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33,402 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Yuen Long (Hong Kong), people killed in the Netherlands and the drought in France. the Netherlands' coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostCuba 63 in 100 of its 212 stories, usually 25
RegionOceania 21 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
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

Hong Kong

176 of its 308 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Yuen Long accounted for 140 of Hong Kong's 176 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. 132 of Yuen Long's 140 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (109 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories → Yuen Long stories →
Conflict & violence

Netherlands

349 of its 857 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (103 stories). HIV was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Netherlands over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

France

426 of its 1,725 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (170 stories). Drought was named in 134 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Cuba

134 of its 212 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Havana accounted for 119 of Cuba's 134 stories about harm, carried by 117 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories).

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

Afghanistan

324 of its 466 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Kabul accounted for 236 of Afghanistan's 324 stories about harm, carried by 170 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

185 of its 214 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Mogadishu accounted for 154 of Somalia's 185 stories about harm, carried by 136 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Thailand

116 of its 326 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Cameroon

29 of its 58 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 10 of Yaounde's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (12 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Albania

14 of its 24 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 12 of Trestenik's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

204 of its 453 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Dengue was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Japan (83 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Venezuela (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Syria (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Saudi Arabia (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Greece (20 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 33,402 stories about harm among 178,404 counted on 24 Jul.

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Japan's news mentioned the tsunami more than ten times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 178,404 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. A year earlier, on 24 July 2018, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. Hong Kong stood out: 57% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 46%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo90 in 100 of its 204 stories · usually 76 · mostly health Somalia86 in 100 of its 214 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen70 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan70 in 100 of its 466 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Libya69 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US382 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1357 Chicago US297 stories about protests or strikes, of its 577 Yuen Long Hong Kong132 stories about protests or strikes, of its 140 Jerusalem Israel128 stories about protests or strikes, of its 300 Moscow Russia108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 186

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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCayman 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: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-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 lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra 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: 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 lessRussia: 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 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: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNigeria: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: 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 lessLibya: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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 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 lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: too little coverage to readIndia: 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 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 readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: too little coverage to readGermany: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: 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: 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: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readYemen: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNetherlands: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualHonduras: warmth about its own usualDR Congo: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about its own usualBahamas: warmth about its own usualNorthamptonshire, UK -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 123 outletsAnkara, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 70 stories, carried by 53 outletsBangui, Central African Republic -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsWauwatosa, US -- health: 24 stories, carried by 20 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsUtah, US -- health: 30 stories, carried by 21 outletsGuelph, Canada -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsManukau, New Zealand -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 11 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

● Netherlands warmth about one and a half times usual ● Uganda warmth about one and a half times usual ● Pakistan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Congo warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Northamptonshire UK about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● Ankara Türkiye about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 70 stories ● Bangui Central African Republic about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● Wauwatosa US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 24 stories ● Juba South Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 9,681 stories · less than usual (usually 33%) Health24% 7,854 stories · much more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents19% 6,222 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 4,013 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,166 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,338 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 728 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 685 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 killed8,753 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,002 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,975 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,157 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations432 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees417 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people displaced378 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions257 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill27 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Cuba

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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