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29,603 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to violence in Kigali, protests in Zurich (Switzerland) and road crashes in Armenia. Rwanda's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostRwanda 71 in 100 of its 105 stories, usually 37
RegionSoutheast Asia 27 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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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

75 of its 105 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Kigali accounted for 58 of Rwanda's 75 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories → Kigali stories →
Protests & strikes

Switzerland

122 of its 412 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 30 of Zurich's 52 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (35 stories). Wildfires were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heatwave.

Switzerland over 30 days → its stories → Zurich stories →
Disasters & accidents

Armenia

39 of its 127 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (15 stories). Road crashes were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Philippines

291 of its 901 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 72 of Manila's 139 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

Mongkok accounted for 108 of Hong Kong's 156 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. 99 of Mongkok's 108 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (94 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 93 of Sudan's 129 stories about harm, carried by 115 outlets. 90 of Khartoum's 93 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

284 of its 479 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Ramallah accounted for 236 of Palestine's 284 stories about harm, carried by 8 outlets. 142 of Ramallah's 236 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

Greece

335 of its 1,067 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Athens accounted for 302 of Greece's 335 stories about harm, carried by 222 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Tajikistan

15 of its 27 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 7 of Dushanbe's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (14 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in South Korea (38 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Yemen (35 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); extreme cold in Belgium (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Bangladesh (28 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); ebola in Nepal (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 29,603 stories about harm among 150,127 counted on 8 Jul.

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In South Korea's news, mentions of the hunger ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 150,127 stories, as usual. Rwanda's news was 71% about people being harmed, against a usual 37%. On 8 July 2018, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Eswatini83 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 51 · mostly shelter & services Congo79 in 100 of its 190 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen72 in 100 of its 155 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Libya72 in 100 of its 117 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda71 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Ramallah Palestine142 stories about protests or strikes, of its 236 Washington US127 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1222 Beijing China116 stories about protests or strikes, of its 182 Mongkok Hong Kong99 stories about protests or strikes, of its 108 Khartoum Sudan90 stories about protests or strikes, of its 93

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: 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: 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 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: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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 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 lessNorth Korea: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth 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: 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 lessIndia: 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 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 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: 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: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualEswatini: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualBosnia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualEl Camino, US -- health: 107 stories, carried by 107 outletsSpartanburg, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 14 outletsNiamey, Niger -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsSarajevo, Bosnia -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsAthens, Greece -- conflict & violence: 302 stories, carried by 222 outletsBushehr, Iran -- conflict & violence: 52 stories, carried by 51 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 101 stories, carried by 89 outletsFulani, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 10 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

● Greece warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bosnia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● El Camino US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 107 stories ● Spartanburg US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Niamey Niger about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Sarajevo Bosnia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Athens Greece about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 302 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 9,265 stories · about as usual Health20% 5,960 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 5,768 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 3,871 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,026 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,079 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 595 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 571 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 killed7,349 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,662 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,537 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured2,428 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees284 at about half the usual rate · most about Mexico and the US Stories reporting people displaced216 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions162 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations154 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting people falling ill21 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and China

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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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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