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41,144 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to people killed in Norway, protests in Dakar (Senegal) and a disaster in Tblisi. Norway's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Nepal →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGeorgia 69 in 100 of its 112 stories, usually 25
RegionEurope 20 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Health

Norway

156 of its 417 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (118 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Norway over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Senegal

22 of its 36 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 7%. 17 of Dakar's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Senegal over 30 days → its stories → Dakar stories →
Disasters & accidents

Georgia

77 of its 112 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Tblisi accounted for 69 of Georgia's 77 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

Georgia over 30 days → its stories → Tblisi stories →
Displacement

Nepal

137 of its 241 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Simikot accounted for 90 of Nepal's 137 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (64 stories).

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

North Macedonia

71 of its 286 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 69 of Skopje's 71 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about 5 times its own usual.

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Health

Russia

657 of its 3,264 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (69 stories). Overdoses were named in 32 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

262 of its 298 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 81%. Managua accounted for 217 of Nicaragua's 262 stories about harm, carried by 169 outlets. 180 of Managua's 217 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Ecuador

67 of its 101 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. 6 of Quito's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Poland

188 of its 630 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (133 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Venezuela

181 of its 294 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Caracas accounted for 112 of Venezuela's 181 stories about harm, carried by 118 outlets. Rubella was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Bermuda (25 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); drought in Ireland (51 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); measles in Brazil (23 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tsunami in Indonesia (18 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Germany (26 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 5 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 41,144 stories about harm among 192,991 counted on 5 Jul.

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Norway stood out: 37% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 11%. 21 in every 100 of the day's 192,991 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Nepal. Bermuda's news mentioned the hurricane about 7 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 5 July 2017, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua88 in 100 of its 298 stories · usually 81 · mostly rights & justice Yemen76 in 100 of its 228 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Syria74 in 100 of its 655 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Georgia69 in 100 of its 112 stories · usually 25 · mostly disasters & accidents Somalia68 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Statue of Liberty US562 stories about protests or strikes, of its 667 Jerusalem Israel520 stories about protests or strikes, of its 726 Liberty Island US266 stories about protests or strikes, of its 525 Charlottesville US260 stories about protests or strikes, of its 269 Washington US245 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1104

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 lessVietnam: 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 lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: 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 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: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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 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 lessJapan: too little coverage to readItaly: 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: 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 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: 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: 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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 lessBelgium: too little coverage to readBelarus: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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: 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 twice its own usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualU.S. Virgin Islands: warmth about its own usualSenegal: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNicaragua: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMalta: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualDakar, Senegal -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 19 outletsFremont, US -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 14 outletsSunshine Coast, Australia -- shelter & services: 15 stories, carried by 56 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 107 stories, carried by 97 outletsHodeida, Yemen -- conflict & violence: 47 stories, carried by 42 outletsGreat Barrier Reef, Australia -- rights & justice: 97 stories, carried by 107 outletsGreat Falls, US -- rights & justice: 21 stories, carried by 11 outletsBugey, France -- disasters & accidents: 18 stories, carried by 17 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

● Yemen warmth about twice usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Nicaragua warmth about one and a half times usual ● Senegal warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bangladesh warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Dakar Senegal about three times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 19 stories ● Fremont US about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Sunshine Coast Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 15 stories ● Kabul Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 107 stories ● Hodeida Yemen about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 47 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 12,388 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 8,096 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Health19% 7,687 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 4,753 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 3,120 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 1,944 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,392 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,040 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 killed11,320 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,410 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,035 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,436 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,403 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Nepal Stories reporting refugees985 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced655 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Israel Stories reporting abductions460 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill226 at about twice the usual rate · most about the UK and Russia

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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