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The news turned to the typhoon in the Philippines and China and violence in Kabul. Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 43 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostPhilippines 56 in 100 of its 357 stories, usually 42
RegionSoutheast Asia 45 in 100 of its stories, usually 37
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Philippines

199 of its 357 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Manila accounted for 76 of the Philippines' 199 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (20 stories). Typhoon was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with landslides.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories → Manila stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

167 of its 239 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Kabul accounted for 107 of Afghanistan's 167 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Disasters & accidents

China

298 of its 798 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (25 stories). Typhoon was named in 80 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

China over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Norway

20 of its 65 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Norway over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

UK

829 of its 2,775 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Drownings were named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Cameroon

12 of its 14 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Belgium

30 of its 58 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Dinant accounted for 19 of Belgium's 30 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories).

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Health

Pakistan

272 of its 555 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Islamabad accounted for 107 of Pakistan's 272 stories about harm, carried by 171 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (33 stories).

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Health

India

846 of its 2,523 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (51 stories). Landslides were named in 110 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with drownings and road crashes.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

Baghdad accounted for 41 of Iraq's 50 stories about harm, carried by 112 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in India (110 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); drought in Iran (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drownings in UK (28 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 9,990 stories about harm among 39,505 counted on 25 Jul.

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The news turned to the Philippines for the second day running. On 25 July 2020, a year earlier, the share was 31 in every 100, against 25 today. In the Philippines, 56% of the news was about people being harmed, where 42% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 25 in every 100 of the day's 39,505 stories, above the usual 24. This week the news turned most often to China, on 5 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan70 in 100 of its 239 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq66 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia64 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 49 · mostly health Philippines56 in 100 of its 357 stories · usually 42 · mostly health Belgium52 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 30 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Sydney Australia100 stories about protests or strikes, of its 155 Washington US70 stories about protests or strikes, of its 305 Paris France31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 49 Islamabad Pakistan25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 107 Tunis Tunisia23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 32

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readUnited 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-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: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: too little coverage to readSudan: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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: too little coverage to readPalau: 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 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: 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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: too little coverage to readGabon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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 lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape 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: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: 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: too little coverage to readBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: 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 usualKulgam, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsLanarkshire, UK -- health: 25 stories, carried by 117 outletsCambridge, UK -- health: 17 stories, carried by 19 outletsVirginia, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsBudapest, Hungary -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 37 outletsLynchburg, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 164 outletsManipur, India -- health: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsDublin, Ireland -- health: 26 stories, carried by 22 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

● Kulgam Kashmir about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Lanarkshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 25 stories ● Cambridge UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Virginia US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Budapest Hungary about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health43% 4,259 stories · less than usual (usually 45%) Disasters & accidents18% 1,813 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Rights & justice18% 1,764 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence10% 965 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 535 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 214 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 181 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 171 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 killed3,042 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected912 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests803 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured744 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations190 at about twice the usual rate · most about India and Canada Stories reporting abductions122 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and India Stories reporting refugees94 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Pakistan and Afghanistan Stories reporting people displaced86 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and Ethiopia Stories reporting people falling ill9 at about the usual rate

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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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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