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28,714 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to illness in Gaza, protests in Oromo (Ethiopia) and violence in Baghdad. Palestine's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 60 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostMalawi 53 in 100 of its 83 stories, usually 26
RegionOceania 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Palestine

142 of its 215 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Gaza accounted for 89 of Palestine's 142 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (91 stories). Outbreaks were named in 83 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Gaza stories →
Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

37 of its 58 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Oromo accounted for 26 of Ethiopia's 37 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. 13 of Oromo's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Oromo stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

82 of its 120 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Baghdad accounted for 54 of Iraq's 82 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Japan

313 of its 820 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (44 stories). Flooding was named in 74 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with heavy rain, landslides and typhoon. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Health

Dominican Republic

31 of its 45 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Outbreaks were named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

124 of its 250 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 20 of Causeway Bay's 33 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

Reports of people falling ill ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Landslides were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 44 of Afghanistan's 79 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Earthquake was named in 12 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.

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Health

Chile

42 of its 72 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Dominican Republic (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Japan (74 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); plague in China (223 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Mongolia (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); earthquake in Afghanistan (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

31 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 28,714 stories about harm among 92,290 counted on 6 Jul.

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Palestine's news mentioned outbreaks about 5 times as often as usual. 31 in every 100 of the day's 92,290 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 32. A year earlier, on 7 July 2019, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 31 today. Palestine stood out: 66% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 49%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iraq68 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine66 in 100 of its 215 stories · usually 49 · mostly health Ethiopia64 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice Kashmir60 in 100 of its 139 stories · usually 64 · mostly health Chile58 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 43 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US227 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1105 Atlanta US113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 196 Chicago US90 stories about protests or strikes, of its 330 Beijing China87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 374 Portland US52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 74

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: 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: too little coverage to readUnited 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 lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: 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: 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 readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua 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 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: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: 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: 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 lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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: 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 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: 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: 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: 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 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 lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualCroatia: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualTenby, UK -- health: 10 stories, carried by 13 outletsYorkshire, UK -- health: 49 stories, carried by 40 outletsNebraska, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 16 outletsBerkshire, US -- health: 18 stories, carried by 34 outletsZagreb, Croatia -- health: 20 stories, carried by 71 outletsRome, Italy -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 65 stories, carried by 185 outletsBaalbek, Lebanon -- health: 10 stories, carried by 24 outletsAjit, India -- conflict & violence: 26 stories, carried by 21 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Tenby UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Yorkshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 49 stories ● Nebraska US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Berkshire US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Zagreb Croatia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 20 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health60% 17,125 stories · more than usual (usually 56%) Rights & justice18% 5,153 stories · much less than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents8% 2,409 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence5% 1,561 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,206 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 524 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 260 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 254 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 killed8,212 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,876 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,873 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,539 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations165 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Japan and the US Stories reporting refugees138 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced92 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions88 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill44 at about the usual rate

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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than 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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