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42,096 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Deaths in Antananarivo, protests in Amman (Jordan) and rights and justice in Kenya drew the news. Kenya's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostPuerto Rico 50 in 100 of its 115 stories, usually 15
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 40 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Madagascar

35 of its 38 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Antananarivo accounted for 32 of Madagascar's 35 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Madagascar over 30 days → its stories → Antananarivo stories →
Protests & strikes

Jordan

277 of its 515 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Amman accounted for 194 of Jordan's 277 stories about harm, carried by 186 outlets. 189 of Amman's 194 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Jordan over 30 days → its stories → Amman stories →
Rights & justice

Kenya

413 of its 915 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Tuberculosis was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Poland

105 of its 296 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (56 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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

Kashmir

289 of its 417 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Pulwama accounted for 171 of Kashmir's 289 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

Caracas accounted for 1,192 of Venezuela's 1,495 stories about harm, carried by 805 outlets. 899 of Caracas' 1,192 stories were about protests or strikes. Flooding was named in 56 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

Sanaa accounted for 59 of Yemen's 81 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Meningitis was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Puerto Rico

57 of its 115 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. HIV was named in 52 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

743 of its 955 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Colombia

124 of its 226 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: landslides in Brazil (88 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Puerto Rico (52 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Japan (104 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in New Zealand (81 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Thailand (34 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 Aug. 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 42,096 stories about harm among 207,844 counted on 1 Aug.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 13 June 2017. of the day's 207,844 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. Madagascar stood out: 92% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 22%. Mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual in Brazil's news. A year earlier, on 1 August 2016, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. Over July, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 in July 2016.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan78 in 100 of its 955 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela71 in 100 of its 2,099 stories · usually 66 · mostly rights & justice Yemen70 in 100 of its 115 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia70 in 100 of its 221 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir69 in 100 of its 417 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Caracas Venezuela899 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1192 Jerusalem Israel337 stories about protests or strikes, of its 495 Washington US192 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1482 Amman Jordan189 stories about protests or strikes, of its 194 New Delhi India177 stories about protests or strikes, of its 440

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: 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: 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: 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 lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: 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 readSudan: too little coverage to readSri 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPoland: 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: 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 lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: too little coverage to readIran: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea-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 lessGreece: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: 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 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 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 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: 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: 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 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readTrinidad & Tobago: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualOman: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGeorgia: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualCosta Rica: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJersey: warmth about its own usualJuba, South Sudan -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsYoungstown, US -- rights & justice: 48 stories, carried by 54 outletsKatha, India -- shelter & services: 18 stories, carried by 17 outletsSouth Haven, US -- displacement: 16 stories, carried by 24 outletsPulwama, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 171 stories, carried by 60 outletsBuderim, Australia -- rights & justice: 30 stories, carried by 29 outletsMonrovia, Liberia -- health: 21 stories, carried by 14 outletsLake Chad, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 35 stories, carried by 27 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

● Kashmir warmth about one and a half times usual ● Indonesia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Juba South Sudan about three times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 14 stories ● Youngstown US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 48 stories ● Katha India about twice as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 18 stories ● South Haven US about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 16 stories ● Pulwama Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 171 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 12,884 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Health20% 8,424 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 6,809 stories · much less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents15% 6,109 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,077 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 1,483 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,422 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,054 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 killed12,658 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,561 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,630 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured3,606 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting refugees580 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced408 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting abductions403 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations341 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill26 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Yemen

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.