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17,338 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Yangon (Myanmar) and people injured in Micronesia and Congo drew the news. Myanmar's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 43 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostCongo 79 in 100 of its 53 stories, usually 44
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Myanmar

60 of its 66 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Yangon accounted for 23 of Myanmar's 60 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. 23 of Yangon's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Yangon stories →
Health

Micronesia

13 of its 13 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories). Outbreaks were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Micronesia over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Congo

42 of its 53 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Congo over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Czechia

29 of its 77 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Wildfires were named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Cameroon

26 of its 34 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Yaounde accounted for 19 of Cameroon's 26 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Health

Ireland

195 of its 828 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Sri Lanka

Colombo accounted for 62 of Sri Lanka's 84 stories about harm, carried by 67 outlets. 36 of Colombo's 62 stories were about protests or strikes. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

22 of its 43 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →
Health

Morocco

36 of its 99 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Health

Germany

143 of its 504 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (43 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: heatwave in Switzerland (11 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); outbreaks in France (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); drownings in Pakistan (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in UK (44 of its stories, about three times its usual); house fires in Australia (12 of its stories, about 4 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 26 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 17,338 stories about harm among 80,050 counted on 26 Jul.

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The Czechia's news mentioned wildfires more than ten times as often as usual. 22 in every 100 of the day's 80,050 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Myanmar. On 26 July 2021, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 22 today. Myanmar's news was 91% about people being harmed, against a usual 66%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Myanmar91 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 66 · mostly rights & justice Congo79 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan63 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine51 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq46 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US177 stories about protests or strikes, of its 744 Delhi India72 stories about protests or strikes, of its 197 Indianapolis US38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 70 Colombo Sri Lanka36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 62 London UK30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 287

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: 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: 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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readIndia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readDominica: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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 lessCambodia: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readUkraine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about one and a half times its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualParadise Valley, US -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 18 outletsNorthern Ireland, UK -- rights & justice: 71 stories, carried by 65 outletsCalgary, Canada -- health: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsDelaware, US -- health: 22 stories, carried by 19 outletsBuhari, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 11 outletsSussex, UK -- health: 17 stories, carried by 15 outletsYaounde, Cameroon -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 47 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

● Congo warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Paradise Valley US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 13 stories ● Northern Ireland UK about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 71 stories ● Calgary Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Delaware US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 22 stories ● Buhari Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health43% 7,379 stories · more than usual (usually 39%) Rights & justice19% 3,329 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 2,319 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence9% 1,479 stories · less than usual (usually 11%) Food & livelihood7% 1,144 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 680 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 530 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 250 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 killed3,672 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,441 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,430 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured851 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting evacuations129 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Czechia Stories reporting abductions106 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced106 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees102 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and Ukraine Stories reporting people falling ill17 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 softer 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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