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31,047 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at the hurricane in the Dominican Republic, illness in Mecca and refugees in Libya. Libya's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 62 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSaudi Arabia 56 in 100 of its 400 stories, usually 41
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Libya

45 of its 75 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Bangladesh

157 of its 246 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Heavy rain was named in 32 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with storm surge and hurricane.

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Health

Nigeria

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (35 stories). Gas explosion was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hepatitis. 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 56 of Afghanistan's 85 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Kashmir

Jammu accounted for 42 of Kashmir's 74 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 65 of Iran's 107 stories about harm, carried by 234 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

59 of its 80 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Landslides were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts and heavy rain.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Vietnam (68 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Bangladesh (32 of its stories, about three times its usual); illness in Ethiopia (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); poisoning in Jordan (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Puerto Rico (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

28 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 31,047 stories about harm among 109,705 counted on 29 Jul.

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No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 10 March 2020. Stories about people being harmed made up 28 in every 100 of the day's 109,705 stories, below the usual 30. the Dominican Republic's news was 78% about people being harmed, against a usual 35%. In Vietnam's news, mentions of outbreaks ran about three times their usual. On 30 July 2019, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 28 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Puerto Rico74 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 54 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan68 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan64 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh64 in 100 of its 246 stories · usually 52 · mostly health Syria61 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Portland US366 stories about protests or strikes, of its 425 Washington US281 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1460 Chicago US90 stories about protests or strikes, of its 296 Jerusalem Israel60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 140 London UK49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 433

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: no storiesRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessPakistan: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 45 in 100 of its 328 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Yemen: 58 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Vietnam: 44 in 100 of its 294 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Venezuela: 47 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Puerto Rico: 74 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Uganda: 41 in 100 of its 172 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Türkiye: 49 in 100 of its 378 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Syria: 61 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)South Sudan: 55 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Sudan: 68 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Somalia: 66 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Saudi Arabia: 56 in 100 of its 400 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)St Vincent: 100 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Rwanda: 54 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Russia: 38 in 100 of its 924 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Philippines: 49 in 100 of its 713 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)North Korea: 49 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Niger: 82 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Nepal: 54 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Mali: 66 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Malawi: 47 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Libya: 60 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Liberia: 42 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Lebanon: 40 in 100 of its 136 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Kyrgyzstan: 56 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Israel: 40 in 100 of its 665 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Iraq: 44 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Iran: 43 in 100 of its 251 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Indonesia: 47 in 100 of its 218 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Georgia: 77 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Ethiopia: 43 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Dominican Republic: 78 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Cuba: 42 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Colombia: 43 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Hong Kong: 51 in 100 of its 265 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Burkina Faso: 89 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Brazil: 38 in 100 of its 228 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Bolivia: 55 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Belarus: 52 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Bangladesh: 64 in 100 of its 246 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Bahamas: 42 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Afghanistan: 64 in 100 of its 133 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Kashmir: 57 in 100 of its 130 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Kashmir: 57 in 100 of its 130 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Kashmir: 57 in 100 of its 130 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Kashmir: 57 in 100 of its 130 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 28 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Bangladesh 64 in 100 of its 246 stories · mostly health ● Puerto Rico 74 in 100 of its 80 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Afghanistan 64 in 100 of its 133 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Saudi Arabia 56 in 100 of its 400 stories · mostly health ● Syria 61 in 100 of its 121 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 68 in 100 of its 57 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health62% 19,051 stories · about as usual Rights & justice18% 5,498 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents7% 2,296 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence5% 1,548 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,091 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 604 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 433 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 290 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 killed7,585 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,074 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,978 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,305 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees160 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions138 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations122 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced121 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill56 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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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