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42,259 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Moscow (Russia), the hypothermia in Papua New Guinea and arrests in Guatemala. Guatemala's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostRussia 38 in 100 of its 3,988 stories, usually 15
RegionSoutheast Asia 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 37
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Russia

1,518 of its 3,988 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Moscow accounted for 1,166 of Russia's 1,518 stories about harm, carried by 846 outlets. 1,070 of Moscow's 1,166 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (850 stories). Power cuts were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Disasters & accidents

Papua New Guinea

50 of its 79 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Port Moresby accounted for 41 of Papua New Guinea's 50 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (35 stories). Hypothermia was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Papua New Guinea over 30 days → its stories → Port Moresby stories →
Rights & justice

Guatemala

91 of its 157 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (84 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Guatemala over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Qatar

Doha accounted for 598 of Qatar's 761 stories about harm, carried by 446 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (73 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Qatar over 30 days → its stories → Doha stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Syria

507 of its 618 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. 84 of Damascus' 120 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (67 stories). Drownings were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Brazil

205 of its 571 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 37 of Sao Paulo's 72 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (68 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Tunisia

32 of its 46 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. 21 of Tunis' 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Ghana

223 of its 907 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (8 stories). Cyclone was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (83 stories). Cholera was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Singapore

182 of its 563 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (124 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Indonesia (108 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); power cuts in Ukraine (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (83 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); typhoon in Hong Kong (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Myanmar (36 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 24 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 42,259 stories about harm among 204,379 counted on 12 Jun.

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In Russia, 38% of the news was about people being harmed, where 15% is usual. Indonesia's news mentioned the tsunami about 7 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 12 June 2016, 27 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today. of the day's 204,379 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 23.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen90 in 100 of its 185 stories · usually 81 · mostly conflict & violence Syria82 in 100 of its 618 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Congo81 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan74 in 100 of its 678 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia72 in 100 of its 192 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Moscow Russia1070 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1166 Washington US313 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1657 Boston US166 stories about protests or strikes, of its 362 Jerusalem Israel111 stories about protests or strikes, of its 217 Kabul Afghanistan87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 306

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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 lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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 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 lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: 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: 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 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: 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 lessPanama: 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 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 readNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: too little coverage to readNorth 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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 lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: 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: too little coverage to readIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: 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 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 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 readFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: 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 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: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. 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: too little coverage to readChile: 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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 lessAfghanistan: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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 usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualKuwait: warmth about its own usualKazakhstan: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualGuyana: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEstonia: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualKidal, Mali -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 19 outletsSun City, US -- health: 235 stories, carried by 257 outletsAtlantic City, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 60 outletsKatha, India -- shelter & services: 25 stories, carried by 20 outletsHalla-Aho, Finland -- rights & justice: 43 stories, carried by 36 outletsOslo, Norway -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 12 outletsLatakia, Syria -- displacement: 16 stories, carried by 15 outletsBuderim, Australia -- health: 42 stories, carried by 34 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

● Finland warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Kidal Mali about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories ● Sun City US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 235 stories ● Atlantic City US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Katha India about twice as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 25 stories ● Halla-Aho Finland about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 43 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 10,861 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence26% 10,723 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Health20% 8,439 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 5,775 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,710 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,269 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 928 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 848 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 killed13,126 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests6,339 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,462 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,606 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting refugees711 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions657 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced486 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations303 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill30 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Peru

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

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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.