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36,217 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Najaf (Iraq), violence in Golan Heights and train derailment in Colombia. Syria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostGreenland 93 in 100 of its 131 stories, usually 46
RegionCentral Asia 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Iraq

214 of its 328 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. 85 of Najaf's 86 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (95 stories). Road crashes were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Najaf stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

446 of its 534 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Golan Heights accounted for 226 of Syria's 446 stories about harm, carried by 242 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (43 stories). Outbreaks were named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Golan Heights stories →
Rights & justice

Colombia

109 of its 207 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (51 stories). Train derailment was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Cuba

87 of its 203 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Havana accounted for 77 of Cuba's 87 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (63 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Havana stories →
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Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

294 of its 320 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 83%. Managua accounted for 248 of Nicaragua's 294 stories about harm, carried by 236 outlets. 226 of Managua's 248 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Libya

196 of its 326 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. 61 of Khoms' 95 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (75 stories). Hypothermia was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Myanmar

91 of its 130 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Yangon accounted for 53 of Myanmar's 91 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. 32 of Yangon's 53 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

576 of its 711 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Kabul accounted for 369 of Afghanistan's 576 stories about harm, carried by 442 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (124 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

286 of its 531 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (80 stories). Cholera was named in 81 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.

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Protests & strikes

Kyrgyzstan

35 of its 73 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 16 of Bishkek's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Portugal (19 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); cholera in Bangladesh (81 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Kenya (70 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); helicopter crash in South Korea (38 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Palestine (55 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 36,217 stories about harm among 206,765 counted on 17 Jul.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 206,765 stories, below the usual 21. Mentions of wildfires ran about 7 times their usual in Portugal's news. A year earlier, on 17 July 2017, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. Iraq stood out: 65% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 55%.

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Where harm was most of the news all →

Greenland93 in 100 of its 131 stories · usually 46 · mostly displacement Nicaragua92 in 100 of its 320 stories · usually 83 · mostly rights & justice Syria84 in 100 of its 534 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan81 in 100 of its 711 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Mali73 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Moscow Russia313 stories about protests or strikes, of its 623 Washington US262 stories about protests or strikes, of its 893 Hockessin US232 stories about protests or strikes, of its 250 Managua Nicaragua226 stories about protests or strikes, of its 248 Chicago US220 stories about protests or strikes, of its 461

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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-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: 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 lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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 lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: 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 lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPalau: 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 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 readNamibia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readHungary: 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 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: 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: too little coverage to readEcuador: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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 readCuba: 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 readChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: too little coverage to readChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: 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: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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 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): 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPanama: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGambia: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualCyprus: warmth about one and a half times its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualTemora, Australia -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 13 stories, carried by 48 outletsDayton, US -- rights & justice: 58 stories, carried by 68 outletsMusa Qala, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 28 outletsDayton, US -- rights & justice: 26 stories, carried by 27 outletsDarfur, Sudan -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 14 stories, carried by 10 outletsPutumayo, Colombia -- rights & justice: 50 stories, carried by 42 outletsAdana, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsAddis Ababa, Ethiopia -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 10 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

● Hong Kong warmth about one and a half times usual ● Cyprus warmth about one and a half times usual ● South Africa warmth about one and a half times usual ● Japan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Nepal warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Temora Australia about three times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 13 stories ● Dayton US about three times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 58 stories ● Musa Qala Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Dayton US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 26 stories ● Darfur Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 14 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 10,384 stories · less than usual (usually 31%) Health21% 7,411 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents20% 7,227 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence15% 5,354 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,147 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,369 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 908 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 722 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 killed10,523 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,332 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured4,123 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,015 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting refugees624 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting abductions469 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations447 at about half the usual rate · most about Greenland and the US Stories reporting people displaced370 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill51 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Cuba

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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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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