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38,796 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Copenhagen (Denmark), people killed in North Korea and haemorrhagic fever in Congo. North Korea's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostDenmark 60 in 100 of its 305 stories, usually 18
RegionCentral Asia 45 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Denmark

182 of its 305 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Copenhagen accounted for 157 of Denmark's 182 stories about harm, carried by 171 outlets. 137 of Copenhagen's 157 stories were about protests or strikes. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Denmark over 30 days → its stories → Copenhagen stories →
Conflict & violence

North Korea

232 of its 541 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (166 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

North Korea over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Congo

255 of its 300 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Haemorrhagic fever was named in 88 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Argentina

116 of its 265 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 51 of Buenos Aires' 84 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (33 stories). Drought was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms.

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Protests & strikes

Cambodia

120 of its 195 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Phnom Penh accounted for 90 of Cambodia's 120 stories about harm, carried by 112 outlets. 77 of Phnom Penh's 90 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

574 of its 1,782 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 365 of Harare's 511 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (243 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Poland

155 of its 355 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (122 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Türkiye

547 of its 963 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (261 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

79 of its 150 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: cholera in Yemen (67 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); malaria in Senegal (28 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); ebola in Uganda (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Malawi (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); power cuts in Venezuela (15 of its stories, about 9 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 1 Aug. 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 38,796 stories about harm among 210,847 counted on 1 Aug.

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Denmark stood out: 60% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 18%. Mentions of the cholera ran about 5 times their usual in Yemen's news. On 1 August 2017, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 18 today. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 210,847 stories, below the usual 20. Over July, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 in July 2017.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua86 in 100 of its 112 stories · usually 87 · mostly rights & justice Congo85 in 100 of its 300 stories · usually 58 · mostly health Laos83 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 81 · mostly disasters & accidents Tunisia82 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 47 · mostly disasters & accidents Tajikistan81 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Harare Zimbabwe365 stories about protests or strikes, of its 511 London UK256 stories about protests or strikes, of its 632 Washington US242 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1630 Copenhagen Denmark137 stories about protests or strikes, of its 157 Jerusalem Israel79 stories about protests or strikes, of its 126

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 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: 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 lessTaiwan: 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 readSudan: 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: too little coverage to readSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra 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 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: too little coverage to readRussia: 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 lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: 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 lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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 lessIran: 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 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: too little coverage to readGabon: 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 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: 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 readCroatia: 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: too little coverage to readHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: 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 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: 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 lessBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: 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: too little coverage to readWestern 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: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish 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: 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: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 one and a half times its own usualTajikistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualLaos: 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 usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGeorgia: warmth about its own usualGambia: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualCyprus: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualChad: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualAlgeria: 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 usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNational Mine, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 19 stories, carried by 33 outletsKigali, Rwanda -- conflict & violence: 51 stories, carried by 51 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 16 outletsTunis, Tunisia -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 10 outletsHarare, Zimbabwe -- conflict & violence: 511 stories, carried by 460 outletsHavana, Cuba -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 21 outletsBrussels, Belgium -- health: 19 stories, carried by 17 outletsAsmara, Eritrea -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 12 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

● Zimbabwe warmth about one and a half times usual ● Rwanda warmth about one and a half times usual ● Tajikistan 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 ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● National Mine US about three times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 19 stories ● Kigali Rwanda about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 51 stories ● Jammu Kashmir about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 24 stories ● Tunis Tunisia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Harare Zimbabwe about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 511 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 10,542 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 8,216 stories · about as usual Health21% 7,930 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 5,452 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,707 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 1,615 stories · more than usual (usually 2%) Shelter & services4% 1,394 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,125 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 killed10,633 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,233 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,737 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,600 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting evacuations867 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions585 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees489 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people displaced366 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Colombia Stories reporting people falling ill141 at about the usual rate

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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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