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19,231 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to plane crash in Nepal, protests in Kampala (Uganda) and arrests in Iran. Nepal's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPhilippines 60 in 100 of its 685 stories, usually 35
RegionSoutheast Asia 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

82 of its 121 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Kathmandu accounted for 64 of Nepal's 82 stories about harm, carried by 95 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (74 stories). Plane crash was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Uganda

54 of its 120 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Kampala accounted for 36 of Uganda's 54 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. 26 of Kampala's 36 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (30 stories).

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Kampala stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

56 of its 107 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Philippines

412 of its 685 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Philippine accounted for 207 of the Philippines' 412 stories about harm, carried by 213 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories). Flooding was named in 121 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with oil spill and power cuts.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mauritania

24 of its 28 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Nouakchott accounted for 21 of Mauritania's 24 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

Dhaka accounted for 73 of Bangladesh's 117 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. 55 of Dhaka's 73 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

79 of its 192 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (42 stories). Flooding was named in 40 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with oil spill.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Ethiopia

52 of its 78 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Lesotho

8 of its 9 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Taiwan (40 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); flooding in Philippines (121 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); plague in Italy (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Poland (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); tornadoes in Canada (44 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 25 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 19,231 stories about harm among 107,001 counted on 25 Jul.

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Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. of the day's 107,001 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Nepal for the second day running. Mentions of flooding ran about 8 times their usual in Taiwan's news. In Nepal, 68% of the news was about people being harmed, where 42% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nepal68 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 42 · mostly disasters & accidents Ethiopia67 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 42 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel66 in 100 of its 1,472 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan65 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Philippines60 in 100 of its 685 stories · usually 35 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US249 stories about protests or strikes, of its 758 Jerusalem Israel56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 114 Dhaka Bangladesh55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 73 Tel Aviv Israel49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 116 San Francisco US47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 137

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: 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: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: 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: 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 lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: 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: 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 lessGrenada: 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: 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: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualGreat Falls, US -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 15 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 24 stories, carried by 17 outletsIrvine, US -- health: 21 stories, carried by 24 outletsWincanton, UK -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsCanberra, Australia -- rights & justice: 23 stories, carried by 81 outletsNuffield, UK -- health: 22 stories, carried by 119 outletsDamascus, Syria -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 23 outletsAccra, Ghana -- rights & justice: 21 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Great Falls US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 13 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 24 stories ● Irvine US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories ● Wincanton UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 11 stories ● Canberra Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 23 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 5,072 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 4,695 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents21% 3,900 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,400 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 829 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 700 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 670 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 477 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 killed4,216 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,436 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,154 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,154 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions544 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations405 at about twice the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting people displaced230 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees143 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill25 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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