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The news turned to violence in Tehran, abductions in Zimbabwe and protests in Mandsaur (India). Iran's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIran 81 in 100 of its 2,227 stories, usually 45
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
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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Conflict & violence

Iran

1,808 of its 2,227 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Tehran accounted for 1,695 of Iran's 1,808 stories about harm, carried by 1,009 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (1,092 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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

Zimbabwe

306 of its 670 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories). Bird flu was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with road crashes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Zimbabwe over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

India

2,630 of its 9,939 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 467 of Mandsaur's 531 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (1,364 stories). Heatstroke was named in 127 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with plague.

India over 30 days → its stories → Mandsaur stories →
Disasters & accidents

Myanmar

705 of its 916 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (416 stories). Plane crash was named in 30 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Bosnia

54 of its 59 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Srebrenica accounted for 48 of Bosnia's 54 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

312 of its 520 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Kiev accounted for 201 of Ukraine's 312 stories about harm, carried by 259 outlets. Drought was named in 71 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

349 of its 398 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Puntland accounted for 263 of Somalia's 349 stories about harm, carried by 267 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Mozambique

60 of its 98 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Qatar

1,191 of its 2,572 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Doha accounted for 927 of Qatar's 1,191 stories about harm, carried by 588 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (34 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

South Africa

598 of its 1,885 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (152 stories). Storms were named in 108 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with wildfires, snowstorms and building collapse.

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Ukraine (71 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Georgia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in South Africa (108 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Guyana (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Germany (34 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 8 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 50,457 stories about harm among 242,548 counted on 8 Jun.

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Mentions of the drought ran more than ten times their usual in Ukraine's news. of the day's 242,548 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. the news turned to Iran for the second day running. Iran's news was 81% about people being harmed, against a usual 45%. A year earlier, on 8 June 2016, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bosnia92 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 29 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen91 in 100 of its 255 stories · usually 77 · mostly health Somalia88 in 100 of its 398 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Iran81 in 100 of its 2,227 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar77 in 100 of its 916 stories · usually 49 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Mandsaur India467 stories about protests or strikes, of its 531 Tehran Iran408 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1695 Washington US408 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1382 Caracas Venezuela312 stories about protests or strikes, of its 324 London UK289 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2875

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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: too little coverage to readUkraine: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: too little coverage to readQatar: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: 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: too little coverage to readIreland: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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 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 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 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 lessEcuador: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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 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 lessBahrain: 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: 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: too little coverage to readWest Bank: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readThailand: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKazakhstan: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualHonduras: warmth about its own usualGuyana: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualDominican Republic: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBosnia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBelize: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualBahamas: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLos Alamos, US -- disasters & accidents: 155 stories, carried by 118 outletsWorcester, US -- shelter & services: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsTsavo, Kenya -- conflict & violence: 75 stories, carried by 82 outletsWarsaw, Poland -- conflict & violence: 74 stories, carried by 47 outletsGeorgetown, Guyana -- health: 26 stories, carried by 10 outletsSrebrenica, Bosnia -- conflict & violence: 48 stories, carried by 79 outletsAsaba, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsThunder Bay, Canada -- shelter & services: 64 stories, carried by 57 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

● Bosnia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Kenya warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Los Alamos US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 155 stories ● Worcester US about twice as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 13 stories ● Tsavo Kenya about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 75 stories ● Warsaw Poland about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 74 stories ● Georgetown Guyana about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 26 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence27% 13,442 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 12,529 stories · about as usual Health19% 9,208 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 7,039 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,613 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,485 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,252 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 956 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 killed18,821 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,702 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,442 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,319 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Iran and the UK Stories reporting refugees780 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions646 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the Philippines and the US Stories reporting people displaced553 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations416 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill38 at about half 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.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Feara little more than 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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