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Most of the day's attention went to house fires in Kuwait, violence in Beirut and people killed in Lithuania. Kuwait's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCameroon 78 in 100 of its 286 stories, usually 29
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 65 in 100 of its stories, usually 52
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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Disasters & accidents

Kuwait

107 of its 151 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (80 stories). House fires were named in 44 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kuwait over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

245 of its 323 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Beirut accounted for 165 of Lebanon's 245 stories about harm, carried by 239 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (61 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Rights & justice

Lithuania

58 of its 111 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Lithuania over 30 days → its stories →
Shelter & services

Tuvalu

14 of its 14 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories). Drownings were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with plague.

Tuvalu over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

3,977 of its 4,878 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Istanbul accounted for 3,414 of Türkiye's 3,977 stories about harm, carried by 1,787 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (1,348 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

929 of its 1,117 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Kabul accounted for 764 of Afghanistan's 929 stories about harm, carried by 724 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (93 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Cameroon

223 of its 286 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (128 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about 4 times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

163 of its 205 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (73 stories). Drownings were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake.

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Rights & justice

Romania

109 of its 317 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (48 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Health

Kyrgyzstan

33 of its 73 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Nepal (34 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Maldives (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Taiwan (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Chile (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Antarctica (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 22 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 59,656 stories about harm among 293,955 counted on 30 Jun.

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Kuwait's news mentioned house fires more than ten times as often as usual. Kuwait's news was 71% about people being harmed, against a usual 30%. of the day's 293,955 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan83 in 100 of its 1,117 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia83 in 100 of its 272 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye82 in 100 of its 4,878 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq81 in 100 of its 888 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan80 in 100 of its 205 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US277 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2303 Boston US236 stories about protests or strikes, of its 627 Istanbul Türkiye212 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3414 Tuscaloosa US152 stories about protests or strikes, of its 175 Cairo Egypt142 stories about protests or strikes, of its 486

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 lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: too little coverage to readEswatini: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: too little coverage to readRomania: 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 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: 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 lessNigeria: 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: 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: too little coverage to readItaly: 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 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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 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: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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 readYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualVietnam: warmth about its own usualUruguay: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSlovakia: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMongolia: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualLiberia: warmth about twice its own usualKyrgyzstan: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualCyprus: warmth about its own usualCanada: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAlbania: 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 usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBamako, Mali -- conflict & violence: 48 stories, carried by 46 outletsArmorel Baptist Church, US -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 38 outletsNevada, US -- conflict & violence: 32 stories, carried by 31 outletsPulwama, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 37 stories, carried by 24 outletsMonrovia, Liberia -- conflict & violence: 67 stories, carried by 51 outletsDarfur, Sudan -- conflict & violence: 45 stories, carried by 32 outletsTirana, Albania -- conflict & violence: 36 stories, carried by 34 outletsUlaanbaatar, Mongolia -- food & livelihood: 62 stories, carried by 67 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

● Liberia warmth about twice usual ● Albania warmth about one and a half times usual ● Indonesia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bangladesh warmth about one and a half times usual ● Kashmir warmth about one and a half times usual ● Spain warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Bamako Mali about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 48 stories ● Armorel Baptist Church US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● Nevada US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 32 stories ● Pulwama Kashmir about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 37 stories ● Monrovia Liberia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 67 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 15,927 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence26% 15,476 stories · about as usual Health19% 10,877 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 7,222 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 4,371 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,966 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,384 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,246 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 killed22,276 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests8,344 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured7,484 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,606 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,024 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Türkiye and the US Stories reporting abductions722 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Lebanon Stories reporting evacuations541 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people displaced521 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Sudan and India Stories reporting people falling ill174 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Denmark

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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