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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Mogadishu, protests in Raqqa (Syria) and landslides in Taiwan. Somalia's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSomalia 88 in 100 of its 493 stories, usually 64
RegionOceania 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
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

Somalia

432 of its 493 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Mogadishu accounted for 325 of Somalia's 432 stories about harm, carried by 220 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (181 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
Protests & strikes

Syria

422 of its 554 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. 68 of Raqqa's 101 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (155 stories). Plague was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Raqqa stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

105 of its 251 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (41 stories). Landslides were named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Kenya

361 of its 834 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Afghanistan

850 of its 1,074 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Kabul accounted for 776 of Afghanistan's 850 stories about harm, carried by 565 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Australia

2,034 of its 8,827 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (719 stories). Tornadoes were named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Vietnam

145 of its 525 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 57 of Hanoi's 68 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (75 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Belgium

271 of its 551 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (152 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Haiti

29 of its 54 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories). Drownings were named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Algeria

34 of its 71 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Greece (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Haiti (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Thailand (40 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in Japan (49 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Venezuela (143 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 31 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 38,793 stories about harm among 183,242 counted on 31 Jul.

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Greece's news mentioned wildfires more than ten times as often as usual. 21 in every 100 of the day's 183,242 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. For the second day running, the news turned to Somalia. A year earlier, on 31 July 2016, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today. Somalia's news was 88% about people being harmed, against a usual 64%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia88 in 100 of its 493 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Congo80 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 66 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan79 in 100 of its 1,074 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Syria76 in 100 of its 554 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar74 in 100 of its 160 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Caracas Venezuela726 stories about protests or strikes, of its 830 Jerusalem Israel253 stories about protests or strikes, of its 532 Washington US240 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1253 Kabul Afghanistan199 stories about protests or strikes, of its 776 Los Angeles US161 stories about protests or strikes, of its 631

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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: 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: 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: 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 lessTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: 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: 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: 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 lessJamaica: 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 lessIraq: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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: too little coverage to readEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: 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: too little coverage to readN. 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 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 lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: 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 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualVietnam: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualKuwait: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCosta Rica: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKobe, Japan -- health: 17 stories, carried by 15 outletsNorthwest Natural Gas Company, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsOcean City, US -- disasters & accidents: 57 stories, carried by 60 outletsAmman, Jordan -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 30 stories, carried by 22 outletsKannur, India -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 16 outletsSaskatoon, Canada -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 16 outletsCanberra, Australia -- rights & justice: 32 stories, carried by 28 outletsHanoi, Vietnam -- rights & justice: 68 stories, carried by 66 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

● Japan warmth about one and a half times usual ● France warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Kobe Japan about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Northwest Natural Gas Company US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Ocean City US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 57 stories ● Amman Jordan about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 30 stories ● Kannur India about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 22 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 10,450 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence20% 7,658 stories · about as usual Health19% 7,285 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 6,117 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,556 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,401 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,306 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,199 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 killed12,258 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,004 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,687 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,485 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees754 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions661 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations507 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people displaced382 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the Philippines and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill39 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria

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.