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The day's news pointed at protests in Jerusalem (Israel), violence in Passchendaele and people injured in Colombia. Belgium's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBelgium 74 in 100 of its 264 stories, usually 22
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
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

Israel

686 of its 1,023 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Jerusalem accounted for 608 of Israel's 686 stories about harm, carried by 188 outlets. 479 of Jerusalem's 608 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (221 stories). Drownings were named in 69 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Conflict & violence

Belgium

196 of its 264 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Passchendaele accounted for 190 of Belgium's 196 stories about harm, carried by 236 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (190 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Belgium over 30 days → its stories → Passchendaele stories →
Disasters & accidents

Colombia

47 of its 82 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Türkiye

278 of its 449 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Germany

560 of its 1,087 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Hamburg accounted for 475 of Germany's 560 stories about harm, carried by 462 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (139 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

799 of its 1,028 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Caracas accounted for 715 of Venezuela's 799 stories about harm, carried by 493 outlets. 555 of Caracas' 715 stories were about protests or strikes. Hunger was named in 38 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Nigeria

619 of its 1,757 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (17 stories). Road crashes were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Australia

883 of its 3,741 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 182 of Sydney's 353 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Argentina

74 of its 114 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Jujuy accounted for 60 of Argentina's 74 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. 60 of Jujuy's 60 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

Vietnam

242 of its 414 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (105 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Canada (265 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Italy (23 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); wildfires in Spain (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Venezuela (38 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); drought in China (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 26,865 stories about harm among 123,292 counted on 29 Jul.

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Mentions of the hunger ran more than ten times their usual in Canada's news. of the day's 123,292 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Israel for the second day running. Israel's news was 67% about people being harmed, against a usual 55%. On 29 July 2016, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua89 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela78 in 100 of its 1,028 stories · usually 66 · mostly rights & justice Belgium74 in 100 of its 264 stories · usually 22 · mostly conflict & violence Israel67 in 100 of its 1,023 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Syria66 in 100 of its 311 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Caracas Venezuela555 stories about protests or strikes, of its 715 Jerusalem Israel479 stories about protests or strikes, of its 608 London UK292 stories about protests or strikes, of its 635 Sydney Australia182 stories about protests or strikes, of its 353 Washington US164 stories about protests or strikes, of its 990

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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 lessUkraine: 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 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: 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: 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 lessSpain: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: too little coverage to readSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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: 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 readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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: too little coverage to readJapan: 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 lessIsrael: 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: too little coverage to readIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: too little coverage to readGuyana: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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 readCuba: 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 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAustria: 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readUganda: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNamibia: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about twice its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualEcuador: warmth about its own usualCyprus: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about twice its own usualPalestine: warmth about twice its own usualPalestine: warmth about twice its own usualMontreal, Canada -- health: 52 stories, carried by 45 outletsSalem, US -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 13 outletsSalt Lake City, US -- rights & justice: 153 stories, carried by 309 outletsEssex, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 17 stories, carried by 17 outletsChinhoyi, Zimbabwe -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsAmman, Jordan -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 11 outletsGaza, Palestine -- food & livelihood: 166 stories, carried by 57 outletsManado, Indonesia -- conflict & violence: 60 stories, carried by 60 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

● Palestine warmth about twice usual ● Indonesia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Central African Republic warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Montreal Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 52 stories ● Salem US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 15 stories ● Salt Lake City US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 153 stories ● Essex Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 17 stories ● Chinhoyi Zimbabwe about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 7,313 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence22% 5,720 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 4,831 stories · about as usual Health18% 4,807 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,402 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 827 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 724 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 585 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 killed8,433 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,879 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,311 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,765 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions634 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting evacuations604 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Spain Stories reporting refugees353 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced171 at about half the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill52 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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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