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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 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 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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 lessSouth 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readParaguay: 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 lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: too little coverage to readMali: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: 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 lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: too little coverage to readIsrael: 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 lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readDominican 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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 readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualEswatini: warmth about twice its own usualSudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNiger: warmth about twice its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGreece: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGeorgia: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualBahamas: warmth about its own usualNiamey, Niger -- conflict & violence: 55 stories, carried by 45 outletsKhartoum, Sudan -- rights & justice: 66 stories, carried by 114 outletsAthens, Greece -- food & livelihood: 296 stories, carried by 306 outletsGlasgow, UK -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 12 outletsAnbar, Iraq -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 15 outletsNorthern Ireland, UK -- health: 31 stories, carried by 26 outletsBaghdad, Iraq -- conflict & violence: 42 stories, carried by 74 outletsWinnipeg, Canada -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 17 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

● Eswatini warmth about twice usual ● Niger warmth about twice usual ● Greece warmth about one and a half times usual ● Sudan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Papua New Guinea warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iraq warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Niamey Niger about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 55 stories ● Khartoum Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 66 stories ● Athens Greece about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 296 stories ● Glasgow UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories ● Anbar Iraq about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 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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