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17,553 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Ramallah (Palestine), violence in Kabul and wildfires in Türkiye. Palestine's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 54 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostTürkiye 53 in 100 of its 187 stories, usually 36
RegionCentral Asia 50 in 100 of its stories, usually 33
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

33 of its 53 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Ramallah accounted for 26 of Palestine's 33 stories about harm, carried by 115 outlets. 17 of Ramallah's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Illness was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Ramallah stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

241 of its 373 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Kabul accounted for 89 of Afghanistan's 241 stories about harm, carried by 198 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (59 stories). Covid was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Türkiye

100 of its 187 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (25 stories). Wildfires were named in 54 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Ethiopia

66 of its 109 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Tigray accounted for 50 of Ethiopia's 66 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets. Drought was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Tigray stories →
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Protests & strikes

Cuba

Havana accounted for 38 of Cuba's 61 stories about harm, carried by 143 outlets. 25 of Havana's 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Brazil

65 of its 196 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Extreme cold was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

9 of Wan Chai's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 90 of Israel's 161 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. Flu was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

UK

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Storms were named in 36 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Myanmar

Yangon accounted for 28 of Myanmar's 53 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. 14 of Yangon's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Bangladesh (22 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); extreme cold in Brazil (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Tunisia (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in Israel (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in South Africa (12 of its stories, more than ten 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 30 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 17,553 stories about harm among 73,601 counted on 30 Jul.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Palestine. Stories about people being harmed made up 24 in every 100 of the day's 73,601 stories, as usual. On 30 July 2020, a year earlier, the share was 28 in every 100, against 24 today. In Palestine, 62% of the news was about people being harmed, where 52% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan65 in 100 of its 373 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine62 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar62 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 67 · mostly health Ethiopia61 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 52 · mostly health Cuba55 in 100 of its 110 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US154 stories about protests or strikes, of its 934 Sydney Australia33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 151 Havana Cuba25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 38 Jerusalem Israel25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 90 Beijing China23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 92

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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: too little coverage to readSouth 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua 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 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: too little coverage to readMexico: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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 lessIran: 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: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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 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: too little coverage to readCongo: 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: too little coverage to readChad: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: 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: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: 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: 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 readTunisia: warmth about its own usualLatvia: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualBenaulim, India -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsFinger Lakes, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 14 outletsNew Mexico, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 27 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 19 stories, carried by 15 outletsGeneva, Switzerland -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsMiddlesbrough, UK -- health: 23 stories, carried by 17 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 89 stories, carried by 198 outletsMilan, Italy -- disasters & accidents: 26 stories, carried by 31 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

● Benaulim India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Finger Lakes US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● New Mexico US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Geneva Switzerland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health54% 9,342 stories · much more than usual (usually 46%) Rights & justice17% 2,996 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents13% 2,213 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Conflict & violence6% 1,078 stories · less than usual (usually 8%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 582 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 424 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 413 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 317 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 killed4,057 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,388 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,219 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,053 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees162 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and Afghanistan Stories reporting evacuations156 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people displaced105 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions86 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill12 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US

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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.