of its 1,083 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. 209 of Ankara's 278 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories). Earthquake was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Ukraine

232 of its 418 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 107 of Kiev's 140 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

191 of its 574 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 67 of Hwange National Park's 80 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (129 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

1,275 of its 2,397 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Jerusalem accounted for 1,083 of Israel's 1,275 stories about harm, carried by 339 outlets. Road crashes were named in 49 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Finland

81 of its 208 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Croatia

28 of its 56 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Wildfires were named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heatwave.

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Also named far more than usual: chikungunya in Sri Lanka (78 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Kashmir (55 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Croatia (23 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Mexico (53 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Vietnam (30 of its stories, about 4 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 20 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 40,951 stories about harm among 193,795 counted on 20 Jul.

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21 in every 100 of the day's 193,795 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. On 20 July 2016, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burundi90 in 100 of its 233 stories · usually 64 · mostly displacement Yemen84 in 100 of its 112 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar83 in 100 of its 146 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Congo76 in 100 of its 103 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Syria75 in 100 of its 856 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel466 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1083 Washington US306 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2651 Ankara Türkiye209 stories about protests or strikes, of its 278 Minneapolis US188 stories about protests or strikes, of its 227 Caracas Venezuela147 stories about protests or strikes, of its 205

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: 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 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: too little coverage to readSpain: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: 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 readOman: 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 lessNiger: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: too little coverage to readMali: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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: too little coverage to readJamaica: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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 lessFrance: 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: 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: too little coverage to readN. 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: 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 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: 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: 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: 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 readTimor-Leste: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGabon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCongo: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualDinka, South Sudan -- shelter & services: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 19 outletsAnbar, Iraq -- conflict & violence: 28 stories, carried by 25 outletsJefferson County, US -- rights & justice: 21 stories, carried by 20 outletsBeirut, Lebanon -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 21 outletsTunceli, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 27 stories, carried by 20 outletsAbidjan, Côte d’Ivoire -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 16 outletsBarcelona, Spain -- rights & justice: 24 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

● South Sudan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Gabon warmth about one and a half times usual ● Congo warmth about one and a half times usual ● Lebanon warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Dinka South Sudan about three times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 13 stories ● Juba South Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 22 stories ● Anbar Iraq about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 28 stories ● Jefferson County US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 21 stories ● Beirut Lebanon about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 22 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 10,896 stories · about as usual Health27% 10,683 stories · much more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence16% 6,572 stories · much less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents15% 5,847 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,525 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,338 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,231 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 921 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 killed11,810 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,397 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,809 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,037 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations587 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting refugees547 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Burundi and the US Stories reporting abductions464 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people displaced409 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the Philippines and Cameroon Stories reporting people falling ill138 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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