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19,050 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Tehran (Iran), refugees in Nigeria and people displaced in China drew the news. Iran's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 48 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIran 68 in 100 of its 120 stories, usually 43
RegionCentral Asia 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
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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Protests & strikes

Iran

82 of its 120 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 19 of Tehran's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Rights & justice

Nigeria

402 of its 1,030 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Cholera was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about three 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

542 of its 1,696 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (16 stories). Heavy rain was named in 40 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with typhoon.

China over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

Tigray accounted for 37 of Ethiopia's 49 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Ecuador

23 of its 36 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 9 of Latacunga's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (19 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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Health

Philippines

248 of its 528 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Heavy rain was named in 35 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with typhoon, storms and landslides.

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

Beita accounted for 19 of Palestine's 36 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. 13 of Beita's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Cuba

Havana accounted for 85 of Cuba's 157 stories about harm, carried by 176 outlets. 62 of Havana's 85 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Haiti

Port-au-Prince accounted for 43 of Haiti's 94 stories about harm, carried by 221 outlets. 26 of Port-au-Prince's 43 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

65 of its 119 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Sweden (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in India (147 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Philippines (35 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heatwave in Ireland (24 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heatwave in UK (111 of its stories, about three 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 23 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 19,050 stories about harm among 80,905 counted on 23 Jul.

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Mentions of Covid ran about 4 times their usual in Sweden's news. of the day's 80,905 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 23 July 2020, 29 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 24 today. Iran's news was 68% about people being harmed, against a usual 43%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iran68 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 43 · mostly rights & justice Palestine64 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba63 in 100 of its 250 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice Haiti61 in 100 of its 153 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan55 in 100 of its 324 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US134 stories about protests or strikes, of its 760 Havana Cuba62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 85 Delhi India49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 212 London UK42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 287 Port-au-Prince Haiti26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 43

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 lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: too little coverage to readMali: 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: too little coverage to readLesotho: 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readGhana: too little coverage to readGermany: too little coverage to readGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: too little coverage to readSt 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readRomania: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualBosnia: warmth about its own usualSlidell, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsSopore, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 22 outletsPennsylvania, US -- health: 34 stories, carried by 43 outletsKarnataka, India -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 18 outletsKano, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsManchester, UK -- health: 41 stories, carried by 24 outletsBaghdad, Iraq -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 25 outletsYorkshire, UK -- health: 30 stories, carried by 21 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

● Slidell US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Sopore Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 25 stories ● Pennsylvania US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 34 stories ● Karnataka India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Kano Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health48% 9,044 stories · more than usual (usually 46%) Rights & justice19% 3,669 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 2,862 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence7% 1,325 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 685 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 526 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 471 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 280 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 killed4,776 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,673 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,587 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured964 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations212 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions139 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees122 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced103 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill12 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Belgium

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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