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58,760 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Dhaka (Bangladesh), people killed in Germany and storms in Poland. Germany's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostPuerto Rico 57 in 100 of its 262 stories, usually 21
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 53 in 100 of its stories, usually 50
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

439 of its 648 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Dhaka accounted for 270 of Bangladesh's 439 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets. 178 of Dhaka's 270 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Conflict & violence

Germany

730 of its 2,207 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (415 stories). Hunger was named in 42 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Germany over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Poland

119 of its 552 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (64 stories). Storms were named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Poland over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

UK

4,082 of its 18,068 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories). Gas explosion was named in 40 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with train derailment.

UK over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Uruguay

35 of its 86 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 6%. 29 of Montevideo's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (26 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Vietnam

293 of its 636 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people affected ran at about 10 times the usual rate (227 stories). Poisoning was named in 46 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Austria

115 of its 319 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Niger

161 of its 177 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 80%. Agadez accounted for 81 of Niger's 161 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

205 of its 245 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Sanaa accounted for 93 of Yemen's 205 stories about harm, carried by 130 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

6 of Oromo's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (13 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: hiv in Zimbabwe (46 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Japan (87 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in Vietnam (46 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Congo (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Kenya (28 of its stories, about three 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 17 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 58,760 stories about harm among 270,171 counted on 17 Jun.

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In Zimbabwe's news, mentions of HIV ran about 4 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 270,171 stories, as usual. Bangladesh's news was 68% about people being harmed, against a usual 48%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Niger91 in 100 of its 177 stories · usually 80 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Yemen84 in 100 of its 245 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq78 in 100 of its 1,189 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Libya71 in 100 of its 163 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh68 in 100 of its 648 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Orlando US444 stories about protests or strikes, of its 4063 Beijing China237 stories about protests or strikes, of its 489 Washington US199 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1781 Dhaka Bangladesh178 stories about protests or strikes, of its 270 Ahmedabad India148 stories about protests or strikes, of its 317

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: too little coverage to readVenezuela: 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: 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 readTunisia: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: 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: 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 lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: 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 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 lessLebanon: 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 lessJapan: 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 lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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: 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 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 lessEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: too little coverage to readCzech 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: too little coverage to readCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: too little coverage to readHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: too little coverage to readChad: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: 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 lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: 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 lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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: too little coverage to readAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: too little coverage to readGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: 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 lessEast Jerusalem: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: 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: 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 readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualGuinea: warmth about its own usualGrenada: warmth about its own usualEritrea: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKidal, Mali -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 12 outletsChiang Mai, Thailand -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 19 outletsCascade County, US -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 15 outletsOslo, Norway -- rights & justice: 27 stories, carried by 16 outletsSopore, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 64 stories, carried by 41 outletsIstanbul, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 134 stories, carried by 113 outletsEffingham, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 23 stories, carried by 27 outletsVienna, Austria -- conflict & violence: 94 stories, carried by 86 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

● Thailand warmth about one and a half times usual ● Kashmir warmth about one and a half times usual ● Austria warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mozambique warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Kidal Mali about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Chiang Mai Thailand about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 23 stories ● Cascade County US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 14 stories ● Oslo Norway about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 27 stories ● Sopore Kashmir about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 64 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence30% 17,320 stories · much more than usual (usually 25%) Rights & justice27% 15,332 stories · about as usual Health17% 9,703 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 7,313 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,661 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,727 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,638 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,068 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 killed20,606 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,660 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,382 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,050 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,358 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions897 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations647 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced469 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill42 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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.

● 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.