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17,100 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Idlib (Syria), wildfires in Portugal and people injured in Costa Rica. Syria's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPortugal 81 in 100 of its 336 stories, usually 12
RegionEast Asia 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Syria

121 of its 154 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Idlib accounted for 82 of Syria's 121 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. 67 of Idlib's 82 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (57 stories). Train derailment was named in 38 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Idlib stories →
Disasters & accidents

Portugal

273 of its 336 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Lisbon accounted for 164 of Portugal's 273 stories about harm, carried by 209 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories). Wildfires were named in 244 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Portugal over 30 days → its stories → Lisbon stories →
Health

Costa Rica

55 of its 78 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Poisoning was named in 34 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Costa Rica over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Egypt

248 of its 469 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Cairo accounted for 228 of Egypt's 248 stories about harm, carried by 369 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (183 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Cairo stories →
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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

461 of its 556 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Wan Chai accounted for 329 of Hong Kong's 461 stories about harm, carried by 403 outlets. 323 of Wan Chai's 329 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (135 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Cuba

43 of its 80 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Havana accounted for 38 of Cuba's 43 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (35 stories). Flooding was named in 34 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Rights & justice

Slovenia

56 of its 61 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Ljubljana accounted for 54 of Slovenia's 56 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (55 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

598 of its 1,145 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (304 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Health

Thailand

59 of its 164 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Food poisoning was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drought.

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Displacement

Mexico

187 of its 459 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (92 stories). Flooding was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with hiv.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Cuba (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Ukraine (72 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Russia (67 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in Thailand (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Saudi Arabia (15 of its stories, more than ten 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 21 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 17,100 stories about harm among 82,379 counted on 21 Jul.

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Portugal's news mentioned wildfires more than ten times as often as usual. 21 in every 100 of the day's 82,379 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 21 July 2018, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 21 today. Syria stood out: 79% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 68%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Slovenia92 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 8 · mostly rights & justice Hong Kong83 in 100 of its 556 stories · usually 43 · mostly rights & justice Portugal81 in 100 of its 336 stories · usually 12 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria79 in 100 of its 154 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Costa Rica71 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 21 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Wan Chai Hong Kong323 stories about protests or strikes, of its 329 Beijing China120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 141 Springfield US118 stories about protests or strikes, of its 120 Washington US104 stories about protests or strikes, of its 779 Idlib Syria67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 82

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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: 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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: too little coverage to readSouth 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSão 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 lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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 readNetherlands: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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 readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: too little coverage to readMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: 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: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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: 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: too little coverage to readEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCôte 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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 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: 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 lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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 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: 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 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPanama: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualCaen, France -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsDes Moines, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 25 stories, carried by 22 outletsSokoto, Nigeria -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 21 stories, carried by 19 outletsCarnegie Hall, US -- rights & justice: 57 stories, carried by 52 outletsKiev, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 85 stories, carried by 75 outletsCairo, Egypt -- conflict & violence: 228 stories, carried by 369 outletsMaiduguri, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 13 outletsBalochistan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 13 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

● Russia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Ukraine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Egypt warmth about one and a half times usual ● Israel warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Caen France about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Des Moines US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 25 stories ● Sokoto Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 21 stories ● Carnegie Hall US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 57 stories ● Kiev Ukraine about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 85 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 5,274 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 3,582 stories · about as usual Health16% 2,769 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence16% 2,645 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,257 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 637 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 386 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 263 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 killed5,211 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,149 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,784 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,731 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting refugees279 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations185 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced173 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and India Stories reporting abductions134 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about a third of 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 harsher 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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