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19,485 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Dhaka (Bangladesh), illness in Bangkok and violence in Jammu. Kashmir's coverage was about 5 times as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostBangladesh 69 in 100 of its 314 stories, usually 35
RegionCentral Asia 20 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

218 of its 314 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Dhaka accounted for 173 of Bangladesh's 218 stories about harm, carried by 229 outlets. 163 of Dhaka's 173 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (185 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Health

Thailand

72 of its 255 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Bangkok accounted for 55 of Thailand's 72 stories about harm, carried by 83 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Poisoning was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories → Bangkok stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

112 of its 164 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Jammu accounted for 86 of Kashmir's 112 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (51 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Disasters & accidents

Oman

59 of its 81 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Kazakhstan

18 of its 60 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 10 of Almaty's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Illness was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Italy

136 of its 715 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Heatwave was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with wildfires, earthquake and tornadoes.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

64 of its 125 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Hong Kong

38 of its 135 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Argentina

24 of its 113 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

21 of its 49 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: illness in Kazakhstan (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); heatwave in Italy (21 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in Spain (13 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); train derailment in India (116 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in South Korea (11 of its stories, about three 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 18 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 19,485 stories about harm among 107,262 counted on 18 Jul.

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The news turned to Bangladesh for the fourth day running. 18 in every 100 of the day's 107,262 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Bangladesh, 69% of the news was about people being harmed, where 35% is usual. A year earlier, on 19 July 2023, 18 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 →

Oman73 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 29 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan70 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 65 · mostly displacement Bangladesh69 in 100 of its 314 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir68 in 100 of its 164 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine61 in 100 of its 227 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Dhaka Bangladesh163 stories about protests or strikes, of its 173 Washington US110 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1046 Chicago US62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 325 Jerusalem Israel54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 129 Nairobi Kenya49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 66

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: 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: 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 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: 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: 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 lessSpain: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readGermany: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readMyanmar: 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 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: 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 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 readEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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 readUkraine: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualChad: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 86 stories, carried by 44 outletsVermont, US -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsMexico City, Mexico -- health: 12 stories, carried by 35 outletsKupwara, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsNorth Carolina, US -- health: 27 stories, carried by 25 outletsBrussels, Belgium -- health: 10 stories, carried by 12 outletsAccra, Ghana -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 11 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

● Kashmir warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Jammu Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 86 stories ● Vermont US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 14 stories ● Mexico City Mexico about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Kupwara Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● North Carolina US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 27 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 5,806 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Rights & justice22% 4,140 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 3,454 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 2,691 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 908 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 879 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 818 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 365 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 killed4,402 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,026 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,914 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,614 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions297 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations207 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced158 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Sudan Stories reporting refugees125 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill26 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Canada and the US

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 much 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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