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Landslides in Ethiopia, protests in Dhaka (Bangladesh) and violence in Daruvar drew the news. Ethiopia's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostEthiopia 80 in 100 of its 182 stories, usually 33
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Disasters & accidents

Ethiopia

146 of its 182 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Gofa accounted for 105 of Ethiopia's 146 stories about harm, carried by 252 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (132 stories). Landslides were named in 103 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain and flooding. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Gofa stories →
Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

165 of its 231 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Dhaka accounted for 121 of Bangladesh's 165 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. 99 of Dhaka's 121 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Conflict & violence

Croatia

35 of its 45 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Daruvar accounted for 23 of Croatia's 35 stories about harm, carried by 170 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Croatia over 30 days → its stories → Daruvar stories →
Shelter & services

Syria

46 of its 66 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (24 stories). Illness was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Uganda

63 of its 136 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 39 of Kampala's 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Canada

754 of its 2,910 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (68 stories). Wildfires were named in 247 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with rabies.

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Health

Philippines

Philippine accounted for 174 of the Philippines' 233 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Typhoon was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with heavy rain.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 206 of Palestine's 260 stories about harm, carried by 249 outlets. Outbreaks were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with polio. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

43 of its 159 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Typhoon was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding.

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Health

Uzbekistan

11 of its 26 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Canada (247 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Puerto Rico (18 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); typhoon in Taiwan (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Germany (19 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); typhoon in Philippines (25 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 17,959 stories about harm among 103,758 counted on 23 Jul.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Ethiopia. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 103,758 stories, below the usual 18. Ethiopia's news was 80% about people being harmed, against a usual 33%. On 24 July 2023, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Ethiopia80 in 100 of its 182 stories · usually 33 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan73 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh71 in 100 of its 231 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice Syria70 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 55 · mostly shelter & services Palestine67 in 100 of its 389 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US162 stories about protests or strikes, of its 781 Dhaka Bangladesh99 stories about protests or strikes, of its 121 London UK42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 310 Kampala Uganda39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 44 Islamabad Pakistan36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 80

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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNew 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: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: 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: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: 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 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 lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: too little coverage to readHonduras: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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: 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: 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 lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: 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: 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualOttawa, Canada -- health: 25 stories, carried by 93 outletsPort-au-Prince, Haiti -- shelter & services: 12 stories, carried by 13 outletsMontana, US -- disasters & accidents: 15 stories, carried by 15 outletsGrand Rapids, US -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsAccra, Ghana -- health: 17 stories, carried by 15 outletsHigh Wycombe, UK -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 17 stories, carried by 20 outletsFarnborough, UK -- food & livelihood: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsGeneva, Switzerland -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 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

● Syria warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Ottawa Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 25 stories ● Port-au-Prince Haiti about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 12 stories ● Montana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 15 stories ● Grand Rapids US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 12 stories ● Accra Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 4,978 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 3,934 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 3,451 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,280 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 873 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 730 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 694 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 516 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 killed3,885 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,972 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,715 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,150 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions347 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations302 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people displaced187 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees152 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 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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