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9,601 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Wildfires in Türkiye, illness in Kuala Lumpur and violence in Jerusalem drew the news. Türkiye's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 52 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostTürkiye 73 in 100 of its 167 stories, usually 37
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 46 in 100 of its stories, usually 36
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Türkiye

122 of its 167 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (29 stories). Wildfires were named in 79 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms and heatwave. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Malaysia

80 of its 184 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Kuala Lumpur accounted for 54 of Malaysia's 80 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (32 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Malaysia over 30 days → its stories → Kuala Lumpur stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

96 of its 181 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Jerusalem accounted for 49 of Israel's 96 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Protests & strikes

France

75 of its 272 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 34 of Paris' 55 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

191 of its 271 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (63 stories). Flooding was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about three times 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

Ethiopia

31 of its 45 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Tigray accounted for 29 of Ethiopia's 31 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Drought was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

68 of its 100 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Tehran accounted for 30 of Iran's 68 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

21 of its 26 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Peru

21 of its 57 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (7 stories). Earthquake was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

12 of its 17 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Peru (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Ethiopia (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); flooding in Afghanistan (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); chickenpox in US (126 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in Canada (10 of its stories, more than ten 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 31 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 9,601 stories about harm among 38,030 counted on 31 Jul.

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The news turned to Türkiye for the third day running. Türkiye's news was 73% about people being harmed, against a usual 37%. A year earlier, on 31 July 2020, 29 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 today. Stories about people being harmed made up 25 in every 100 of the day's 38,030 stories, above the usual 24.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Türkiye73 in 100 of its 167 stories · usually 37 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan70 in 100 of its 271 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Iran68 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba59 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice Kashmir55 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US93 stories about protests or strikes, of its 500 Paris France34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 55 Sydney Australia27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 65 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 54 Havana Cuba17 stories about protests or strikes, of its 27

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: too little coverage to readVenezuela: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: 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: 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: 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: 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 lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: 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: 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 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: 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 readIraq: warmth about its own usualMontreal, Canada -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsNashville, US -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsKentucky, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 19 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- health: 13 stories, carried by 16 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 47 stories, carried by 52 outletsHerat, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 53 stories, carried by 71 outletsAccra, Ghana -- health: 15 stories, carried by 10 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 16 stories, carried by 10 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

● Montreal Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Nashville US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Kentucky US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Edinburgh UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Kabul Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 47 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health52% 4,941 stories · much more than usual (usually 46%) Rights & justice17% 1,622 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents13% 1,259 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Conflict & violence8% 782 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 386 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 228 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 167 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 125 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 killed2,514 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected725 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests715 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured682 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting evacuations100 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions70 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced65 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees64 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill11 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico

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 about as 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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