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43,766 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at violence in Sibe, rights and justice in Schaffhausen and protests in Bucharest (Romania). Burkina Faso's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUruguay 86 in 100 of its 236 stories, usually 10
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 53 in 100 of its stories, usually 49
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

55 of its 77 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Sibe accounted for 46 of Burkina Faso's 55 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Burkina Faso over 30 days → its stories → Sibe stories →
Rights & justice

Switzerland

257 of its 512 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Schaffhausen accounted for 202 of Switzerland's 257 stories about harm, carried by 224 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (204 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Switzerland over 30 days → its stories → Schaffhausen stories →
Protests & strikes

Romania

64 of its 216 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 28 of Bucharest's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (24 stories). Road crashes were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Romania over 30 days → its stories → Bucharest stories →
Disasters & accidents

Latvia

28 of its 66 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Qatar

281 of its 499 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Doha accounted for 167 of Qatar's 281 stories about harm, carried by 113 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Uruguay

204 of its 236 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Montevideo accounted for 197 of Uruguay's 204 stories about harm, carried by 138 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (178 stories).

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Rights & justice

Maldives

124 of its 190 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (83 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

2,132 of its 3,149 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Jerusalem accounted for 1,899 of Israel's 2,132 stories about harm, carried by 796 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

248 of its 363 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

France

492 of its 1,580 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (132 stories). Hepatitis was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: flu in Myanmar (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in Türkiye (121 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in North Korea (26 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cholera in Kenya (31 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in Bangladesh (29 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 23 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 43,766 stories about harm among 205,374 counted on 25 Jul.

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Burkina Faso stood out: 71% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 14%. 21 in every 100 of the day's 205,374 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. In Myanmar's news, mentions of the flu ran more than ten times their usual. A year earlier, on 25 July 2016, 22 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 →

Uruguay86 in 100 of its 236 stories · usually 10 · mostly rights & justice Syria78 in 100 of its 797 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen78 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 80 · mostly health Burkina Faso71 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 14 · mostly conflict & violence Libya70 in 100 of its 432 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel750 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1899 Washington US333 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1931 San Antonio US265 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1478 Ankara Türkiye197 stories about protests or strikes, of its 243 London UK196 stories about protests or strikes, of its 794

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: near the world's share or lessCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: no storiesMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIran: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessYemen: 78 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Vietnam: 33 in 100 of its 470 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Venezuela: 57 in 100 of its 497 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Uruguay: 86 in 100 of its 236 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Uganda: 29 in 100 of its 276 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Türkiye: 52 in 100 of its 776 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Tanzania: 28 in 100 of its 170 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Syria: 78 in 100 of its 797 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Switzerland: 50 in 100 of its 512 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Eswatini: 62 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)South Sudan: 53 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sudan: 51 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sri Lanka: 34 in 100 of its 426 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Somalia: 52 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Senegal: 34 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Rwanda: 34 in 100 of its 117 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Romania: 30 in 100 of its 216 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Qatar: 56 in 100 of its 499 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Philippines: 39 in 100 of its 1,817 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Paraguay: 50 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Pakistan: 45 in 100 of its 1,280 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Morocco: 30 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mexico: 31 in 100 of its 793 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Malawi: 29 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Libya: 70 in 100 of its 432 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Lebanon: 68 in 100 of its 363 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Latvia: 42 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Jordan: 41 in 100 of its 268 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Israel: 68 in 100 of its 3,149 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 375 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iraq: 66 in 100 of its 410 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Indonesia: 46 in 100 of its 571 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Guatemala: 52 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)France: 31 in 100 of its 1,580 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Egypt: 44 in 100 of its 458 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Congo: 62 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Colombia: 36 in 100 of its 154 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Central African Republic: 70 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Cameroon: 36 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Myanmar: 63 in 100 of its 127 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Burundi: 47 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Burkina Faso: 71 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Brunei: 51 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bosnia: 90 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bangladesh: 42 in 100 of its 433 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Albania: 30 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Afghanistan: 60 in 100 of its 482 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 53 in 100 of its 235 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 375 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 375 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 53 in 100 of its 235 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 53 in 100 of its 235 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 375 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 53 in 100 of its 235 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Maldives: 65 in 100 of its 190 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 21 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Uruguay 86 in 100 of its 236 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Syria 78 in 100 of its 797 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 68 in 100 of its 3,149 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Libya 70 in 100 of its 432 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Lebanon 68 in 100 of its 363 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iraq 66 in 100 of its 410 stories · mostly rights & justice

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 12,086 stories · about as usual Health22% 9,658 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence18% 7,655 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents17% 7,173 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,204 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,282 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,071 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 814 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 killed14,878 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,262 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,528 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,299 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees749 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations553 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting abductions479 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people displaced439 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the Philippines and the US Stories reporting people falling ill75 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.