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20,597 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Mbabane (Eswatini), tropical storm in Guadeloupe and people injured in the Netherlands. Iraq's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 45 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostNetherlands 33 in 100 of its 276 stories, usually 17
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
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

Eswatini

25 of its 28 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Mbabane accounted for 22 of Eswatini's 25 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. 21 of Mbabane's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Eswatini over 30 days → its stories → Mbabane stories →
Disasters & accidents

Guadeloupe

40 of its 42 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. the Windward Islands accounted for 30 of Guadeloupe's 40 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Tropical storm was named in 40 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hurricane, flooding and cyclone.

Guadeloupe over 30 days → its stories → Windward Islands stories →
Health

Netherlands

91 of its 276 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Ghana

170 of its 457 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 68 of Ejura's 72 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Türkiye

107 of its 223 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 32 of Istanbul's 50 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Canada

636 of its 1,876 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (58 stories). Wildfires were named in 133 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with heatwave.

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

58 of its 91 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. 20 of Ramallah's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Uganda

53 of its 85 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Barbados

22 of its 51 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Tropical storm was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hurricane.

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Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Barbados (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Canada (133 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Philippines (58 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in China (49 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in UK (66 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 20,597 stories about harm among 93,099 counted on 1 Jul.

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The news turned to Eswatini for the third day running. 22 in every 100 of the day's 93,099 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Guadeloupe's news, mentions of tropical storm ran more than ten times their usual. Eswatini stood out: 89% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 42%. A year earlier, on 1 July 2020, 30 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today. Over June, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 33 in June 2020.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen71 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine64 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 54 · mostly rights & justice Uganda62 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 42 · mostly health Afghanistan57 in 100 of its 182 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq54 in 100 of its 160 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US178 stories about protests or strikes, of its 787 Beijing China86 stories about protests or strikes, of its 202 Ejura Ghana68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 72 Philadelphia US46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 166 Ibadan Nigeria40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 75

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: too little coverage to readVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCzech 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: too little coverage to readCôte 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 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 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: too little coverage to readBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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 lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: too little coverage to readVatican 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: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readEswatini: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualBurundi: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKaduna, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsNevada, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 28 outletsOregon, US -- health: 29 stories, carried by 61 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- health: 55 stories, carried by 30 outletsBeijing, China -- rights & justice: 202 stories, carried by 301 outletsKhartoum, Sudan -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 29 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 27 stories, carried by 14 outletsYorkshire, UK -- health: 22 stories, carried by 85 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

● Kaduna Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 14 stories ● Nevada US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Oregon US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 29 stories ● Edinburgh UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 55 stories ● Beijing China about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 202 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health45% 9,239 stories · less than usual (usually 48%) Rights & justice22% 4,385 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 2,982 stories · more than usual (usually 11%) Conflict & violence8% 1,589 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 802 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 622 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 526 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 248 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 killed5,116 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,620 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,599 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured859 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations181 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting people displaced120 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees110 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Lebanon Stories reporting abductions108 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill18 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 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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