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21,306 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Jerusalem (Israel), a disaster in Reykjavik and violence in Srebrenica. Bosnia's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIceland 79 in 100 of its 156 stories, usually 25
RegionSoutheast Asia 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Israel

305 of its 684 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Jerusalem accounted for 209 of Israel's 305 stories about harm, carried by 246 outlets. 150 of Jerusalem's 209 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (120 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Iceland

124 of its 156 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reykjavik accounted for 81 of Iceland's 124 stories about harm, carried by 140 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (40 stories). Hunger was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

Iceland over 30 days → its stories → Reykjavik stories →
Conflict & violence

Bosnia

38 of its 40 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Srebrenica accounted for 35 of Bosnia's 38 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bosnia over 30 days → its stories → Srebrenica stories →
Health

Vietnam

344 of its 1,141 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Hanoi accounted for 283 of Vietnam's 344 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (50 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories → Hanoi stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

199 of its 294 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Kathmandu accounted for 133 of Nepal's 199 stories about harm, carried by 323 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (154 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 51 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with plane crash.

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Protests & strikes

Cuba

34 of its 74 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 14 of Havana's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (21 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Natural hazards were named in 36 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

80 of its 163 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Spain

119 of its 509 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (33 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

12 of its 21 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 4 of Managua's 7 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Syria (35 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); helicopter crash in Nepal (51 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in New Zealand (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Japan (38 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); oil spill in Yemen (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 21,306 stories about harm among 115,963 counted on 11 Jul.

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In Syria's news, mentions of the earthquake ran about 4 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 115,963 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 11 July 2022, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. In Israel, 45% of the news was about people being harmed, where 37% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iceland79 in 100 of its 156 stories · usually 25 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan71 in 100 of its 175 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal68 in 100 of its 294 stories · usually 26 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine59 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia51 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 39 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel150 stories about protests or strikes, of its 209 Washington US114 stories about protests or strikes, of its 555 Hanoi Vietnam71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 283 Moscow Russia41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 120 Hollywood US33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 276

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 lessVietnam: too little coverage to readVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNew 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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 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: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: too little coverage to readGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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 lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: 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: too little coverage to readCosta 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: too little coverage to readChad: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: 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: too little coverage to readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualAjit, India -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 19 outletsMaine, US -- health: 20 stories, carried by 19 outletsJacksonville, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsAmman, Jordan -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 13 outletsDhubri, India -- shelter & services: 21 stories, carried by 19 outletsBaku, Azerbaijan -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 14 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsWaterloo, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 31 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

● Ajit India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Maine US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 20 stories ● Jacksonville US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Amman Jordan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Dhubri India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 21 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 6,187 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 4,848 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 4,298 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 2,198 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,122 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 918 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 835 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 483 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 killed4,992 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,542 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,151 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,175 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations376 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people displaced217 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees189 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Sudan and the UK Stories reporting abductions187 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill18 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 about as 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.