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52,431 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at people displaced in Bentiu, violence in Bamako and drownings in Japan. Mali's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostTrinidad & Tobago 62 in 100 of its 186 stories, usually 15
RegionEast Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
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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Displacement

South Sudan

160 of its 215 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Bentiu accounted for 123 of South Sudan's 160 stories about harm, carried by 131 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (137 stories). Outbreaks were named in 91 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Bentiu stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

994 of its 1,071 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Bamako accounted for 923 of Mali's 994 stories about harm, carried by 704 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (88 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Mali over 30 days → its stories → Bamako stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

1,045 of its 2,681 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (798 stories). Drownings were named in 259 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Japan over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Bahrain

115 of its 178 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. 20 of Manama's 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (50 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.

Bahrain over 30 days → its stories → Manama stories →
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Protests & strikes

Vietnam

130 of its 432 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 60 of Hanoi's 71 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (64 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Portugal

938 of its 1,427 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

North Korea

447 of its 1,003 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (9 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Greenland

53 of its 63 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Nuugaatsiaq accounted for 46 of Greenland's 53 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories).

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Rights & justice

Maldives

64 of its 76 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Burkina Faso

45 of its 63 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: drownings in Libya (41 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); meningitis in Romania (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in China (67 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); accidents in South Korea (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Indonesia (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 26 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 52,431 stories about harm among 208,447 counted on 19 Jun.

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South Sudan's news mentioned outbreaks about 4 times as often as usual. 25 in every 100 of the day's 208,447 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 23. In South Sudan, 74% of the news was about people being harmed, where 53% is usual. A year earlier, on 19 June 2016, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali93 in 100 of its 1,071 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Maldives84 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 45 · mostly rights & justice Greenland84 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 40 · mostly disasters & accidents Congo77 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 72 · mostly rights & justice Yemen75 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 82 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

London UK766 stories about protests or strikes, of its 5996 Washington US477 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2151 Raqqa Syria232 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1061 Bamako Mali206 stories about protests or strikes, of its 923 Tehran Iran198 stories about protests or strikes, of its 548

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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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 lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: 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 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 lessSlovakia: 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: 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 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: 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: 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: 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 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 readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: 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 lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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: 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: 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 lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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: too little coverage to readAustria: 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 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 lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSint 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 usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualPanama: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLaos: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJordan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIraq: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualEl Salvador: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualDR Congo: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualCook Islands: warmth about its own usualRhode Island, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 14 stories, carried by 15 outletsBowling Green, US -- health: 45 stories, carried by 40 outletsHenin-Beaumont, France -- rights & justice: 24 stories, carried by 22 outletsJacmel, Haiti -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsShiv, India -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 13 outletsDarfur, Sudan -- conflict & violence: 31 stories, carried by 19 outletsSunshine Coast, Australia -- health: 11 stories, carried by 20 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- displacement: 19 stories, carried by 12 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

● Argentina warmth about one and a half times usual ● South Sudan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Jordan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Panama warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iraq warmth about one and a half times usual ● Nepal warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Rhode Island US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 14 stories ● Bowling Green US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 45 stories ● Henin-Beaumont France about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 24 stories ● Jacmel Haiti about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Shiv India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence29% 14,836 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 11,784 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents18% 9,398 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Health17% 8,925 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,155 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,399 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,310 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 890 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 killed19,164 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured7,507 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,382 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,304 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees927 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Greece Stories reporting people displaced808 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and South Sudan Stories reporting abductions565 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations477 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill44 at about half 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than 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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