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36,168 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to deaths in Aktobe, protests in Dakar (Senegal) and a disaster in Bucharest. Kazakhstan's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Australia → Reports of people falling ill ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostKazakhstan 84 in 100 of its 206 stories, usually 21
RegionCentral Asia 78 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Kazakhstan

173 of its 206 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Aktobe accounted for 143 of Kazakhstan's 173 stories about harm, carried by 166 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about 9 times its own usual.

Kazakhstan over 30 days → its stories → Aktobe stories →
Protests & strikes

Senegal

72 of its 104 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Dakar accounted for 71 of Senegal's 72 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. 61 of Dakar's 71 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Senegal over 30 days → its stories → Dakar stories →
Conflict & violence

Niger

91 of its 97 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Niger over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Czechia

62 of its 167 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

223 of its 273 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Mogadishu accounted for 181 of Somalia's 223 stories about harm, carried by 186 outlets. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Bangladesh

441 of its 745 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Dhaka accounted for 300 of Bangladesh's 441 stories about harm, carried by 278 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Germany

441 of its 1,266 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (276 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

354 of its 879 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Russia

289 of its 930 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 127 of Petersburg's 138 stories were about protests or strikes. HIV was named in 125 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: hiv in Russia (125 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Indonesia (61 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); dengue in Brazil (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hurricane in US (931 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); train derailment in Canada (49 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 36,168 stories about harm among 161,819 counted on 5 Jun.

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In Kazakhstan, 84% of the news was about people being harmed, where 21% is usual. Russia's news mentioned HIV more than ten times as often as usual. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Australia. of the day's 161,819 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Niger94 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Kazakhstan84 in 100 of its 206 stories · usually 21 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Syria83 in 100 of its 1,007 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia82 in 100 of its 273 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen78 in 100 of its 124 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Chicago US200 stories about protests or strikes, of its 602 Fallujah Iraq184 stories about protests or strikes, of its 671 Dhaka Bangladesh149 stories about protests or strikes, of its 300 Beijing China133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 279 Petersburg Russia127 stories about protests or strikes, of its 138

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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: 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 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: 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: 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 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 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: 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 readSão 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 lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNetherlands: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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: too little coverage to readIsrael: 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 lessIndonesia: too little coverage to readIndia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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 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: 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 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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: 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 lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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 readSweden: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSenegal: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about one and a half times its own usualQatar: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCzechia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualAngola: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPrague, Czechia -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 37 stories, carried by 35 outletsXinjiang, China -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 17 outletsDakar, Senegal -- rights & justice: 71 stories, carried by 73 outletsAlexandria, Egypt -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsNetrakona, Bangladesh -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsNew Forest, UK -- health: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsBalkh, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsMendig, Germany -- disasters & accidents: 246 stories, carried by 247 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

● Senegal warmth about one and a half times usual ● Germany warmth about one and a half times usual ● Angola warmth about one and a half times usual ● Romania warmth about one and a half times usual ● Qatar warmth about one and a half times usual ● Czechia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Prague Czechia about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 37 stories ● Xinjiang China about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 22 stories ● Dakar Senegal about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 71 stories ● Alexandria Egypt about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Netrakona Bangladesh about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 10 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence24% 8,587 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Rights & justice24% 8,490 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents22% 7,934 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Health16% 5,564 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,515 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,095 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 925 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 528 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 killed12,801 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,389 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,035 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,830 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations1,327 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting refugees570 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Switzerland Stories reporting abductions456 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced340 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill247 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than 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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