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16,726 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to violence in Jerusalem, a disaster in Bangkok and people killed in Hungary. Israel's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 37 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostIsrael 59 in 100 of its 480 stories, usually 31
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 42 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Israel

283 of its 480 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Jerusalem accounted for 120 of Israel's 283 stories about harm, carried by 156 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (92 stories). Power cuts were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Disasters & accidents

Thailand

142 of its 296 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Bangkok accounted for 92 of Thailand's 142 stories about harm, carried by 238 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (99 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories → Bangkok stories →
Rights & justice

Hungary

40 of its 81 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Hungary over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Ireland

Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (63 stories). Drownings were named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Palestine

106 of its 131 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Gaza accounted for 88 of Palestine's 106 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

165 of its 209 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Kabul accounted for 127 of Afghanistan's 165 stories about harm, carried by 168 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Netherlands

70 of its 189 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Covid was named in 36 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Lebanon

40 of its 77 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Beirut accounted for 30 of Lebanon's 40 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

71 of its 138 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Tehran accounted for 49 of Iran's 71 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

75 of its 134 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Netherlands (36 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in France (35 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Mexico (22 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); helicopter crash in Pakistan (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Ukraine (11 of its stories, about three 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 5 Aug. 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 16,726 stories about harm among 76,345 counted on 5 Aug.

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22 in every 100 of the day's 76,345 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 5 August 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 →

Palestine81 in 100 of its 131 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan79 in 100 of its 209 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Israel59 in 100 of its 480 stories · usually 31 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir56 in 100 of its 134 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon52 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 35 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US124 stories about protests or strikes, of its 758 Delhi India120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 207 Sandy Hook US33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 174 Beijing China32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 74 Jerusalem Israel31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 120

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: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: 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: too little coverage to readPhilippines: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readWestern 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: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: too little coverage to readJamaica: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: 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: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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 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 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: too little coverage to readBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: 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 lessBahamas: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: 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 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualMaine, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 40 stories, carried by 31 outletsOregon, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 16 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 32 stories, carried by 14 outletsPhnom Penh, Cambodia -- health: 33 stories, carried by 42 outletsRiver Test, UK -- health: 27 stories, carried by 91 outletsNairobi, Kenya -- rights & justice: 24 stories, carried by 24 outletsKulgam, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 27 stories, carried by 19 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

● Maine US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 40 stories ● Oregon US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Glasgow UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 32 stories ● Phnom Penh Cambodia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 33 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health37% 6,105 stories · less than usual (usually 40%) Rights & justice20% 3,330 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 2,397 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,976 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood8% 1,308 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 667 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 534 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 244 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 killed3,754 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,504 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,277 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,142 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations144 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees125 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions124 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced115 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill20 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 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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