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8,453 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Violence in Jerusalem, a disaster in Matanzas and arrests in Thailand drew the news. Israel's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Nigeria and India →
Part of lifeHealth 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostIsrael 76 in 100 of its 774 stories, usually 35
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 51 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
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 →
Conflict & violence

Israel

587 of its 774 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Jerusalem accounted for 286 of Israel's 587 stories about harm, carried by 499 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (233 stories). 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.

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

Cuba

106 of its 119 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Matanzas accounted for 78 of Cuba's 106 stories about harm, carried by 233 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (64 stories).

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

Palestine

149 of its 183 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Gaza accounted for 117 of Palestine's 149 stories about harm, carried by 92 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (69 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Colombia

27 of its 52 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Bogota accounted for 25 of Colombia's 27 stories about harm, carried by 183 outlets. Earthquake was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

195 of its 408 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 60 of Afghanistan's 81 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Solomon Islands

17 of its 30 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (12 stories).

its stories →
Health

Austria

13 of its 34 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Colombia (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Mexico (10 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); extreme cold in South Africa (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); helicopter crash in Pakistan (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); volcanic eruption in US (23 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 8,453 stories about harm among 35,518 counted on 7 Aug.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the highest since 22 May 2022. 24 in every 100 of the day's 35,518 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. In Colombia's news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. the news turned to Israel for the third day running. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Nigeria and India. This week the news turned most often to Lebanon, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Cuba89 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 36 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine81 in 100 of its 183 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Israel76 in 100 of its 774 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan70 in 100 of its 116 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Colombia52 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 27 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel75 stories about protests or strikes, of its 286 Washington US63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 321 Delhi India23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 129 Beijing China14 stories about protests or strikes, of its 72 Colombo Sri Lanka11 stories about protests or strikes, of its 20

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: too little coverage to readYemen: 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: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readNigeria: 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: 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: too little coverage to readIraq: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: 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 readEgypt: too little coverage to readEcuador: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBosnia 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad 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: 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: 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: 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 readJapan: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualArizona, US -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsHiroshima, Japan -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 25 outletsLagos, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 54 stories, carried by 21 outletsVirginia, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 14 outletsChelmsford, UK -- health: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsSussex, UK -- health: 27 stories, carried by 27 outletsTaiwan Strait, Taiwan -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 17 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 183 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

● Arizona US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● Hiroshima Japan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories ● Lagos Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 54 stories ● Virginia US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Chelmsford UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health32% 2,646 stories · much less than usual (usually 39%) Conflict & violence20% 1,643 stories · much more than usual (usually 11%) Rights & justice18% 1,473 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 1,339 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 509 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 377 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 236 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 155 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 killed2,302 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people injured899 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting arrests803 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected732 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations165 at about twice the usual rate · most about Cuba and Israel Stories reporting abductions100 at about twice the usual rate · most about Nigeria and India Stories reporting refugees76 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced44 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than 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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