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12,273 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to train derailment in South Korea, people killed in Cyprus and protests in Stockholm (Sweden). South Korea's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about South Korea and India →
Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostSouth Korea 60 in 100 of its 265 stories, usually 13
RegionEast Asia 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

South Korea

159 of its 265 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Goesan accounted for 66 of South Korea's 159 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (81 stories). Train derailment was named in 44 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with building collapse and power cuts. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

South Korea over 30 days → its stories → Goesan stories →
Health

Cyprus

23 of its 45 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (10 stories). Covid was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Cyprus over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Sweden

61 of its 129 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Stockholm accounted for 54 of Sweden's 61 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. 46 of Stockholm's 54 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories → Stockholm stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

58 of its 139 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Heatstroke was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Spain

71 of its 301 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Drought was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with volcanic eruption. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

254 of its 758 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Libya

20 of its 35 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 8 of Tripoli's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Italy

90 of its 407 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 72 of Israel's 118 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. 36 of Jerusalem's 72 stories were about protests or strikes. Illness was named in 50 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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Rights & justice

Colombia

29 of its 62 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: illness in Israel (50 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); drought in Spain (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Canada (45 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hiv in UK (13 of its stories, about 4 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 15 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 12,273 stories about harm among 63,059 counted on 15 Jul.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the highest since 3 June 2023. 19 in every 100 of the day's 63,059 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In South Korea, 60% of the news was about people being harmed, where 13% is usual. South Korea's news mentioned train derailment more than ten times as often as usual. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about South Korea and India.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan72 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Syria65 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence South Korea60 in 100 of its 265 stories · usually 13 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine58 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Sweden47 in 100 of its 129 stories · usually 34 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Hollywood US80 stories about protests or strikes, of its 195 Washington US57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 285 Stockholm Sweden46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 54 Jerusalem Israel36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 72 Chicago US29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 141

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 lessVenezuela: too little coverage to readVanuatu: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readPortugal: 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: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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: 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: 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 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 lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: too little coverage to readIceland: 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 readSt 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: 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: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: too little coverage to readDR 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 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: 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: 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 lessBangladesh: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readVietnam: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualEdinburgh, UK -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 98 outletsTehran, Iran -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 18 outletsSalt Lake City, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsColorado, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 11 outletsZhob, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 26 outletsWinnipeg, Canada -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 18 outletsQuetta, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 20 outletsCambridge, UK -- health: 25 stories, carried by 68 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

● Edinburgh UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 19 stories ● Tehran Iran about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Salt Lake City US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Colorado US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Zhob Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 3,265 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Rights & justice24% 2,888 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents23% 2,794 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence10% 1,189 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 604 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 530 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 440 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 284 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 killed2,995 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,557 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,249 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured732 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations293 at about three times the usual rate · most about South Korea and India Stories reporting people displaced115 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions111 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees93 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and Pakistan

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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