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19,777 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at landslides in Germany, protests in Minsk (Belarus) and violence in Tigray. Germany's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 46 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGermany 60 in 100 of its 857 stories, usually 23
RegionEurope 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Germany

518 of its 857 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Ahrweiler accounted for 208 of Germany's 518 stories about harm, carried by 449 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (84 stories). Landslides were named in 54 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with power cuts, drownings and heatwave. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Germany over 30 days → its stories → Ahrweiler stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Belgium

100 of its 176 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Landslides were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Cuba

Havana accounted for 96 of Cuba's 236 stories about harm, carried by 165 outlets. 85 of Havana's 96 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Drought was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with earthquake. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Romania

41 of its 122 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (19 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Colombia

29 of its 57 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories).

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Rights & justice

South Africa

491 of its 1,189 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (263 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Belgium (12 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); drought in Afghanistan (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tornadoes in Canada (36 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); accidents in Russia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in UK (51 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 19,777 stories about harm among 83,854 counted on 16 Jul.

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Germany stood out: 60% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 23%. 24 in every 100 of the day's 83,854 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Germany. Germany's news mentioned landslides about three times as often as usual. On 16 July 2020, a year earlier, the share was 29 in every 100, against 24 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria62 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Germany60 in 100 of its 857 stories · usually 23 · mostly disasters & accidents Tunisia60 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 51 · mostly health Haiti58 in 100 of its 178 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba58 in 100 of its 408 stories · usually 58 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US166 stories about protests or strikes, of its 785 Havana Cuba85 stories about protests or strikes, of its 96 Kwazulu South Africa67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 188 Durban South Africa51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 103 London UK36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 301

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 lessZambia: 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 lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: 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 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 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: no storiesSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: 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 lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: 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: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: no storiesMoldova: 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 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 lessLiberia: 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 lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: 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 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 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 lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: no storiesFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench 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 lessDominican Republic: 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 lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCameroon: 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 lessBosnia and Herzegovina: 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 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: no storiesAlgeria: 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: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: 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: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 54 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Vietnam: 42 in 100 of its 181 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Uganda: 40 in 100 of its 95 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Türkiye: 44 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Tunisia: 60 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Thailand: 41 in 100 of its 197 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Syria: 62 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)South Korea: 31 in 100 of its 274 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)South Africa: 41 in 100 of its 1,189 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Somalia: 47 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)St Vincent: 43 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Rwanda: 44 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Russia: 30 in 100 of its 672 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Romania: 34 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Philippines: 37 in 100 of its 500 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Pakistan: 36 in 100 of its 593 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Nicaragua: 64 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Nepal: 60 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Mozambique: 51 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Mongolia: 70 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Mali: 64 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Libya: 34 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Lebanon: 38 in 100 of its 157 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kenya: 32 in 100 of its 211 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Israel: 37 in 100 of its 329 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Iraq: 51 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Iran: 37 in 100 of its 153 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Indonesia: 49 in 100 of its 143 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Iceland: 45 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Haiti: 58 in 100 of its 178 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Guinea: 50 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Germany: 60 in 100 of its 857 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Georgia: 62 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Ethiopia: 56 in 100 of its 125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Cuba: 58 in 100 of its 408 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)DR Congo: 53 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Colombia: 51 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Hong Kong: 38 in 100 of its 149 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Chile: 42 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Canada: 31 in 100 of its 2,289 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Cambodia: 49 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Myanmar: 78 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Belgium: 57 in 100 of its 176 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Belarus: 49 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Bangladesh: 38 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Afghanistan: 55 in 100 of its 447 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 41 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 41 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 41 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 41 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)
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 24 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

● Germany 60 in 100 of its 857 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Cuba 58 in 100 of its 408 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Afghanistan 55 in 100 of its 447 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Haiti 58 in 100 of its 178 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Belgium 57 in 100 of its 176 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Ethiopia 56 in 100 of its 125 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health46% 8,990 stories · about as usual Rights & justice19% 3,806 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 2,992 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence8% 1,472 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 806 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 581 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 564 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 331 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 killed5,294 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,882 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,749 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured925 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations257 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Germany and the US Stories reporting refugees148 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions128 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced114 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill13 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and China

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 about as 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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