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10,116 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Caracas (Venezuela), storms in Vietnam and violence in Sweida. Syria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostVietnam 60 in 100 of its 192 stories, usually 13
RegionSoutheast Asia 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

74 of its 92 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Caracas accounted for 41 of Venezuela's 74 stories about harm, carried by 205 outlets. 29 of Caracas' 41 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (7 stories). Covid was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

115 of its 192 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Hanoi accounted for 56 of Vietnam's 115 stories about harm, carried by 360 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (89 stories). Storms were named in 68 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tropical storm.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories → Hanoi stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

198 of its 309 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Sweida accounted for 145 of Syria's 198 stories about harm, carried by 229 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Sweida stories →
Rights & justice

Niger

19 of its 20 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

South Korea

46 of its 163 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (7 stories). Landslides were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Congo

28 of its 42 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Qatar

15 of its 51 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm 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

Philippines

86 of its 291 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Tropical storm was named in 30 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

89 of its 131 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Gaza accounted for 74 of Palestine's 89 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (27 stories). Power cuts were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Philippines (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Saudi Arabia (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in South Korea (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Ukraine (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in China (12 of its stories, about 10 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 10,116 stories about harm among 50,850 counted on 19 Jul.

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The news turned to Venezuela for the third day running. 20 in every 100 of the day's 50,850 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Venezuela, 80% of the news was about people being harmed, where 27% is usual. Vietnam's news mentioned storms more than ten times as often as usual. On 19 July 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Venezuela80 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 27 · mostly rights & justice Palestine68 in 100 of its 131 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Israel64 in 100 of its 407 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Syria64 in 100 of its 309 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Vietnam60 in 100 of its 192 stories · usually 13 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 346 London UK43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 166 Caracas Venezuela29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 41 Dhaka Bangladesh23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 48 Gaza Palestine18 stories about protests or strikes, of its 74

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: too little coverage to readYemen: 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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited States: too little coverage to readSouth 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: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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 lessEgypt: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBosnia 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: 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 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readSyria: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about one and a half times its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about one and a half times its own usualDoha, Qatar -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsIndore, India -- shelter & services: 12 stories, carried by 13 outletsMichigan, US -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsGuadalupe River, US -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 39 outletsSaskatchewan, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 15 outletsColchester, UK -- health: 16 stories, carried by 147 outletsSydney, Australia -- health: 22 stories, carried by 31 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

● Congo warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bangladesh warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Doha Qatar about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Indore India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 12 stories ● Michigan US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 12 stories ● Guadalupe River US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 11 stories ● Saskatchewan Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 2,514 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents24% 2,357 stories · about as usual Health21% 2,105 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence15% 1,478 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 619 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 398 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 243 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 238 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 killed2,658 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,278 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,172 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured909 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people displaced182 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Israel Stories reporting abductions170 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations112 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees84 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill12 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 much harsher 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.