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37,599 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Harare (Zimbabwe), deaths in Bihac and violence in Hodeida. Yemen's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNorth Korea 66 in 100 of its 630 stories, usually 17
RegionCentral Asia 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 33
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

1,352 of its 2,099 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Harare accounted for 1,237 of Zimbabwe's 1,352 stories about harm, carried by 736 outlets. 1,069 of Harare's 1,237 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (1,185 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Bosnia

55 of its 62 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Bihac accounted for 45 of Bosnia's 55 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bosnia over 30 days → its stories → Bihac stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

303 of its 352 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Hodeida accounted for 206 of Yemen's 303 stories about harm, carried by 150 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (113 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Hodeida stories →
Disasters & accidents

Portugal

53 of its 185 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Palestine

402 of its 662 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. 101 of Ramallah's 190 stories were about protests or strikes. Poisoning was named in 97 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

351 of its 448 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Kabul accounted for 256 of Afghanistan's 351 stories about harm, carried by 179 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (182 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

198 of its 450 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 79 of Dhaka's 117 stories were about protests or strikes. Road crashes were named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

North Korea

418 of its 630 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kyrgyzstan

44 of its 57 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Tornadoes were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Rights & justice

Türkiye

539 of its 994 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (253 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: haemorrhagic fever in Senegal (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Venezuela (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Haiti (20 of its stories, about three times its usual); poisoning in Palestine (97 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in Kyrgyzstan (16 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 2 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 37,599 stories about harm among 205,794 counted on 2 Aug.

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Mentions of haemorrhagic fever ran more than ten times their usual in Senegal's news. In Zimbabwe, 64% of the news was about people being harmed, where 23% is usual. A year earlier, on 2 August 2017, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. 18 in every 100 of the day's 205,794 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 20.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bosnia89 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 54 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Tajikistan86 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen86 in 100 of its 352 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Nicaragua86 in 100 of its 132 stories · usually 87 · mostly rights & justice Laos82 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 81 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Harare Zimbabwe1069 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1237 Washington US336 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1422 Boston US223 stories about protests or strikes, of its 556 Jerusalem Israel136 stories about protests or strikes, of its 251 Ramallah Palestine101 stories about protests or strikes, of its 190

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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: too little coverage to readUkraine: 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: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: too little coverage to readEswatini: 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 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 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 readSingapore: 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 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 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: 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: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readIndia: 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 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: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: 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: 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: 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 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 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 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 lessChad: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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 lessAfghanistan: 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 readCrimea: 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualYemen: warmth about its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualTajikistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSyria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualPanama: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualLaos: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualEcuador: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualKashmir: 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 usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualQuito, Ecuador -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 30 stories, carried by 34 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 23 outletsKupwara, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 26 stories, carried by 18 outletsStaffordshire, UK -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsVermont, US -- health: 18 stories, carried by 15 outletsBrighton, UK -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 29 outletsArizona, US -- rights & justice: 32 stories, carried by 33 outletsAccra, Ghana -- shelter & services: 37 stories, carried by 13 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

● Ecuador 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 ● Syria warmth about one and a half times usual ● Kashmir warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Quito Ecuador about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 30 stories ● Jammu Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 25 stories ● Kupwara Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 26 stories ● Staffordshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Vermont US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 10,911 stories · about as usual Health21% 7,658 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 7,281 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 5,980 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,803 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,282 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,011 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 899 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 killed11,409 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,384 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests4,317 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,419 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Zimbabwe Stories reporting abductions862 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the US Stories reporting evacuations741 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting refugees471 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people displaced361 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Yemen Stories reporting people falling ill71 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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

● Angerabout as 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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