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The day's news pointed at protests in Bamako (Mali), illness in Buenos Aires and landslides in Nepal. Armenia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 61 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostAzerbaijan 47 in 100 of its 159 stories, usually 27
RegionCentral Asia 52 in 100 of its stories, usually 43
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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Protests & strikes

Mali

70 of its 88 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Bamako accounted for 47 of Mali's 70 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. 38 of Bamako's 47 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Mali over 30 days → its stories → Bamako stories →
Health

Argentina

33 of its 79 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Buenos Aires accounted for 32 of Argentina's 33 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories). Outbreaks were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Argentina over 30 days → its stories → Buenos Aires stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

38 of its 68 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Landslides were named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Armenia

52 of its 133 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Bahamas

79 of its 172 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (42 stories). Illness was named in 56 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Bahrain

44 of its 96 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 15 of Manama's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Azerbaijan

75 of its 159 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Poland

119 of its 288 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Warsaw accounted for 101 of Poland's 119 stories about harm, carried by 199 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Health

Israel

221 of its 466 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Jerusalem accounted for 120 of Israel's 221 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets.

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Health

Malawi

23 of its 56 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Bahamas (56 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Ethiopia (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); accidents in Mexico (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); cyclone in Philippines (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in China (25 of its stories, about 4 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 13 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 28,792 stories about harm among 93,889 counted on 13 Jul.

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It was the third day running that the news turned to Mali. of the day's 93,889 news stories, 31 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 14 July 2019, a year earlier, the share was 27 in every 100, against 31 today. Mali's news was 80% about people being harmed, against a usual 60%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali80 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir73 in 100 of its 226 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan70 in 100 of its 152 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen69 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Puerto Rico60 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 54 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US169 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1106 Beijing China69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 302 Jerusalem Israel55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 120 London UK39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 457 Bamako Mali38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 47

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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 lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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: 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 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 readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: 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 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 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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: 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: 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 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: 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 readPuerto Rico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualBahamas: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualSamangan, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 35 stories, carried by 47 outletsPrince Edward Island, Canada -- health: 11 stories, carried by 48 outletsKunduz, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 36 outletsTuscaloosa, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 16 outletsNorth Dakota, US -- health: 21 stories, carried by 46 outletsBlackrock, UK -- health: 31 stories, carried by 29 outletsVadodara, India -- rights & justice: 26 stories, carried by 14 outletsWarsaw, Poland -- health: 101 stories, carried by 199 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

● Bahamas warmth about one and a half times usual ● Puerto Rico warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Samangan Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 35 stories ● Prince Edward Island Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Kunduz Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories ● Tuscaloosa US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● North Dakota US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health61% 17,514 stories · more than usual (usually 57%) Rights & justice17% 4,749 stories · much less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents9% 2,506 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence6% 1,599 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,131 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 524 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 263 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 258 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 killed8,322 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,856 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,782 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,517 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees132 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting evacuations128 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced119 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions83 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill39 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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 about as 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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