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41,844 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Violence in Jerusalem, deaths in Pedro Juan Caballero and rights and justice in Dinka drew the news. South Sudan's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostParaguay 96 in 100 of its 113 stories, usually 10
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 56 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

2,175 of its 2,983 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Jerusalem accounted for 1,981 of Israel's 2,175 stories about harm, carried by 772 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Poisoning was named in 63 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Paraguay

109 of its 113 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Pedro Juan Caballero accounted for 102 of Paraguay's 109 stories about harm, carried by 113 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (106 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Paraguay over 30 days → its stories → Pedro Juan Caballero stories →
Rights & justice

South Sudan

204 of its 228 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Dinka accounted for 171 of South Sudan's 204 stories about harm, carried by 146 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (94 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Dinka stories →
Disasters & accidents

Myanmar

79 of its 124 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (22 stories). Heavy rain was named in 30 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flu. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Switzerland

565 of its 856 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Schaffhausen accounted for 497 of Switzerland's 565 stories about harm, carried by 518 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (504 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Jordan

341 of its 529 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Amman accounted for 303 of Jordan's 341 stories about harm, carried by 236 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

1,250 of its 1,463 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Kabul accounted for 1,108 of Afghanistan's 1,250 stories about harm, carried by 723 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (990 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

772 of its 1,438 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (482 stories). Gas explosion was named in 44 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Guatemala

62 of its 75 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 55 of Guatemala City's 57 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (57 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Central African Republic

124 of its 130 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 78%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (113 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Portugal (24 of its stories, about three times its usual); bird flu in Namibia (13 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); tropical storm in Mexico (31 of its stories, about three times its usual); norovirus in Greece (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Iran (15 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 41,844 stories about harm among 179,273 counted on 24 Jul.

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For the fourth day running, the news turned to Israel. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 179,273 stories, as usual. Mentions of wildfires ran about three times their usual in Portugal's news. In Israel, 73% of the news was about people being harmed, where 49% is usual. A year earlier, on 24 July 2016, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Paraguay96 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 10 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Central African Republic95 in 100 of its 130 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen90 in 100 of its 223 stories · usually 77 · mostly health South Sudan89 in 100 of its 228 stories · usually 60 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan85 in 100 of its 1,463 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel674 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1981 San Antonio US558 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2178 London UK196 stories about protests or strikes, of its 715 Amman Jordan140 stories about protests or strikes, of its 303 Washington US139 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1156

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: too little coverage to readVanuatu: 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: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: too little coverage to readSomalia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: 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: 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: 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 readCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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 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: 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 lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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: 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 lessChad: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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 lessBelgium: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualTimor-Leste: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIsrael: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualGuyana: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about twice its own usualCameroon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualBolivar, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 17 outletsBangassou, Central African Republic -- displacement: 83 stories, carried by 77 outletsBerryville, US -- rights & justice: 43 stories, carried by 112 outletsPampelonne, France -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 14 outletsBalaka, Central African Republic -- conflict & violence: 33 stories, carried by 35 outletsCannonvale, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 18 outletsNew Mexico, US -- displacement: 31 stories, carried by 31 outletsToowoomba, Australia -- health: 10 stories, carried by 26 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

● Central African Republic warmth about twice usual ● Israel warmth about one and a half times usual ● Cameroon warmth about one and a half times usual ● Colombia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Jordan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Peru warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Bolivar Colombia about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Bangassou Central African Republic about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 83 stories ● Berryville US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 43 stories ● Pampelonne France about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 10 stories ● Balaka Central African Republic about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 33 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 10,148 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence22% 9,117 stories · about as usual Health22% 8,919 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents16% 6,520 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given9% 3,503 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,337 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 934 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 732 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 killed15,928 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people injured6,509 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people affected5,883 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,487 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced662 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Yemen Stories reporting abductions525 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations519 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting refugees514 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill49 at about two-thirds of 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 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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