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20,039 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Jerusalem (Israel), the hunger in Yemen and a disaster in Lampedusa. Yemen's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and the Dominican Republic → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostItaly 52 in 100 of its 751 stories, usually 18
RegionSouth Asia 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Israel

515 of its 858 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Jerusalem accounted for 400 of Israel's 515 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. 351 of Jerusalem's 400 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (261 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

102 of its 120 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Sanaa accounted for 78 of Yemen's 102 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (56 stories). Hunger was named in 58 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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

Italy

387 of its 751 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Lampedusa accounted for 294 of Italy's 387 stories about harm, carried by 291 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (132 stories).

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

Philippines

212 of its 554 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (60 stories). Heavy rain was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

El Salvador

53 of its 68 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

311 of its 451 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Kabul accounted for 231 of Afghanistan's 311 stories about harm, carried by 335 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Mexico

227 of its 596 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 80 of Mexico City's 82 stories were about protests or strikes. Hurricane was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

444 of its 930 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Earthquake was named in 71 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with poisoning. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

India

1,387 of its 4,922 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (205 stories). Building collapse was named in 86 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Palestine (71 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Canada (54 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Australia (31 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (24 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in Philippines (17 of its stories, about three times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 Jun. 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 20,039 stories about harm among 96,443 counted on 29 Jun.

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People falling ill were reported at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and the Dominican Republic. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 96,443 stories, as usual. Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. For the second day running, the news turned to Israel. Yemen's news mentioned the hunger about 4 times as often as usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen85 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence El Salvador78 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 47 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria76 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan69 in 100 of its 451 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan65 in 100 of its 255 stories · usually 81 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel351 stories about protests or strikes, of its 400 Stonewall Inn US240 stories about protests or strikes, of its 452 Khartoum Sudan151 stories about protests or strikes, of its 151 Washington US110 stories about protests or strikes, of its 705 Ramallah Palestine105 stories about protests or strikes, of its 188

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 lessVenezuela: too little coverage to readVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCayman 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 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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: 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 readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: 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 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 readNepal: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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 lessJapan: 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 lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: too little coverage to readIndia: 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: too little coverage to readGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: 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: too little coverage to readChina: 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: too little coverage to readCameroon: 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: too little coverage to readBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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 readVietnam: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNorth Macedonia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualCanada: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAlbania: 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 usualLommel, Belgium -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 95 outletsDoha, Qatar -- conflict & violence: 31 stories, carried by 29 outletsSarnia, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 52 stories, carried by 54 outletsPort Huron, US -- disasters & accidents: 19 stories, carried by 19 outletsWisconsin, US -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 14 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 53 stories, carried by 27 outletsSwindon, UK -- health: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsGaza, Palestine -- conflict & violence: 231 stories, carried by 11 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

● Qatar warmth about one and a half times usual ● Belgium warmth about one and a half times usual ● North Macedonia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Lommel Belgium about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 15 stories ● Doha Qatar about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 31 stories ● Sarnia Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 52 stories ● Port Huron US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 19 stories ● Wisconsin US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 6,488 stories · about as usual Health21% 4,156 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 3,445 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 3,040 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,097 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 657 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 544 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 326 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 killed5,442 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,814 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,291 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,789 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees331 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions220 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations155 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Spain Stories reporting people falling ill110 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about the US and the Dominican Republic Stories reporting people displaced99 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Libya

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.

● 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.