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The news turned to helicopter crash in Mexico and people injured in Ukraine and Indonesia. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 37 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostMexico 56 in 100 of its 248 stories, usually 28
RegionCentral Asia 46 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Rights & justice

Mexico

140 of its 248 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Sinaloa accounted for 58 of Mexico's 140 stories about harm, carried by 154 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories → Sinaloa stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

221 of its 398 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (111 stories). Illness was named in 39 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Indonesia

59 of its 117 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

France

79 of its 308 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (31 stories). Storms were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

France over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Haiti

39 of its 52 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 27 of Haiti's 39 stories about harm, carried by 189 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Saudi Arabia

214 of its 592 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Jeddah accounted for 151 of Saudi Arabia's 214 stories about harm, carried by 396 outlets. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

18 of its 41 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 4 of Sai Kung's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

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Health

UK

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Storms were named in 36 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with heatstroke. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

25 of its 32 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (22 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

19 of its 27 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Haiti (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flu in Australia (20 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in Spain (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in UK (36 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); whooping cough in Nigeria (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 9,606 stories about harm among 42,937 counted on 16 Jul.

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In France's news, mentions of storms ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 42,937 stories, as usual. Mexico's news was 56% about people being harmed, against a usual 28%. On 16 July 2021, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Haiti75 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 50 · mostly rights & justice Mexico56 in 100 of its 248 stories · usually 28 · mostly rights & justice Ukraine56 in 100 of its 398 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir53 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 51 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Palestine52 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US77 stories about protests or strikes, of its 313 Colombo Sri Lanka62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 80 Jeddah Saudi Arabia34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 151 Delhi India22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 134 Moscow Russia19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 57

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: 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: 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: 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 readTaiwan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: 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: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readFiji: too little coverage to readEthiopia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR 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: 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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 readSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualKentucky, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 16 outletsIowa, US -- shelter & services: 12 stories, carried by 14 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 26 stories, carried by 16 outletsBamako, Mali -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 29 outletsHarare, Zimbabwe -- health: 17 stories, carried by 15 outletsWest Midlands, UK -- health: 31 stories, carried by 20 outletsSeoul, South Korea -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 69 outletsRiyadh, Saudi Arabia -- rights & justice: 24 stories, carried by 41 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

● Kentucky US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Iowa US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 12 stories ● Glasgow UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 26 stories ● Bamako Mali about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Harare Zimbabwe about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health37% 3,499 stories · less than usual (usually 39%) Rights & justice23% 2,182 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents15% 1,459 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Conflict & violence11% 1,000 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 530 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 393 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 245 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 167 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 killed2,445 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests898 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected829 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured714 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations130 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about France and Spain Stories reporting abductions83 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting refugees65 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people displaced61 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 India

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 much harsher than 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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