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The news turned to landslides in Nepal, protests in Kismayo (Somalia) and people injured in Pakistan. Somalia's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostPuerto Rico 59 in 100 of its 112 stories, usually 19
RegionNorth America 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

140 of its 251 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Kathmandu accounted for 101 of Nepal's 140 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Landslides were named in 61 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Protests & strikes

Somalia

119 of its 145 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Kismayo accounted for 94 of Somalia's 119 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. 48 of Kismayo's 94 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Kismayo stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

518 of its 1,238 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (148 stories). Accidents were named in 36 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

US

17,164 of its 58,174 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (595 stories). Tropical storm was named in 2,860 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storm surge.

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

Bolivia

25 of its 41 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 8 of la Paz's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (20 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Colombia

79 of its 204 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 28 of Bogota's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 138 of Sudan's 193 stories about harm, carried by 121 outlets. 124 of Khartoum's 138 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (133 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Mozambique

44 of its 76 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Storms were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Chagos Islands

11 of its 11 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Heatwave was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

South Korea

166 of its 764 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 75 of Seoul's 125 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (97 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: measles in DR Congo (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Chagos Islands (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Mali (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in South Africa (40 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Mozambique (10 of its stories, about 4 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 12 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 35,452 stories about harm among 165,095 counted on 12 Jul.

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Nepal's news mentioned landslides more than ten times as often as usual. 21 in every 100 of the day's 165,095 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Nepal, 56% of the news was about people being harmed, where 34% is usual. On 12 July 2018, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia82 in 100 of its 145 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan78 in 100 of its 248 stories · usually 77 · mostly rights & justice Syria74 in 100 of its 230 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen71 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 65 · mostly rights & justice Papua New Guinea69 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US455 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2256 Jerusalem Israel162 stories about protests or strikes, of its 263 Khartoum Sudan124 stories about protests or strikes, of its 138 El Paso US110 stories about protests or strikes, of its 170 Chicago US103 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1761

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: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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 lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: 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 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: 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: 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: 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 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 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 readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: 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 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: 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: 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 lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: too little coverage to readIraq: 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 lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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: too little coverage to readFiji: 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 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: 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 lessComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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 lessCambodia: 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 lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: 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 lessGaza: too little coverage to readWest Bank: too little coverage to readWestern 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: too little coverage to readAzad 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt 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: 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 readVietnam: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMontenegro: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualBosnia: warmth about its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 48 stories, carried by 42 outletsHawaii, US -- disasters & accidents: 50 stories, carried by 72 outletsBamako, Mali -- health: 13 stories, carried by 47 outletsKurdistan, Iran -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 11 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 37 stories, carried by 123 outletsSan Diego, US -- disasters & accidents: 224 stories, carried by 207 outletsCanberra, Australia -- rights & justice: 28 stories, carried by 21 outletsScottish Highlands, UK -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 45 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

● Colombia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Indonesia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Spain warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Bogota Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 48 stories ● Hawaii US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 50 stories ● Bamako Mali about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Kurdistan Iran about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Glasgow UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 37 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice35% 12,243 stories · more than usual (usually 32%) Disasters & accidents26% 9,147 stories · much more than usual (usually 18%) Health17% 5,932 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence9% 3,184 stories · much less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,800 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,058 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 751 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 730 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 killed8,043 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,583 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,383 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,494 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations808 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting refugees500 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced248 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions214 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill27 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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 two-thirds of 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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