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40,672 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Tachira (Colombia), train derailment in Egypt and people killed in Kenya. Kenya's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPakistan 63 in 100 of its 2,768 stories, usually 32
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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

Colombia

173 of its 318 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Tachira accounted for 95 of Colombia's 173 stories about harm, carried by 142 outlets. 92 of Tachira's 95 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (95 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Tachira stories →
Disasters & accidents

Egypt

354 of its 663 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Cairo accounted for 295 of Egypt's 354 stories about harm, carried by 263 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (262 stories). Train derailment was named in 146 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Cairo stories →
Health

Kenya

477 of its 891 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (389 stories). Poisoning was named in 197 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Cameroon

185 of its 250 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (156 stories). Poisoning was named in 34 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Cameroon over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Chile

127 of its 283 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Santiago accounted for 106 of Chile's 127 stories about harm, carried by 131 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Greenland

72 of its 186 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (18 stories). Tsunami was named in 46 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

China

806 of its 5,083 stories (16%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (244 stories). Accidents were named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

Managua accounted for 57 of Nicaragua's 86 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. 56 of Managua's 57 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

1,752 of its 2,768 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Lahore accounted for 750 of Pakistan's 1,752 stories about harm, carried by 479 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (812 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

214 of its 287 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Wildfires were named in 107 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Puerto Rico (107 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Greenland (46 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Armenia (43 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Nepal (27 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); diphtheria in Togo (14 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 13 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 40,672 stories about harm among 194,663 counted on 13 Jul.

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In Puerto Rico's news, mentions of wildfires ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 194,663 stories, as usual. Colombia's news was 54% about people being harmed, against a usual 29%. On 13 July 2017, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua87 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 82 · mostly rights & justice Yemen76 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Syria75 in 100 of its 702 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Puerto Rico75 in 100 of its 287 stories · usually 49 · mostly disasters & accidents Cameroon74 in 100 of its 250 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

London UK878 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1467 Lahore Pakistan229 stories about protests or strikes, of its 750 Des Moines US201 stories about protests or strikes, of its 278 Washington US168 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1164 Beijing China119 stories about protests or strikes, of its 298

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: too little coverage to readYemen: 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: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: 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: 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 readPakistan: 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 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: 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 lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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: too little coverage to readLesotho: 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: 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: 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 lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: 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 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: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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: 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: 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 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 lessCosta Rica: 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 lessCameroon: 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: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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 lessAzerbaijan: 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 lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad 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 lessEast Jerusalem: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about one and a half times its own usualDR Congo: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBahamas: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKhartoum, Sudan -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 19 outletsHawaii, US -- health: 47 stories, carried by 50 outletsColdstream, UK -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 18 outletsAmman, Jordan -- health: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsVienna, Austria -- conflict & violence: 59 stories, carried by 58 outletsPhiladelphia, US -- health: 154 stories, carried by 143 outletsBeirut, Lebanon -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 14 outletsSunshine Coast, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 18 stories, carried by 20 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

● Saudi Arabia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Puerto Rico warmth about one and a half times usual ● Austria warmth about one and a half times usual ● France warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Khartoum Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories ● Hawaii US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 47 stories ● Coldstream UK about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Amman Jordan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Vienna Austria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 59 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 12,843 stories · about as usual Health21% 8,524 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence17% 6,648 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 5,872 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,371 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,454 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,311 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 814 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 killed11,924 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,973 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,060 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,113 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting refugees819 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Mexico and the US Stories reporting evacuations589 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people displaced435 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions328 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill273 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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