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The day's news pointed at plane crash in Bangladesh, the earthquake in Afghanistan and protests in Kyiv (Ukraine). Bangladesh's coverage was about twice 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 · much more than usual Country that rose mostVanuatu 63 in 100 of its 70 stories, usually 30
RegionSoutheast Asia 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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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Conflict & violence

Bangladesh

173 of its 360 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Dhaka accounted for 113 of Bangladesh's 173 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (67 stories). Plane crash was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Afghanistan

56 of its 95 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Kabul accounted for 27 of Afghanistan's 56 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Earthquake was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Protests & strikes

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 120 of Ukraine's 175 stories about harm, carried by 236 outlets. 84 of Kyiv's 120 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

190 of its 660 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories). Heavy rain was named in 89 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tropical storm and typhoon.

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

Venezuela

38 of its 69 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 5 of Caracas' 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Haiti

28 of its 41 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

El Salvador

19 of its 28 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. 4 of San Salvador's 5 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

Israel

633 of its 935 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Hunger was named in 274 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heatstroke. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Pakistan

263 of its 634 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

Sweida accounted for 35 of Syria's 92 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Israel (274 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Palestine (85 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Türkiye (21 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); food poisoning in Ireland (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Canada (32 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

19 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 17,504 stories about harm among 94,500 counted on 23 Jul.

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It was the third day running that the news turned to Bangladesh. of the day's 94,500 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Israel's news mentioned the hunger about 4 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 23 July 2024, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. In Bangladesh, 48% of the news was about people being harmed, where 41% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel68 in 100 of its 935 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Syria65 in 100 of its 142 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine65 in 100 of its 330 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Vanuatu63 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 30 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan59 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 47 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kyiv Ukraine84 stories about protests or strikes, of its 120 Washington US69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 471 London UK48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 292 Dhaka Bangladesh41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 113 Jerusalem Israel38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 127

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 lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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 lessRomania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: 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: too little coverage to readNigeria: 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 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: 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 readKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: too little coverage to readFrench 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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: too little coverage to readMyanmar: 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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 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 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: 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: 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 readVanuatu: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualSaskatchewan, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 18 stories, carried by 20 outletsColorado, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 16 outletsAccra, Ghana -- health: 26 stories, carried by 15 outletsCalgary, Canada -- health: 18 stories, carried by 17 outletsHawaii, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsTokyo, Japan -- rights & justice: 29 stories, carried by 114 outletsExeter, UK -- health: 14 stories, carried by 124 outletsBristol, UK -- health: 28 stories, carried by 24 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

● Japan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Saskatchewan Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 18 stories ● Colorado US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Accra Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 26 stories ● Calgary Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Hawaii US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 4,994 stories · much more than usual (usually 24%) Rights & justice25% 4,284 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 3,535 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence11% 1,857 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 964 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 656 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 483 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 340 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 killed4,515 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,051 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,868 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured951 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions269 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations154 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people displaced153 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Sudan Stories reporting refugees125 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill19 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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