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11,234 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Illness in Tehran, protests in Ramallah (Palestine) and drownings in Tunisia drew the news. Syria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Canada and the US →
Part of lifeHealth 38 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostCuba 79 in 100 of its 78 stories, usually 35
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 40 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Health

Iran

65 of its 126 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Tehran accounted for 45 of Iran's 65 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (33 stories). Outbreaks were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Protests & strikes

Palestine

39 of its 59 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Ramallah accounted for 26 of Palestine's 39 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. 18 of Ramallah's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Ramallah stories →
Disasters & accidents

Tunisia

40 of its 54 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (26 stories). Drownings were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

45 of its 69 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Idlib accounted for 31 of Syria's 45 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Ghana

74 of its 212 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 19 of Ejura's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

47 of its 77 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Baghdad accounted for 35 of Iraq's 47 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Power cuts were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Cuba

62 of its 78 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (12 stories). Storm surge was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

202 of its 655 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Power cuts were named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Ethiopia

70 of its 106 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Tigray accounted for 60 of Ethiopia's 70 stories about harm, carried by 96 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Canada

461 of its 1,274 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (60 stories). Wildfires were named in 123 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with heatwave and house fires.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Canada (123 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Philippines (31 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); power cuts in Iraq (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Libya (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storm surge in Cuba (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 11,234 stories about harm among 44,618 counted on 3 Jul.

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Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Canada and the US. On 3 July 2020, a year earlier, the share was 30 in every 100, against 25 today. 25 in every 100 of the day's 44,618 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 23. In Iran, 52% of the news was about people being harmed, where 36% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Cuba79 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 35 · mostly disasters & accidents Tunisia74 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 44 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine66 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia66 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 51 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria65 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 354 Lagos Nigeria42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 57 Delhi India30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 161 Miami US24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 424 Los Angeles US20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 91

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: too little coverage to readPeru: 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 readOman: 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: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: too little coverage to readMali: 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: too little coverage to readNorth 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: too little coverage to readGhana: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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 lessArgentina: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPitcairn: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: 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: 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: 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 readPakistan: warmth about its own usualHartlepool, UK -- health: 11 stories, carried by 15 outletsArizona, US -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 22 outletsNew York, US -- health: 83 stories, carried by 159 outletsMerseyside, UK -- health: 26 stories, carried by 13 outletsOrlu, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsBeijing, China -- health: 32 stories, carried by 76 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 13 stories, carried by 11 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

● Hartlepool UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Arizona US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 19 stories ● New York US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 83 stories ● Merseyside UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 26 stories ● Orlu Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health38% 4,234 stories · much less than usual (usually 47%) Rights & justice21% 2,345 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 2,242 stories · much more than usual (usually 12%) Conflict & violence9% 1,005 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 447 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 307 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 263 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 217 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 killed3,123 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected1,186 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting arrests1,094 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured558 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations206 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting abductions96 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced69 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees57 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people falling ill13 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan

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 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.