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The day's news pointed at protests in Bangkok (Thailand), people killed in Greece and people injured in Niger. Niger's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostNiger 95 in 100 of its 209 stories, usually 58
RegionEast Asia 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
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

Thailand

278 of its 564 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 73 of Bangkok's 100 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (77 stories). Building collapse was named in 36 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories → Bangkok stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

244 of its 621 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (137 stories). Hypothermia was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Greece over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Niger

198 of its 209 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (152 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Niger over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Iran

350 of its 705 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Tehran accounted for 246 of Iran's 350 stories about harm, carried by 181 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (150 stories).

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

China

1,180 of its 4,219 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 489 of Beijing's 933 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (392 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Burundi

58 of its 70 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Bujumbura accounted for 47 of Burundi's 58 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. 35 of Bujumbura's 47 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Bahrain

81 of its 120 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 23 of Manama's 34 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Germany

660 of its 1,442 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (445 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Algeria

56 of its 112 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Armenia

67 of its 197 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in New Zealand (70 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); chikungunya in Brazil (15 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); road crashes in Singapore (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Indonesia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in US (1071 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 Jun. 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 43,533 stories about harm among 207,043 counted on 4 Jun.

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Mentions of the earthquake ran about 6 times their usual in New Zealand's news. of the day's 207,043 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Thailand stood out: 49% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 31%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Niger95 in 100 of its 209 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen83 in 100 of its 140 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence Burundi83 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 65 · mostly rights & justice Syria75 in 100 of its 1,118 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq71 in 100 of its 687 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China489 stories about protests or strikes, of its 933 Paris France464 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1131 Washington US190 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1087 Raqqa Syria177 stories about protests or strikes, of its 354 Cairo Egypt132 stories about protests or strikes, of its 208

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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: too little coverage to readSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: too little coverage to readSouth 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 lessSingapore: 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: 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 lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: too little coverage to readMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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 readLatvia: 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 readKazakhstan: 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 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 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 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: 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 lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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: too little coverage to readN. 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: 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 readCameroon: 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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 lessBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPitcairn: 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: 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: 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: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualPanama: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualEcuador: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCanada: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualMopti, Mali -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsState Theatre, US -- health: 18 stories, carried by 129 outletsTemora, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 29 outletsGrand Island, US -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 17 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- rights & justice: 28 stories, carried by 18 outletsSouth China Sea, Brunei -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 15 outletsMendig, Germany -- disasters & accidents: 416 stories, carried by 315 outletsJerusalem, Israel -- conflict & violence: 139 stories, carried by 94 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

● Germany warmth about one and a half times usual ● Israel warmth about one and a half times usual ● Ecuador warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bahrain warmth about one and a half times usual ● Sri Lanka warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Mopti Mali about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● State Theatre US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Temora Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 10 stories ● Grand Island US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 28 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 10,599 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Health21% 8,879 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 8,672 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence20% 8,584 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,685 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,784 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 956 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 622 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 killed14,899 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,197 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,027 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,147 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,088 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting refugees869 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions683 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced464 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill92 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 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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