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19,215 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Caracas (Venezuela), the tsunami in Indonesia and violence in Ghazni. Afghanistan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostEswatini 88 in 100 of its 180 stories, usually 27
RegionSoutheast Asia 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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

Venezuela

58 of its 105 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. 12 of Caracas' 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (8 stories). Hunger was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with chikungunya, malaria and dengue. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

327 of its 417 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Jakarta accounted for 153 of Indonesia's 327 stories about harm, carried by 173 outlets. Tsunami was named in 188 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Jakarta stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

414 of its 513 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Ghazni accounted for 210 of Afghanistan's 414 stories about harm, carried by 162 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (305 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Ghazni stories →
Shelter & services

Eswatini

158 of its 180 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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

Libya

145 of its 164 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Tripoli accounted for 91 of Libya's 145 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. Drownings were named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Food & livelihood

Greece

344 of its 841 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Athens accounted for 296 of Greece's 344 stories about harm, carried by 306 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

71 of its 106 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Big Grand Cay accounted for 58 of the Bahamas' 71 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (14 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Spain

176 of its 492 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 46 of Madrid's 66 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (85 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Germany

326 of its 943 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

61 of its 72 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: drownings in Libya (33 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drownings in Italy (25 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heavy rain in Bangladesh (22 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flu in Australia (28 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); dengue in Malaysia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 19,215 stories about harm among 82,517 counted on 7 Jul.

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Mentions of the tsunami ran about three times their usual in Indonesia's news. of the day's 82,517 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. Venezuela stood out: 55% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 47%. A year earlier, on 7 July 2018, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today. This week the news turned most often to Libya, on 4 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Libya88 in 100 of its 164 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Eswatini88 in 100 of its 180 stories · usually 27 · mostly shelter & services Yemen85 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan81 in 100 of its 513 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia78 in 100 of its 417 stories · usually 32 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China149 stories about protests or strikes, of its 172 Nablus Palestine103 stories about protests or strikes, of its 121 Washington US101 stories about protests or strikes, of its 468 Tehran Iran77 stories about protests or strikes, of its 486 Hong Kong Island Hong Kong73 stories about protests or strikes, of its 79

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesPakistan: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessYemen: 85 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Venezuela: 55 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)US: 31 in 100 of its 24,414 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Tunisia: 62 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Syria: 70 in 100 of its 220 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Eswatini: 88 in 100 of its 180 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sudan: 74 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sri Lanka: 38 in 100 of its 233 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Spain: 36 in 100 of its 492 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Somalia: 41 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sierra Leone: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)North Korea: 49 in 100 of its 178 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Niger: 39 in 100 of its 200 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nepal: 36 in 100 of its 165 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mozambique: 58 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Malta: 43 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Libya: 88 in 100 of its 164 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Lebanon: 35 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Israel: 32 in 100 of its 1,110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 51 in 100 of its 471 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iraq: 59 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iran: 32 in 100 of its 1,742 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Indonesia: 78 in 100 of its 417 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Honduras: 75 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Haiti: 50 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Greece: 41 in 100 of its 841 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Germany: 35 in 100 of its 943 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Georgia: 65 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ethiopia: 44 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Hong Kong: 50 in 100 of its 208 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Myanmar: 62 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Barbados: 55 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bangladesh: 36 in 100 of its 334 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bahamas: 67 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Afghanistan: 81 in 100 of its 513 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 51 in 100 of its 471 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 51 in 100 of its 471 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 51 in 100 of its 471 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 23 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Afghanistan 81 in 100 of its 513 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Eswatini 88 in 100 of its 180 stories · mostly shelter & services ● Libya 88 in 100 of its 164 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Indonesia 78 in 100 of its 417 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Syria 70 in 100 of its 220 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 85 in 100 of its 72 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 5,552 stories · less than usual (usually 32%) Disasters & accidents24% 4,524 stories · much more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence16% 2,976 stories · about as usual Health15% 2,881 stories · much less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 1,456 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 775 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 526 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 293 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 killed5,094 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,372 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,228 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people affected1,566 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations194 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees189 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Italy and the US Stories reporting people displaced187 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Nigeria Stories reporting abductions115 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about a third 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 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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