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16,404 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to heavy rain in Pakistan, protests in Havana (Cuba) and violence in Bamako. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 42 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostPakistan 58 in 100 of its 203 stories, usually 34
RegionOceania 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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

Pakistan

117 of its 203 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Karachi accounted for 53 of Pakistan's 117 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (36 stories). Heavy rain was named in 50 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with flooding.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Karachi stories →
Protests & strikes

Cuba

45 of its 73 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Havana accounted for 21 of Cuba's 45 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. 16 of Havana's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories).

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Havana stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

20 of its 27 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Bamako accounted for 15 of Mali's 20 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories).

Mali over 30 days → its stories → Bamako stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Bosnia

8 of its 8 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Srebrenica accounted for 8 of Bosnia's 8 stories about harm, carried by 11 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Portugal

33 of its 124 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Drought was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with wildfires and heatwave.

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Protests & strikes

Sri Lanka

Colombo accounted for 118 of Sri Lanka's 161 stories about harm, carried by 133 outlets. 103 of Colombo's 118 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Syria

112 of its 163 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Haiti

22 of its 32 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

324 of its 727 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Portugal (18 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Italy (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Australia (49 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in UK (127 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); house fires in Canada (10 of its stories, about 5 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 12 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 16,404 stories about harm among 79,905 counted on 12 Jul.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 3 May 2022. of the day's 79,905 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. the news turned to Pakistan for the fourth day running. Mentions of heavy rain ran about 6 times their usual in Pakistan's news. In Pakistan, 58% of the news was about people being harmed, where 34% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria69 in 100 of its 163 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan66 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba62 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 38 · mostly rights & justice Pakistan58 in 100 of its 203 stories · usually 34 · mostly disasters & accidents Kashmir55 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US326 stories about protests or strikes, of its 793 Colombo Sri Lanka103 stories about protests or strikes, of its 118 Henan China37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 47 London UK34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 284 Moscow Russia33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 130

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessVatican City: no storiesMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook Islands: no storiesAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 28 in 100 of its 174 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Yemen: 62 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Venezuela: 38 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ukraine: 45 in 100 of its 727 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Tunisia: 52 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Togo: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Taiwan: 32 in 100 of its 139 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Syria: 69 in 100 of its 163 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)South Sudan: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sudan: 54 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sri Lanka: 37 in 100 of its 434 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)South Africa: 36 in 100 of its 848 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Somalia: 55 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Saudi Arabia: 32 in 100 of its 224 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Rwanda: 50 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Russia: 27 in 100 of its 1,143 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Philippines: 32 in 100 of its 575 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Pakistan: 58 in 100 of its 203 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Niger: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)New Zealand: 31 in 100 of its 444 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Nepal: 39 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mali: 74 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kyrgyzstan: 33 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Israel: 31 in 100 of its 466 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 39 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iran: 37 in 100 of its 214 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Indonesia: 29 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Haiti: 69 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Guatemala: 70 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Gambia: 44 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ethiopia: 43 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Faroe Islands: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Cuba: 62 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Hong Kong: 34 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Chile: 31 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Central African Republic: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Cameroon: 56 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Cambodia: 38 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Myanmar: 74 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Brunei: 50 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bosnia: 100 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bangladesh: 41 in 100 of its 136 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Afghanistan: 66 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 55 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 39 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 39 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 55 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 55 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ukraine: 45 in 100 of its 727 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 39 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 55 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Macao: 62 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 21 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Syria 69 in 100 of its 163 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Pakistan 58 in 100 of its 203 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Afghanistan 66 in 100 of its 87 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Cuba 62 in 100 of its 73 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Ukraine 45 in 100 of its 727 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 55 in 100 of its 82 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health42% 6,779 stories · more than usual (usually 39%) Rights & justice18% 2,987 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 2,162 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,861 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood7% 1,064 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 650 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 476 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 228 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 killed3,519 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,295 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,292 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured971 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 two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations93 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India and the UK Stories reporting people displaced91 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US 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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