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19,650 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to illness in Bangkok, protests in Dhaka (Bangladesh) and storms in Oman. Thailand's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostThailand 54 in 100 of its 463 stories, usually 19
RegionSoutheast Asia 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Thailand

252 of its 463 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Bangkok accounted for 219 of Thailand's 252 stories about harm, carried by 416 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (213 stories). Poisoning was named in 130 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories → Bangkok stories →
Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

184 of its 282 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Dhaka accounted for 141 of Bangladesh's 184 stories about harm, carried by 202 outlets. 125 of Dhaka's 141 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (86 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Disasters & accidents

Oman

124 of its 213 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (58 stories). Storms were named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Oman over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

136 of its 252 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

North Korea

21 of its 45 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 6 of Pyongyang's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

93 of its 158 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Jammu accounted for 63 of Kashmir's 93 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

191 of its 442 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Afghanistan

63 of its 93 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Health

Belgium

27 of its 98 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Covid was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

42 of its 75 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Belgium (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in Singapore (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Italy (20 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); dengue in Ghana (15 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); building collapse in Nigeria (19 of its stories, about 5 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 17 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 19,650 stories about harm among 107,182 counted on 17 Jul.

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In Thailand, 54% of the news was about people being harmed, where 19% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 107,182 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Thailand. On 18 July 2023, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan68 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 37 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine66 in 100 of its 226 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh65 in 100 of its 282 stories · usually 34 · mostly rights & justice Sudan63 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 65 · mostly displacement Israel61 in 100 of its 883 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US126 stories about protests or strikes, of its 721 Dhaka Bangladesh125 stories about protests or strikes, of its 141 Milwaukee US49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 120 Jerusalem Israel43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 156 London UK42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 280

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCayman 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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: too little coverage to readPalau: 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: too little coverage to readNiger: 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 readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: too little coverage to readWestern 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 lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: too little coverage to readMali: 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: 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: 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 lessIndonesia: too little coverage to readIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: 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: too little coverage to readGabon: 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 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: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte 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: too little coverage to readHong 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: 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 lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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 lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: too little coverage to readGaza: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualGrenada: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualBarbados: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualMexico City, Mexico -- health: 11 stories, carried by 37 outletsKarbala, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 15 outletsMontana, US -- other: 12 stories, carried by 20 outletsBannu, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 18 outletsQuinault, US -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 39 outletsPort-au-Prince, Haiti -- displacement: 17 stories, carried by 22 outletsSwindon, UK -- health: 22 stories, carried by 51 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 36 stories, carried by 12 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

● Mexico warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Mexico City Mexico about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Karbala Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Montana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · other · 12 stories ● Bannu Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 21 stories ● Quinault US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 10 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 5,488 stories · about as usual Rights & justice21% 4,078 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 3,584 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 3,015 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 995 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 954 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 696 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 423 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 killed4,496 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,146 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,969 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,625 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions298 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations213 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced188 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Sudan Stories reporting refugees175 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill22 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 softer than 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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