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34,794 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Dushanbe, heavy rain in Sudan and volcanic eruption in Indonesia. Tajikistan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostTajikistan 99 in 100 of its 350 stories, usually 50
RegionCentral Asia 69 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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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Conflict & violence

Tajikistan

345 of its 350 stories (99%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Dushanbe accounted for 298 of Tajikistan's 345 stories about harm, carried by 252 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (202 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Tajikistan over 30 days → its stories → Dushanbe stories →
Rights & justice

Sudan

77 of its 95 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (42 stories). Heavy rain was named in 13 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. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

651 of its 912 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (204 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 466 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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

Vietnam

198 of its 456 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Eritrea

97 of its 117 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Asmara accounted for 79 of Eritrea's 97 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. Extreme cold was named in 28 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.

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Rights & justice

Italy

320 of its 1,190 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (22 stories). Poisoning was named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Malaysia

524 of its 1,479 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (392 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Niger

66 of its 83 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (61 stories). Ebola was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks.

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Protests & strikes

Morocco

46 of its 136 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 25 of Rabat's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Mali

256 of its 292 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Bamako accounted for 151 of Mali's 256 stories about harm, carried by 120 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Myanmar (31 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); cholera in Yemen (40 of its stories, about three times its usual); extreme cold in Eritrea (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Niger (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Latvia (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 34,794 stories about harm among 181,127 counted on 30 Jul.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Tajikistan. of the day's 181,127 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Indonesia's news mentioned volcanic eruption about 5 times as often as usual. Tajikistan's news was 99% about people being harmed, against a usual 50%. On 30 July 2017, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Tajikistan99 in 100 of its 350 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Nicaragua88 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 86 · mostly rights & justice Mali88 in 100 of its 292 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Laos87 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 79 · mostly disasters & accidents Eritrea83 in 100 of its 117 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US576 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1704 Jerusalem Israel211 stories about protests or strikes, of its 356 Harare Zimbabwe169 stories about protests or strikes, of its 299 Tehran Iran111 stories about protests or strikes, of its 388 Atlanta US102 stories about protests or strikes, of its 199

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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 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: 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: 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 lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readSierra 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: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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 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 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 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: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: 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 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 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 lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: too little coverage to readIceland: 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 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: too little coverage to readFrance: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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: too little coverage to readCosta 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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): 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 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: too little coverage to readChagos 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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 readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualParaguay: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualGeorgia: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualEcuador: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualAlgeria: 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 usualKhartoum, Sudan -- rights & justice: 52 stories, carried by 53 outletsRiyom, Nigeria -- displacement: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsOklahoma, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 40 outletsZurmi, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 13 outletsMopti, Mali -- conflict & violence: 33 stories, carried by 28 outletsVermont, US -- shelter & services: 37 stories, carried by 35 outletsBudapest, Hungary -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 13 outletsRabat, Morocco -- rights & justice: 25 stories, carried by 18 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

● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Japan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Khartoum Sudan about three times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 52 stories ● Riyom Nigeria about three times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 11 stories ● Oklahoma US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Zurmi Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 21 stories ● Mopti Mali about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 33 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 9,018 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Disasters & accidents26% 8,749 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Health19% 6,488 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 4,523 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,996 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,199 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,086 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 999 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 killed12,195 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,943 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,828 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people injured3,153 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,049 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting abductions399 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees362 at about half the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people displaced346 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill30 at less than a quarter of 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 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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