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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 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 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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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: 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 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: 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: 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 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: 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 lessSão Tomé: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: too little coverage to readParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua 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: too little coverage to readNorth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: too little coverage to readMali: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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: too little coverage to readIsrael: 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 lessIndonesia: too little coverage to readIndia: too little coverage to readIceland: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea-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: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readYemen: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualKyrgyzstan: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualHong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong -- health: 14 stories, carried by 18 outletsPennsylvania, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 26 outletsPerth, Australia -- health: 10 stories, carried by 12 outletsArizona, US -- rights & justice: 30 stories, carried by 15 outletsAmsterdam, Netherlands -- health: 11 stories, carried by 19 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- health: 27 stories, carried by 59 outletsMecca, Saudi Arabia -- health: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsAbadan, Iran -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 15 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

● Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Hong Kong about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Pennsylvania US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Perth Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Arizona US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 30 stories ● Amsterdam Netherlands 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 →

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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