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17,761 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Kabul, refugees in Pakistan and protests in Tehran (Iran). Afghanistan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 48 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostAfghanistan 72 in 100 of its 341 stories, usually 58
RegionSoutheast Asia 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 37
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

Afghanistan

246 of its 341 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Kabul accounted for 141 of Afghanistan's 246 stories about harm, carried by 284 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (83 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Health

Pakistan

313 of its 665 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories). Avalanche was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

22 of Tehran's 34 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (13 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.

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

Italy

93 of its 430 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Wildfires were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Health

Australia

Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Storms were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

Baghdad accounted for 72 of Iraq's 124 stories about harm, carried by 227 outlets. Illness was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Tunisia

Tunis accounted for 111 of Tunisia's 138 stories about harm, carried by 365 outlets. 79 of Tunis' 111 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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Health

Trinidad & Tobago

33 of its 71 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Maldives

13 of its 28 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Indonesia (22 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); poisoning in Russia (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Italy (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Iraq (18 of its stories, about three times its usual); typhoon in China (59 of its stories, about 6 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 26 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 17,761 stories about harm among 74,490 counted on 26 Jul.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Afghanistan. of the day's 74,490 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Indonesia's news mentioned the earthquake about 8 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 26 July 2020, 33 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 24 today. In Afghanistan, 72% of the news was about people being harmed, where 58% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan72 in 100 of its 341 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq60 in 100 of its 207 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh55 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 52 · mostly health Indonesia52 in 100 of its 180 stories · usually 50 · mostly health Iran48 in 100 of its 149 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US148 stories about protests or strikes, of its 691 Sydney Australia83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 238 Tunis Tunisia79 stories about protests or strikes, of its 111 Abuja Nigeria51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 105 Delhi India41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 160

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: 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 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: 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: 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: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: 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: too little coverage to readN. 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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: too little coverage to readHong 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: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: too little coverage to readBelize: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readGaza: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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 readTunisia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSolomon Islands: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualBenin: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualDelaware, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 12 outletsBrussels, Belgium -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 19 outletsBudapest, Hungary -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 35 outletsMilwaukee, US -- health: 18 stories, carried by 55 outletsMuzaffarabad, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsLoch Lomond, UK -- disasters & accidents: 64 stories, carried by 146 outletsEnglish Channel, UK -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 18 outletsGeneva, Switzerland -- health: 11 stories, carried by 13 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

● Tunisia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Delaware US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Brussels Belgium about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories ● Budapest Hungary about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 15 stories ● Milwaukee US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Muzaffarabad Pakistan 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% 8,423 stories · more than usual (usually 45%) Rights & justice18% 3,160 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,756 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence9% 1,506 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 720 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 406 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 368 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 239 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 killed4,694 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,457 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,450 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,089 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations240 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions152 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees133 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced97 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill11 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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