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42,176 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Algiers (Algeria), violence in Tunis and storms in Portugal. Tunisia's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostUzbekistan 81 in 100 of its 57 stories, usually 25
RegionCentral Asia 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Algeria

58 of its 85 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Algiers accounted for 56 of Algeria's 58 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. 35 of Algiers' 56 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Algeria over 30 days → its stories → Algiers stories →
Conflict & violence

Tunisia

58 of its 72 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Tunis accounted for 44 of Tunisia's 58 stories about harm, carried by 155 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Disasters & accidents

Portugal

115 of its 269 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (65 stories). Storms were named in 61 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Guatemala

42 of its 65 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (36 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Guatemala over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

604 of its 834 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Caracas accounted for 469 of Venezuela's 604 stories about harm, carried by 311 outlets. 400 of Caracas' 469 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (149 stories). Malaria was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Burundi

119 of its 131 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Bujumbura accounted for 110 of Burundi's 119 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. 106 of Bujumbura's 110 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Israel

1,477 of its 2,397 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Jerusalem accounted for 1,208 of Israel's 1,477 stories about harm, carried by 498 outlets. 682 of Jerusalem's 1,208 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Uzbekistan

46 of its 57 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

France

929 of its 2,247 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (323 stories). Storms were named in 219 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Cambodia

147 of its 320 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 45 of Phnom Penh's 52 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: storms in France (219 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Romania (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Denmark (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Kenya (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); respiratory illness in Japan (27 of its stories, more than ten 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 26 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 42,176 stories about harm among 196,449 counted on 26 Jul.

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Mentions of storms ran more than ten times their usual in Portugal's news. of the day's 196,449 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Algeria stood out: 68% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 26%. On 26 July 2016, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic91 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence Burundi91 in 100 of its 131 stories · usually 66 · mostly rights & justice Yemen89 in 100 of its 239 stories · usually 81 · mostly conflict & violence Uzbekistan81 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 25 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia81 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel682 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1208 Washington US430 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2073 Caracas Venezuela400 stories about protests or strikes, of its 469 Bujumbura Burundi106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 110 London UK101 stories about protests or strikes, of its 728

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: too little coverage to readYemen: 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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: 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 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 readTimor-Leste: 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 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: 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 lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: too little coverage to readSomalia: too little coverage to readSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: 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 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 lessMexico: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: too little coverage to readIreland: 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 lessIndonesia: too little coverage to readIndia: 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 lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: too little coverage to readGermany: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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 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 lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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 readAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readWest Bank: too little coverage to readWestern 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: too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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 readTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about twice its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualAlgeria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualBangassou, Central African Republic -- conflict & violence: 84 stories, carried by 72 outletsSan Fernando de Henares, Spain -- rights & justice: 99 stories, carried by 96 outletsLake Huron, Canada -- shelter & services: 13 stories, carried by 15 outletsBamako, Mali -- conflict & violence: 50 stories, carried by 50 outletsCannonvale, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 17 outletsAlgiers, Algeria -- rights & justice: 56 stories, carried by 60 outletsRockhampton, Australia -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 10 stories, carried by 18 outletsAmman, Jordan -- conflict & violence: 34 stories, carried by 25 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 ● Spain warmth about one and a half times usual ● Algeria warmth about one and a half times usual ● Lebanon warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Bangassou Central African Republic about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 84 stories ● San Fernando de Henares Spain about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 99 stories ● Lake Huron Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 13 stories ● Bamako Mali about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 50 stories ● Cannonvale Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 10 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 12,789 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Health20% 8,430 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 7,399 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents16% 6,639 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,416 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,514 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,182 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 killed13,180 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,066 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,002 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,621 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees743 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions725 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations718 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced492 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill156 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia

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 about as 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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