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19,372 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to violence in Kyiv, landslides in Indonesia and people killed in Libya. Ukraine's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUkraine 51 in 100 of its 892 stories, usually 28
RegionNorth America 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
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 →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

458 of its 892 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Kyiv accounted for 370 of Ukraine's 458 stories about harm, carried by 712 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (399 stories). Illness was named in 124 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

109 of its 236 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (17 stories). Landslides were named in 55 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with flooding. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Libya

20 of its 30 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Peru

56 of its 130 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Huascaran accounted for 41 of Peru's 56 stories about harm, carried by 116 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Avalanche was named in 45 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with extreme cold.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

197 of its 277 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Gaza accounted for 166 of Palestine's 197 stories about harm, carried by 181 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

425 of its 1,278 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Moscow accounted for 317 of Russia's 425 stories about harm, carried by 363 outlets. Illness was named in 49 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

169 of its 235 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Jammu accounted for 74 of Kashmir's 169 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Its coverage was about 5 times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

South Africa

243 of its 760 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Flooding was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with storms, power cuts and landslides.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Cuba

35 of its 81 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Peru (45 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Brazil (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in South Africa (34 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in Russia (49 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); food poisoning in Canada (48 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 9 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 19,372 stories about harm among 102,008 counted on 9 Jul.

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Peru's news mentioned the avalanche more than ten times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 102,008 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Ukraine. Ukraine stood out: 51% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 28%. A year earlier, on 10 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 →

Kashmir72 in 100 of its 235 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine71 in 100 of its 277 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Israel65 in 100 of its 826 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan57 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda53 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US102 stories about protests or strikes, of its 778 Jerusalem Israel42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 148 Kyiv Ukraine42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 370 Gaza Palestine35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 166 Moscow Russia34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 317

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: too little coverage to readSouth 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: 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: 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 lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPoland: 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 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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: too little coverage to readJapan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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 usualRussia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPakistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualGrenada: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualOjai, US -- disasters & accidents: 25 stories, carried by 34 outletsBoise, US -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsKatsina, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsImphal, India -- shelter & services: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 24 stories, carried by 13 outletsSussex, UK -- health: 17 stories, carried by 11 outletsLake Macquarie, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 19 outletsIslamabad, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 69 stories, carried by 44 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

● Russia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Pakistan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Ojai US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 25 stories ● Boise US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 11 stories ● Katsina Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● Imphal India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 10 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 24 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 5,490 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 4,237 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Rights & justice20% 3,836 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence13% 2,389 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,028 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 882 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 672 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 510 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 killed5,038 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,144 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,839 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,399 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions328 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced275 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees227 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations173 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill21 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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