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29,362 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to helicopter crash in the Bahamas, protests in Caracas (Venezuela) and violence in Tunis. the Bahamas' coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Greece →
Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBahamas 72 in 100 of its 803 stories, usually 19
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 34 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 →
Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

582 of its 803 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Big Grand Cay accounted for 461 of the Bahamas' 582 stories about harm, carried by 370 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (565 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 372 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bahamas over 30 days → its stories → Big Grand Cay stories →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

306 of its 414 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Caracas accounted for 182 of Venezuela's 306 stories about harm, carried by 359 outlets. 129 of Caracas' 182 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (61 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Conflict & violence

Tunisia

147 of its 194 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Tunis accounted for 117 of Tunisia's 147 stories about harm, carried by 131 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Rights & justice

Poland

75 of its 268 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 11 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.

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

Algeria

96 of its 126 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Algiers accounted for 71 of Algeria's 96 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. 58 of Algiers' 71 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

358 of its 422 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Tripoli accounted for 298 of Libya's 358 stories about harm, carried by 214 outlets. Drownings were named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 381 of Sudan's 439 stories about harm, carried by 326 outlets. 378 of Khartoum's 381 stories were about protests or strikes. Flooding was named in 162 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.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

199 of its 507 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (85 stories). Wildfires were named in 87 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with poisoning.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Israel

479 of its 878 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (157 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Norway

70 of its 210 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Greece (87 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in Sudan (162 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Kenya (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Iceland (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in Italy (46 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 29,362 stories about harm among 140,809 counted on 5 Jul.

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In the Bahamas, 72% of the news was about people being harmed, where 19% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 140,809 stories, as usual. Evacuations were reported at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Greece. In the Bahamas' news, mentions of helicopter crash ran more than ten times their usual. On 5 July 2018, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Libya85 in 100 of its 422 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Honduras80 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 48 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan76 in 100 of its 575 stories · usually 81 · mostly rights & justice Algeria76 in 100 of its 126 stories · usually 35 · mostly rights & justice Tunisia76 in 100 of its 194 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US954 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1618 Khartoum Sudan378 stories about protests or strikes, of its 381 Ridgecrest US352 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1084 Beijing China132 stories about protests or strikes, of its 174 Caracas Venezuela129 stories about protests or strikes, of its 182

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: 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: 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 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 lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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: 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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 lessPalestine: 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 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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 readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: too little coverage to readCongo: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia 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 lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: 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 readVietnam: warmth about its own usualVenezuela: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualEritrea: warmth about its own usualCyprus: warmth about its own usualDR Congo: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualNiamey, Niger -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsSeattle, US -- health: 61 stories, carried by 59 outletsCanberra, Australia -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 21 outletsSandy Hook, US -- conflict & violence: 138 stories, carried by 184 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 110 stories, carried by 102 outletsVienna, Austria -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsPyongyang, North Korea -- health: 26 stories, carried by 24 outletsNarwani, India -- conflict & violence: 31 stories, carried by 22 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

● Tunisia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Niger warmth about one and a half times usual ● Sudan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Libya warmth about one and a half times usual ● Venezuela warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Niamey Niger about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Seattle US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 61 stories ● Canberra Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 18 stories ● Sandy Hook US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 138 stories ● Kabul Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 110 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 9,670 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents23% 6,733 stories · much more than usual (usually 17%) Health16% 4,721 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Conflict & violence12% 3,481 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,592 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,011 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 933 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 696 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 killed7,568 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,073 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Libya Stories reporting arrests3,697 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,454 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,251 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about the US and Greece Stories reporting refugees626 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Libya Stories reporting people displaced210 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions161 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill29 at about half 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 much 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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