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10,175 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Paris (France), people displaced in Kabul and rights and justice in la Plata. France'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.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostFrance 47 in 100 of its 968 stories, usually 20
RegionEurope 24 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

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Protests & strikes

France

452 of its 968 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Paris accounted for 368 of France's 452 stories about harm, carried by 653 outlets. 302 of Paris' 368 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (287 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Displacement

Afghanistan

73 of its 125 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Kabul accounted for 44 of Afghanistan's 73 stories about harm, carried by 224 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kenya

73 of its 189 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (19 stories). Road crashes were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Sweden

98 of its 186 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Stockholm accounted for 87 of Sweden's 98 stories about harm, carried by 99 outlets. 72 of Stockholm's 87 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Cambodia

29 of its 70 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Germany

60 of its 250 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Mexico

56 of its 193 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

12 of Tehran's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Côte d’Ivoire

11 of its 18 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Sudan (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); poisoning in South Africa (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Indonesia (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in New Zealand (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tornadoes in Canada (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 10,175 stories about harm among 53,228 counted on 2 Jul.

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For the fifth day running, the news turned to France. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 53,228 stories, as usual. France's news was 47% about people being harmed, against a usual 20%. In Sudan's news, mentions of the hunger ran about 5 times their usual. On 2 July 2022, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 19 today. This week the news turned most often to France, on 5 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine60 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan58 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 48 · mostly displacement Sweden53 in 100 of its 186 stories · usually 28 · mostly rights & justice Argentina48 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 19 · mostly rights & justice France47 in 100 of its 968 stories · usually 20 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Paris France302 stories about protests or strikes, of its 368 Stockholm Sweden72 stories about protests or strikes, of its 87 Washington US72 stories about protests or strikes, of its 380 London UK49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 186 Kyiv Ukraine21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 90

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSpain: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: too little coverage to readCameroon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: 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: 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 readAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readPakistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualNorth Waziristan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 28 outletsColorado, US -- rights & justice: 31 stories, carried by 36 outletsZhob, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 16 outletsPontypridd, UK -- health: 17 stories, carried by 13 outletsOhio, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 19 outletsPort-au-Prince, Haiti -- health: 19 stories, carried by 52 outletsMerseyside, UK -- health: 19 stories, carried by 18 outletsMonash, Australia -- health: 15 stories, carried by 60 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

● Pakistan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● North Waziristan Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Colorado US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 31 stories ● Zhob Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Pontypridd UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Ohio US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 2,686 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Rights & justice26% 2,589 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents18% 1,841 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 1,263 stories · more than usual (usually 10%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 613 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 392 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 358 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 217 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 killed2,623 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,198 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,039 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected1,014 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions107 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and India Stories reporting refugees107 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations81 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Canada and Afghanistan Stories reporting people displaced76 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Sudan 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 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.