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24,533 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Jerusalem, deaths in Campia Turzii and wildfires in Croatia. Indonesia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIsrael 78 in 100 of its 2,869 stories, usually 47
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 57 in 100 of its stories, usually 49
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Israel

2,246 of its 2,869 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Jerusalem accounted for 2,081 of Israel's 2,246 stories about harm, carried by 768 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (596 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Romania

84 of its 141 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Campia Turzii accounted for 80 of Romania's 84 stories about harm, carried by 96 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (80 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Romania over 30 days → its stories → Campia Turzii stories →
Disasters & accidents

Croatia

38 of its 64 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Wildfires were named in 37 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Croatia over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Indonesia

118 of its 223 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (75 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Afghanistan

521 of its 632 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Kabul accounted for 334 of Afghanistan's 521 stories about harm, carried by 238 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (99 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

67 of its 122 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Japan

301 of its 785 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (38 stories). Tsunami was named in 127 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Algeria

23 of its 45 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

213 of its 741 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (60 stories). Flooding was named in 85 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms and landslides.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

245 of its 516 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (51 stories). Poisoning was named in 42 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts.

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Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Hong Kong (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Japan (127 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in New Zealand (85 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); natural hazards in Italy (51 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Iran (42 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 23 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 24,533 stories about harm among 99,569 counted on 23 Jul.

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It was the third day running that the news turned to Israel. In Croatia's news, mentions of wildfires ran about 4 times their usual. Israel stood out: 78% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 47%. 25 in every 100 of the day's 99,569 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. This week the news turned most often to Türkiye, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen87 in 100 of its 135 stories · usually 77 · mostly health Afghanistan82 in 100 of its 632 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Israel78 in 100 of its 2,869 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Libya74 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela71 in 100 of its 404 stories · usually 67 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel986 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2081 Caracas Venezuela245 stories about protests or strikes, of its 248 London UK154 stories about protests or strikes, of its 628 Washington US97 stories about protests or strikes, of its 461 Moscow Russia89 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: 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 lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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: 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 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: too little coverage to readTogo: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: too little coverage to readPortugal: 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: too little coverage to readOman: 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: 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: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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 readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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: too little coverage to readJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: 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 lessIndonesia: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: 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: too little coverage to readCongo: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: too little coverage to readBahrain: 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: too little coverage to readArgentina: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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): 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 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: too little coverage to readGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt 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: 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: 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 readUzbekistan: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualTimor-Leste: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about one and a half times its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualFlorida, US -- rights & justice: 54 stories, carried by 57 outletsMogadishu, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 13 outletsWaukesha County, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsRajgal, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 30 stories, carried by 24 outletsDonbass, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 27 stories, carried by 24 outletsPerth, Australia -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 19 outletsPrince George, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 18 stories, carried by 23 outletsKramatorsk, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 11 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

● Romania warmth about one and a half times usual ● Pakistan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Florida US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 54 stories ● Mogadishu Somalia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories ● Waukesha County US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Rajgal Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 30 stories ● Donbass Ukraine about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 27 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence27% 6,452 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Rights & justice25% 6,044 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 4,462 stories · about as usual Health16% 3,953 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,673 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 747 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 512 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 306 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 killed9,796 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting arrests3,556 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,316 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people affected2,936 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations389 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions372 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees233 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Palestine and the US Stories reporting people displaced214 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Yemen and the US Stories reporting people falling ill40 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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