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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Oslo, protests in Havana (Cuba) and refugees in Nigeria. Norway's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 49 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostNorway 46 in 100 of its 138 stories, usually 18
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 33
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Norway

64 of its 138 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Oslo accounted for 34 of Norway's 64 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Norway over 30 days → its stories → Oslo stories →
Protests & strikes

Cuba

219 of its 310 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Havana accounted for 130 of Cuba's 219 stories about harm, carried by 256 outlets. 106 of Havana's 130 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Havana stories →
Rights & justice

Nigeria

410 of its 1,005 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Cholera was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Nigeria over 30 days → its stories →
Health

China

700 of its 1,864 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (48 stories). Flooding was named in 140 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with heavy rain, storms and typhoon.

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

Iran

Tehran accounted for 34 of Iran's 69 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. 22 of Tehran's 34 stories were about protests or strikes. Drought was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

56 of its 108 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 11 of Yuen Long's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Ecuador

13 of its 25 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Tunisia

26 of its 38 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Pakistan

86 of its 196 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Tanzania

17 of its 52 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 7 of Dar es Salaam's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Iran (26 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); typhoon in Philippines (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in Ireland (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Russia (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in India (45 of its stories, about three 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 22 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 19,866 stories about harm among 85,954 counted on 22 Jul.

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Norway stood out: 46% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 18%. 23 in every 100 of the day's 85,954 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 22 July 2020, a year earlier, the share was 30 in every 100, against 23 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Cuba71 in 100 of its 310 stories · usually 58 · mostly rights & justice Syria53 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Hong Kong52 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 37 · mostly rights & justice Uganda51 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 43 · mostly health Rwanda50 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 45 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US187 stories about protests or strikes, of its 874 Havana Cuba106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 130 Delhi India50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 217 Jerusalem Israel38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 102 London UK33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 318

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: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: too little coverage to readUkraine: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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: too little coverage to readEswatini: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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: 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: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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 lessNigeria: 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 readNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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 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 lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: too little coverage to readBelarus: 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 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: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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 readSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualUtah, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 12 outletsIllinois, US -- health: 20 stories, carried by 26 outletsLanarkshire, UK -- health: 52 stories, carried by 41 outletsXinjiang, China -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsGeneva, Switzerland -- health: 12 stories, carried by 21 outletsYorkshire, UK -- health: 21 stories, carried by 19 outletsMecca, Saudi Arabia -- health: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsBaghdad, Iraq -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 16 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

● Utah US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Illinois US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 20 stories ● Lanarkshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 52 stories ● Xinjiang China about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● Geneva Switzerland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health49% 9,688 stories · more than usual (usually 46%) Rights & justice19% 3,719 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 2,842 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence7% 1,333 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 689 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 606 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 535 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 270 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 killed4,884 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,623 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,590 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,016 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations221 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions131 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced120 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees103 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill30 at about one and a half times 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 softer 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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