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8,250 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Khartoum (Sudan), plane crash in Greece and violence in Kyiv. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about France and the US →
Part of lifeHealth 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostGreece 52 in 100 of its 229 stories, usually 22
RegionEast Asia 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

47 of its 52 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Khartoum accounted for 29 of Sudan's 47 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. 16 of Khartoum's 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

119 of its 229 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Kavala accounted for 104 of Greece's 119 stories about harm, carried by 386 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (65 stories). Plane crash was named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Greece over 30 days → its stories → Kavala stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

197 of its 389 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Kyiv accounted for 73 of Ukraine's 197 stories about harm, carried by 166 outlets. Illness was named in 50 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Rights & justice

Saudi Arabia

132 of its 377 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Jeddah accounted for 70 of Saudi Arabia's 132 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories → Jeddah stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Somalia

22 of its 26 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Jowhar accounted for 16 of Somalia's 22 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Sri Lanka

Colombo accounted for 47 of Sri Lanka's 69 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets. 31 of Colombo's 47 stories were about protests or strikes. Power cuts were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

France

121 of its 375 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (44 stories). Storms were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Spain

72 of its 261 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (24 stories). Drought was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

its stories →
Health

Indonesia

36 of its 89 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

Japan

70 of its 302 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: drought in Spain (19 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); power cuts in Sri Lanka (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); storms in France (17 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); illness in Afghanistan (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); storms in UK (40 of its stories, about 9 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 17 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 8,250 stories about harm among 36,672 counted on 17 Jul.

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Greece's news mentioned plane crash more than ten times as often as usual. 22 in every 100 of the day's 36,672 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about France and the US. A year earlier, on 17 July 2021, 26 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today. Sudan's news was 90% about people being harmed, against a usual 59%. This week the news turned most often to Haiti, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan90 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir56 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Greece52 in 100 of its 229 stories · usually 22 · mostly disasters & accidents Ukraine51 in 100 of its 389 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan49 in 100 of its 117 stories · usually 68 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 228 Colombo Sri Lanka31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 47 Uvalde US21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 155 Delhi India19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 119 Khartoum Sudan16 stories about protests or strikes, of its 29

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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: too little coverage to readTajikistan: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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: too little coverage to readPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorth 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 lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: too little coverage to readJapan: 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: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCuba: too little coverage to readCroatia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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 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: 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: 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 readCharlotte, US -- displacement: 26 stories, carried by 45 outletsBrooklyn, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 21 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 12 outletsBristol, UK -- health: 15 stories, carried by 124 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- health: 24 stories, carried by 58 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

● Charlotte US about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 26 stories ● Brooklyn US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories ● Bristol UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Edinburgh UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 24 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health36% 2,935 stories · less than usual (usually 39%) Disasters & accidents19% 1,512 stories · much more than usual (usually 13%) Rights & justice18% 1,508 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 1,020 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 473 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 331 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 207 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 166 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 killed2,213 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected702 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured636 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests620 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations176 at about three times the usual rate · most about France and the US Stories reporting abductions69 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced56 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees50 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill9 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.