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16,172 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to flooding in Kashmir, illness in Mecca and protests in Skopje (North Macedonia). Kashmir's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 42 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSaudi Arabia 44 in 100 of its 220 stories, usually 24
RegionEast Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
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

Kashmir

63 of its 107 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Jammu accounted for 32 of Kashmir's 63 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (16 stories). Flooding was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with landslides and heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Health

Saudi Arabia

96 of its 220 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Mecca accounted for 66 of Saudi Arabia's 96 stories about harm, carried by 197 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Outbreaks were named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heatstroke.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories → Mecca stories →
Protests & strikes

North Macedonia

12 of its 18 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Skopje accounted for 12 of North Macedonia's 12 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. 8 of Skopje's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories).

North Macedonia over 30 days → its stories → Skopje stories →
Conflict & violence

Angola

31 of its 81 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Japan

820 of its 3,054 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (80 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Pakistan

185 of its 425 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Heavy rain was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with flooding.

its stories →
Health

Ghana

121 of its 353 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Outbreaks were named in 29 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with ebola. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Guinea

7 of its 9 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 6 of Conakry's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Bosnia

9 of its 11 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Zambia

14 of its 36 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Ghana (29 of its stories, about three times its usual); accidents in Brazil (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Pakistan (27 of its stories, about three times its usual); hiv in Ethiopia (13 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); tornadoes in Canada (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 16,172 stories about harm among 76,396 counted on 8 Jul.

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Ghana's news mentioned outbreaks about three times as often as usual. 21 in every 100 of the day's 76,396 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 8 July 2021, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today. Kashmir stood out: 59% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 49%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan64 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 66 · mostly rights & justice Syria59 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir59 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 49 · mostly disasters & accidents Rwanda50 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Saudi Arabia44 in 100 of its 220 stories · usually 24 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US118 stories about protests or strikes, of its 534 Chicago US35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 267 Colombo Sri Lanka32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 45 Moscow Russia31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 86 London UK31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 254

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: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSyria: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readParaguay: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: 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: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral 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: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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 lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad 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 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualState of Texas, US -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 16 outletsArizona, US -- rights & justice: 30 stories, carried by 19 outletsKuje, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 106 stories, carried by 36 outletsShiv, India -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 12 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 16 stories, carried by 14 outletsTaipei, Taiwan -- health: 21 stories, carried by 19 outletsYorkshire, UK -- health: 25 stories, carried by 22 outletsBali, Indonesia -- health: 26 stories, carried by 86 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

● State of Texas US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● Arizona US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 30 stories ● Kuje Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 106 stories ● Shiv India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health42% 6,662 stories · more than usual (usually 39%) Rights & justice20% 3,177 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 1,857 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,796 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood7% 1,133 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 712 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 428 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 204 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 killed3,567 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,415 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,125 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured922 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced112 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees98 at about half the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting abductions93 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations74 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people falling ill12 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
● 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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