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17,638 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Jerusalem (Israel), violence in Darfur and flooding in Trinidad & Tobago. Sudan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 57 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostVietnam 50 in 100 of its 179 stories, usually 31
RegionCentral Asia 56 in 100 of its stories, usually 43
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

Israel

103 of its 189 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Jerusalem accounted for 58 of Israel's 103 stories about harm, carried by 141 outlets. 41 of Jerusalem's 58 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Heatwave was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flu and malaria. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

31 of its 43 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Darfur accounted for 23 of Sudan's 31 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Darfur stories →
Disasters & accidents

Trinidad & Tobago

37 of its 84 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Flooding was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides.

Trinidad & Tobago over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Norway

21 of its 61 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Outbreaks were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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

Lebanon

49 of its 106 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Beirut accounted for 35 of Lebanon's 49 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. 24 of Beirut's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Illness was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Poland

30 of its 63 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 13 of Warsaw's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

95 of its 165 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Tehran accounted for 62 of Iran's 95 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

58 of its 82 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Vietnam

89 of its 179 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Respiratory illness was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Sweden

33 of its 65 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 10 of Stockholm's 16 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Lebanon (23 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); respiratory illness in Vietnam (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in US (305 of its stories, about three times its usual); building collapse in Nigeria (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heavy rain in UK (20 of its stories, about 5 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 25 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 17,638 stories about harm among 57,464 counted on 25 Jul.

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Mentions of flooding ran more than ten times their usual in Trinidad & Tobago's news. of the day's 57,464 news stories, 31 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Israel for the second day running. A year earlier, on 26 July 2019, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 31 today. In Israel, 54% of the news was about people being harmed, where 42% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria71 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan65 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Brazil58 in 100 of its 218 stories · usually 44 · mostly health Indonesia58 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 48 · mostly health Kashmir58 in 100 of its 132 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Portland US264 stories about protests or strikes, of its 300 Washington US184 stories about protests or strikes, of its 709 Chicago US84 stories about protests or strikes, of its 167 Delhi India53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 292 Moscow Russia44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 89

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: 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: too little coverage to readUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: 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: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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: too little coverage to readEswatini: 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 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: too little coverage to readPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: 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: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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 lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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 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: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: too little coverage to readChina: 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: 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 lessBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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 readArgentina: 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 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: too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: 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 readIndonesia: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualJamshedpur, India -- health: 14 stories, carried by 16 outletsVermont, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 69 outletsWrexham, UK -- health: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsGombe, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 15 outletsLake Piru, US -- disasters & accidents: 16 stories, carried by 12 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 36 stories, carried by 42 outletsMilan, Italy -- health: 11 stories, carried by 36 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- health: 21 stories, carried by 17 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

● Armenia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Jamshedpur India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Vermont US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Wrexham UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Gombe Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Lake Piru US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 16 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health57% 9,988 stories · less than usual (usually 60%) Rights & justice19% 3,248 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents10% 1,727 stories · more than usual (usually 8%) Conflict & violence7% 1,252 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 735 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 294 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 141 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 120 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 killed5,098 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,487 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,154 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured974 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions91 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees90 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced86 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations69 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill37 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 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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