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9,540 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The earthquake in Iran, violence in Damascus and people injured in Cambodia drew the news. Iran's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostIran 74 in 100 of its 187 stories, usually 38
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
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

Iran

139 of its 187 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (92 stories). Earthquake was named in 89 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

45 of its 71 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Damascus accounted for 27 of Syria's 45 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Damascus stories →
Health

Cambodia

15 of its 24 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Cambodia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Nicaragua

21 of its 27 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Bluefields accounted for 14 of Nicaragua's 21 stories about harm, carried by 144 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Hurricane was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms, flooding and heavy rain.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

250 of its 505 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (171 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Hong Kong

42 of its 99 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Typhoon was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

Dhaka accounted for 33 of Bangladesh's 74 stories about harm, carried by 144 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Pakistan

214 of its 535 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Displacement

Lebanon

23 of its 58 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Beirut accounted for 17 of Lebanon's 23 stories about harm, carried by 16 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Nicaragua (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Australia (27 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); typhoon in China (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in Hong Kong (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hiv in UK (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 9,540 stories about harm among 41,599 counted on 2 Jul.

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Iran's news mentioned the earthquake more than ten times as often as usual. 23 in every 100 of the day's 41,599 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. In Iran, 74% of the news was about people being harmed, where 38% is usual. On 2 July 2021, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iran74 in 100 of its 187 stories · usually 38 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan65 in 100 of its 139 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Syria63 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine50 in 100 of its 505 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh47 in 100 of its 156 stories · usually 45 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 270 London UK46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 180 Paris France28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 40 Times Square US26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 88 Delhi India25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 136

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: too little coverage to readPhilippines: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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 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: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readJammu & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: too little coverage to readCook 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualAlabama, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 19 outletsMichigan, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsBristol, UK -- health: 24 stories, carried by 71 outletsKuala Lumpur, Malaysia -- health: 20 stories, carried by 20 outletsShiroro, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 23 outletsMelbourne, Australia -- health: 15 stories, carried by 10 outletsBeirut, Lebanon -- displacement: 17 stories, carried by 16 outletsAnkara, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 19 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

● Alabama US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Michigan US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Bristol UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 24 stories ● Kuala Lumpur Malaysia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 20 stories ● Shiroro Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health35% 3,326 stories · less than usual (usually 39%) Rights & justice23% 2,137 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents15% 1,436 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Conflict & violence12% 1,160 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 457 stories · less than usual (usually 7%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 438 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 316 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 148 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 killed2,501 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests892 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected837 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured758 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting people displaced83 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions72 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations65 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees62 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill10 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 about as 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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