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20,068 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Rights and justice in Amsterdam, violence in Baghdad and protests in Tbilisi (Georgia) drew the news. Iraq's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 44 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostNetherlands 42 in 100 of its 293 stories, usually 18
RegionCentral Asia 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 33
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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Rights & justice

Netherlands

122 of its 293 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Amsterdam accounted for 88 of the Netherlands' 122 stories about harm, carried by 149 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (69 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Netherlands over 30 days → its stories → Amsterdam stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

87 of its 145 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Baghdad accounted for 47 of Iraq's 87 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Health

Indonesia

114 of its 227 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Flooding was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Haiti

Port-au-Prince accounted for 154 of Haiti's 307 stories about harm, carried by 235 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Earthquake was named in 123 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with cholera. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 117 of Afghanistan's 219 stories about harm, carried by 163 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Zambia

35 of its 71 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Cameroon

15 of its 34 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Eswatini

17 of its 25 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. 6 of Mbabane's 7 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Health

Switzerland

56 of its 199 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Haiti (123 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in United Arab Emirates (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Jamaica (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); tropical storm in US (736 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); malaria in Kenya (11 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 23 the day before
25 in 10021 in 1008 Jun15 Jun22 Jun29 Jun7 Jul8 Jun: 22 in 1009 Jun: 22 in 10010 Jun: 22 in 10011 Jun: 22 in 10012 Jun: 24 in 10013 Jun: 23 in 10014 Jun: 22 in 10015 Jun: 22 in 10016 Jun: 22 in 10017 Jun: 22 in 10018 Jun: 22 in 10019 Jun: 24 in 10020 Jun: 25 in 10021 Jun: 22 in 10022 Jun: 21 in 10023 Jun: 21 in 10024 Jun: 22 in 10025 Jun: 23 in 10026 Jun: 25 in 10027 Jun: 25 in 10028 Jun: 23 in 10029 Jun: 22 in 10030 Jun: 22 in 1001 Jul: 22 in 1002 Jul: 23 in 1003 Jul: 25 in 1004 Jul: 25 in 1005 Jul: 24 in 1006 Jul: 23 in 1007 Jul: 22 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 20,068 stories about harm among 90,493 counted on 7 Jul.

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Netherlands stood out: 42% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 18%. 22 in every 100 of the day's 90,493 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Haiti's news, mentions of the earthquake ran about 5 times their usual. On 7 July 2020, a year earlier, the share was 31 in every 100, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine64 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice Iraq60 in 100 of its 145 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan53 in 100 of its 414 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia53 in 100 of its 112 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti52 in 100 of its 589 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US146 stories about protests or strikes, of its 649 Port-au-Prince Haiti44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 154 Ejura Ghana35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 38 Manhattan US31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 116 Chicago US31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 221

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: 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 lessPuerto Rico: 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 lessTurkey: 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: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: 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 lessSomalia: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: 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 lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: 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 lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: 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 lessLibya: 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 lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: 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 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 lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: 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 lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: 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: near the world's share or lessColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: 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 lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBolivia: 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 lessBahamas: 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): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesCrimea: 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: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: 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: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: 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: near the world's share or lessZambia: 49 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Yemen: 62 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Vietnam: 37 in 100 of its 190 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Guam: 50 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)US: 28 in 100 of its 25,349 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Uganda: 43 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Tunisia: 51 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Thailand: 31 in 100 of its 235 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Taiwan: 33 in 100 of its 141 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Syria: 45 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Eswatini: 68 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)South Sudan: 54 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sudan: 37 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)South Africa: 32 in 100 of its 943 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Slovenia: 42 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sierra Leone: 47 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Philippines: 42 in 100 of its 586 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Pakistan: 29 in 100 of its 705 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)North Korea: 53 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Nigeria: 35 in 100 of its 1,209 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Nicaragua: 44 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Netherlands: 42 in 100 of its 293 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Nepal: 36 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Namibia: 34 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Mozambique: 54 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Liberia: 42 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Lebanon: 38 in 100 of its 136 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kyrgyzstan: 43 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kuwait: 39 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kazakhstan: 42 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Israel: 37 in 100 of its 495 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iraq: 60 in 100 of its 145 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iran: 33 in 100 of its 211 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Indonesia: 50 in 100 of its 227 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Haiti: 52 in 100 of its 589 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Georgia: 57 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Gambia: 41 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Fiji: 42 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ethiopia: 53 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Egypt: 29 in 100 of its 280 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Dominica: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cuba: 43 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cameroon: 44 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Myanmar: 57 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bosnia: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Belarus: 37 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bangladesh: 40 in 100 of its 170 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Afghanistan: 53 in 100 of its 414 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)
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 22 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

● Iraq 60 in 100 of its 145 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Haiti 52 in 100 of its 589 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 53 in 100 of its 414 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Indonesia 50 in 100 of its 227 stories · mostly health ● Palestine 64 in 100 of its 55 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Ethiopia 53 in 100 of its 112 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health44% 8,808 stories · less than usual (usually 47%) Rights & justice20% 3,880 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 3,118 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Conflict & violence9% 1,718 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 909 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 646 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 494 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 237 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 killed4,946 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,680 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,613 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured920 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions160 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations126 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees123 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the US Stories reporting people displaced121 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill25 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Haiti

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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