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8,979 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Flooding in Nepal, protests in Tel Aviv (Israel) and violence in Kulgam drew the news. Kashmir's coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostNepal 67 in 100 of its 108 stories, usually 29
RegionSouth Asia 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

72 of its 108 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Kathmandu accounted for 45 of Nepal's 72 stories about harm, carried by 190 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (5 stories). Flooding was named in 42 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with snowstorms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Protests & strikes

Israel

488 of its 664 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Tel Aviv accounted for 138 of Israel's 488 stories about harm, carried by 177 outlets. 77 of Tel Aviv's 138 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Tel Aviv stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

86 of its 154 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Kulgam accounted for 36 of Kashmir's 86 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Palestine

126 of its 181 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Gaza accounted for 107 of Palestine's 126 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

India

Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (128 stories). Building collapse was named in 30 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Health

Philippines

Philippine accounted for 112 of the Philippines' 142 stories about harm, carried by 12 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sri Lanka

8 of Colombo's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Kenya

19 of Nairobi's 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

US

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (73 stories). Hurricane was named in 398 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with tropical storm, storm surge and tsunami.

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in US (398 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); house fires in Australia (32 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); heatstroke in Canada (16 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); building collapse in India (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in UK (18 of its stories, about three 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 7 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 8,979 stories about harm among 47,585 counted on 7 Jul.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Nepal. of the day's 47,585 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Nepal stood out: 67% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 29%. Mentions of flooding ran about 4 times their usual in Nepal's news. A year earlier, on 8 July 2023, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel73 in 100 of its 664 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine70 in 100 of its 181 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal67 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 29 · mostly disasters & accidents Jamaica57 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 31 · mostly disasters & accidents Kashmir56 in 100 of its 154 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tel Aviv Israel77 stories about protests or strikes, of its 138 Paris France42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 90 Washington US25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 172 Gaza Palestine23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 107 Chicago US21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 79

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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readUnited States: too little coverage to readSouth 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: 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: too little coverage to readTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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 lessJamaica: too little coverage to readItaly: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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: too little coverage to readChad: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: too little coverage to readBahrain: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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 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: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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: 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: 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 usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualBeijing, China -- health: 16 stories, carried by 14 outletsCambridge, UK -- health: 10 stories, carried by 17 outletsTokyo, Japan -- health: 34 stories, carried by 42 outletsTehran, Iran -- conflict & violence: 35 stories, carried by 75 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- disasters & accidents: 16 stories, carried by 10 outletsTelangana, India -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 18 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 42 stories, carried by 49 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 31 stories, carried by 16 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

● Beijing China about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Cambridge UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Tokyo Japan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 34 stories ● Tehran Iran about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 35 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 16 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents25% 2,212 stories · much more than usual (usually 19%) Health24% 2,073 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Rights & justice21% 1,861 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Conflict & violence14% 1,238 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 517 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 313 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 280 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 265 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 killed2,493 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,092 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests881 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured748 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions293 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees126 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations123 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people displaced122 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill5 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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
● 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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