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The day's news pointed at flooding in Iran, protests in Colombo (Sri Lanka) and violence in Tripoli. Iran's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 40 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIran 59 in 100 of its 186 stories, usually 38
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
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 →
Disasters & accidents

Iran

110 of its 186 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Tehran accounted for 46 of Iran's 110 stories about harm, carried by 149 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (51 stories). Flooding was named in 56 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain and drought. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Protests & strikes

Sri Lanka

106 of its 200 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Colombo accounted for 82 of Sri Lanka's 106 stories about harm, carried by 313 outlets. 74 of Colombo's 82 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Sri Lanka over 30 days → its stories → Colombo stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

29 of its 47 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Tripoli accounted for 28 of Libya's 29 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
Health

Indonesia

47 of its 98 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Earthquake was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami.

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

Mali

18 of its 20 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Bamako accounted for 18 of Mali's 18 stories about harm, carried by 16 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

49 of its 124 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (22 stories). Wildfires were named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Health

Kenya

48 of its 143 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

New Zealand

60 of its 183 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Tunisia

Tunis accounted for 16 of Tunisia's 17 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. 15 of Tunis' 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Health

China

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Drought was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Switzerland (26 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); illness in Netherlands (19 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in Spain (22 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in Greece (22 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Ukraine (62 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 9,504 stories about harm among 42,215 counted on 23 Jul.

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Iran's news mentioned flooding more than ten times as often as usual. 23 in every 100 of the day's 42,215 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of aid and relief ran at about twice the usual rate. Iran stood out: 59% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 38%. On 23 July 2021, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 23 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iran59 in 100 of its 186 stories · usually 38 · mostly disasters & accidents Sri Lanka53 in 100 of its 200 stories · usually 38 · mostly rights & justice Iraq50 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir49 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia48 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 31 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US114 stories about protests or strikes, of its 485 Colombo Sri Lanka74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 82 Delhi India32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 123 London UK26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 134 Uvalde US17 stories about protests or strikes, of its 47

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: too little coverage to readVanuatu: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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: 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: 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 readOman: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: 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: too little coverage to readMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: too little coverage to readJamaica: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: 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: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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 readSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualBahamas: warmth about its own usualNorth Waziristan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 16 outletsArizona, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 55 outletsGwent, UK -- health: 16 stories, carried by 14 outletsVancouver, Canada -- health: 13 stories, carried by 17 outletsIllinois, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsByron Bay, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 15 stories, carried by 22 outletsIstanbul, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 17 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

● North Waziristan Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Arizona US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Gwent UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Vancouver Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Illinois US 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 →

Health40% 3,734 stories · about as usual Rights & justice20% 1,847 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 1,491 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Conflict & violence11% 1,023 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 497 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 363 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 265 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 171 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 killed2,317 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests948 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected789 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured642 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations122 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Greece Stories reporting abductions81 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting refugees66 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced59 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill5 at about two-thirds of 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
● 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.