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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 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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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: 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: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: too little coverage to readPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: 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: too little coverage to readNigeria: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: 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: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 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: too little coverage to readGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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: too little coverage to readFrance: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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 lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR 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 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: too little coverage to readCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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: too little coverage to readBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: 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 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: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualBelarus: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualNew Hampshire, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsBerkshire, UK -- health: 18 stories, carried by 12 outletsIndiana, US -- health: 24 stories, carried by 58 outletsSussex, UK -- health: 21 stories, carried by 18 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 30 stories, carried by 14 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 86 stories, carried by 174 outletsBeijing, China -- health: 141 stories, carried by 246 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

● New Hampshire US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Berkshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Indiana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 24 stories ● Sussex UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 30 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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