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37,554 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Yangon (Myanmar), evacuations in Indonesia and violence in Jalalabad. Afghanistan's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostBahamas 60 in 100 of its 338 stories, usually 16
RegionSoutheast Asia 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Myanmar

65 of its 92 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Yangon accounted for 54 of Myanmar's 65 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. 35 of Yangon's 54 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (52 stories).

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Yangon stories →
Health

Indonesia

429 of its 761 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (71 stories). HIV was named in 179 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with train derailment. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

497 of its 616 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Jalalabad accounted for 363 of Afghanistan's 497 stories about harm, carried by 301 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Jalalabad stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

202 of its 338 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Nassau accounted for 169 of the Bahamas' 202 stories about harm, carried by 252 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (173 stories).

Bahamas over 30 days → its stories → Nassau stories →
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Disasters & accidents

Malta

177 of its 270 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Valletta accounted for 148 of Malta's 177 stories about harm, carried by 126 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (101 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

98 of its 203 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories). Landslides were named in 23 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Philippines

467 of its 1,162 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (249 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Namibia

38 of its 106 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Flu was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Rights & justice

Bangladesh

399 of its 694 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (144 stories). Plane crash was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Belarus

16 of its 50 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. 5 of Minsk's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Puerto Rico (42 of its stories, about three times its usual); typhoon in South Korea (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Malawi (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Nepal (23 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in Namibia (11 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 2 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 37,554 stories about harm among 181,723 counted on 2 Jul.

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Puerto Rico's news mentioned power cuts about three times as often as usual. 21 in every 100 of the day's 181,723 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 2 July 2017, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 21 today. Myanmar stood out: 71% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 47%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan81 in 100 of its 616 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Mali81 in 100 of its 237 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Syria80 in 100 of its 566 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen77 in 100 of its 183 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar71 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 47 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US261 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1025 Miami US178 stories about protests or strikes, of its 276 Jerusalem Israel124 stories about protests or strikes, of its 289 London UK107 stories about protests or strikes, of its 473 Abadan Iran104 stories about protests or strikes, of its 104

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: too little coverage to readVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: 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: 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 lessUganda: 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: too little coverage to readTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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: too little coverage to readSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: 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: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: too little coverage to readSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: 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 lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNigeria: 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: too little coverage to readMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: 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 lessJapan: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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 readFrance: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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 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 lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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 readSweden: warmth about its own usualEswatini: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMauritania: warmth about its own usualMalta: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualBaton Rouge, US -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsKhartoum, Sudan -- displacement: 21 stories, carried by 16 outletsGorleston, UK -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 91 stories, carried by 90 outletsKatha, India -- shelter & services: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsCanberra, Australia -- conflict & violence: 59 stories, carried by 75 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- health: 76 stories, carried by 79 outletsAccra, Ghana -- shelter & services: 18 stories, carried by 10 outletsIllinois, US -- health: 18 stories, carried by 22 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

● Guatemala warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mexico warmth about one and a half times usual ● Cuba warmth about one and a half times usual ● Malta warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Baton Rouge US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● Khartoum Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 21 stories ● Gorleston UK about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 91 stories ● Katha India about twice as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 13 stories ● Canberra Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 59 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 10,330 stories · less than usual (usually 31%) Health19% 7,063 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 6,622 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 6,124 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,430 stories · about as usual Displacement6% 2,285 stories · more than usual (usually 4%) Shelter & services4% 1,346 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 632 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 killed10,539 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,678 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,015 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,937 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting refugees1,335 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions620 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about France and India Stories reporting evacuations603 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced371 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill76 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India

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 harsher 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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