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17,952 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Copenhagen (Denmark), people killed in Germany and violence in Baghdad drew the news. Iraq's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 48 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostDenmark 55 in 100 of its 77 stories, usually 12
RegionCentral Asia 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Denmark

42 of its 77 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 18 of Copenhagen's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Denmark over 30 days → its stories → Copenhagen stories →
Disasters & accidents

Germany

260 of its 570 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (188 stories). Natural hazards were named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Germany over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

92 of its 130 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Baghdad accounted for 76 of Iraq's 92 stories about harm, carried by 121 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Pakistan

316 of its 716 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Iran

79 of its 154 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Drought was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Morocco

50 of its 117 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (27 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

18 of its 23 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Belgium

47 of its 120 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories).

its stories →
Health

Indonesia

86 of its 158 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Jakarta accounted for 40 of Indonesia's 86 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in New Zealand (45 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); covid in Hong Kong (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in India (138 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Ghana (18 of its stories, about three times its usual); cholera in Haiti (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 17,952 stories about harm among 76,885 counted on 19 Jul.

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Denmark stood out: 55% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 12%. 23 in every 100 of the day's 76,885 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In New Zealand's news, mentions of flooding ran about 4 times their usual. On 19 July 2020, a year earlier, the share was 33 in every 100, against 23 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iraq71 in 100 of its 130 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan57 in 100 of its 298 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia54 in 100 of its 158 stories · usually 48 · mostly health Cuba53 in 100 of its 247 stories · usually 58 · mostly rights & justice Syria52 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US231 stories about protests or strikes, of its 720 Jerusalem Israel57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 145 Kwazulu South Africa48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 124 Havana Cuba37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 55 Paris France35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 73

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 lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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 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 lessSpain: too little coverage to readSouth 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 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: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: 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: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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 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 readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte 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 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: 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: 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 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: 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 readUzbekistan: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualMontecito, US -- disasters & accidents: 16 stories, carried by 35 outletsConnecticut, US -- health: 19 stories, carried by 19 outletsSussex, UK -- disasters & accidents: 29 stories, carried by 154 outletsRome, Italy -- health: 10 stories, carried by 12 outletsTegina, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsFulani, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 27 stories, carried by 27 outletsKathmandu, Nepal -- health: 18 stories, carried by 18 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 82 stories, carried by 115 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

● Montecito US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 16 stories ● Connecticut US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Sussex UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 29 stories ● Rome Italy about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Tegina Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health48% 8,499 stories · more than usual (usually 45%) Rights & justice19% 3,358 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 2,577 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence8% 1,452 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 692 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 477 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 424 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 256 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 killed4,463 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,496 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,403 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured919 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations170 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions130 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees125 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced75 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ethiopia Stories reporting people falling ill22 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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