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54,663 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Train derailment in Bangladesh, protests in Manama (Bahrain) and abductions in Kenya drew the news. Kenya's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostBangladesh 82 in 100 of its 2,208 stories, usually 50
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 63 in 100 of its stories, usually 53
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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Conflict & violence

Bangladesh

1,808 of its 2,208 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Dhaka accounted for 1,610 of Bangladesh's 1,808 stories about harm, carried by 1,114 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (756 stories). Train derailment was named in 388 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Protests & strikes

Bahrain

161 of its 187 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Manama accounted for 135 of Bahrain's 161 stories about harm, carried by 126 outlets. 90 of Manama's 135 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (127 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about 5 times its own usual.

Bahrain over 30 days → its stories → Manama stories →
Rights & justice

Kenya

604 of its 1,094 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (73 stories). Poisoning was named in 71 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with rabies. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Saudi Arabia

176 of its 397 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Palestine

631 of its 884 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Hebron accounted for 392 of Palestine's 631 stories about harm, carried by 294 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (76 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Vietnam

283 of its 641 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 140 of Ha Tinh's 196 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (239 stories). Accidents were named in 164 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

1,984 of its 2,502 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Istanbul accounted for 1,727 of Türkiye's 1,984 stories about harm, carried by 1,173 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

Fallujah accounted for 268 of Iraq's 431 stories about harm, carried by 212 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Cholera was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Cameroon

44 of its 71 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Hungary

58 of its 216 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 21 of Szeged's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: accidents in Vietnam (164 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Brazil (66 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Nepal (31 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); malaria in Morocco (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); chikungunya in Colombia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 54,663 stories about harm among 265,495 counted on 1 Jul.

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Mentions of train derailment ran more than ten times their usual in Bangladesh's news. of the day's 265,495 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. Bangladesh stood out: 82% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 50%. Over June, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bahrain86 in 100 of its 187 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen85 in 100 of its 188 stories · usually 81 · mostly rights & justice Bangladesh82 in 100 of its 2,208 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye79 in 100 of its 2,502 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan74 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Dhaka Bangladesh616 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1610 Washington US395 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2232 Beijing China256 stories about protests or strikes, of its 460 Denver US240 stories about protests or strikes, of its 538 Ha Tinh Vietnam140 stories about protests or strikes, of its 196

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readYemen: 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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCayman 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 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 lessTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: 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 lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: 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 lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: too little coverage to readSomalia: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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 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: too little coverage to readPoland: 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: 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 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 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 lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: 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 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 lessLesotho: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: 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 lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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: 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 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: 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 lessCanada: 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 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 lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 readZambia: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualLiberia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualEritrea: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBangladesh: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAustria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAlbania: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualMano River, Liberia -- health: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsGorakhpur, India -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsMonrovia, Liberia -- health: 105 stories, carried by 132 outletsNebraska, US -- health: 103 stories, carried by 170 outletsBattle Creek, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsBangalow, Australia -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 18 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 56 stories, carried by 38 outletsMecca, Saudi Arabia -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 100 stories, carried by 72 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 one and a half times usual ● Saudi Arabia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Belgium warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bangladesh warmth about one and a half times usual ● Austria warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Mano River Liberia about 4 times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Gorakhpur India about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Monrovia Liberia about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 105 stories ● Nebraska US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 103 stories ● Battle Creek US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 16,070 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Conflict & violence25% 13,252 stories · about as usual Health17% 9,244 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 7,701 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,092 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,404 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,351 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,248 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 killed19,179 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,491 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,979 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,753 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,749 at about twice the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees866 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people displaced470 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations362 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill86 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 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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