Rights and justice in Mukalla, violence in Pulwama and people displaced in Bangui drew the news. Kashmir's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.
600 of its 634 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 82%. Mukalla accounted for 300 of Yemen's 600 stories about harm, carried by 183 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (285 stories). Measles was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
236 of its 345 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Pulwama accounted for 138 of Kashmir's 236 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
184 of its 204 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 77%. Bangui accounted for 156 of the Central African Republic's 184 stories about harm, carried by 183 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
48 of its 138 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 13 of Rabat's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (18 stories).
311 of its 660 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Brussels accounted for 300 of Belgium's 311 stories about harm, carried by 328 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (181 stories).
Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (85 stories). Train derailment was named in 84 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cholera. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Hunger was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Food poisoning was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
27 of its 27 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories).
233 of its 447 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (90 stories).
Also named far more than usual:
drought in Ethiopia (42 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); train derailment in Saudi Arabia (84 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Hungary (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Malawi (19 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); house fires in New Zealand (33 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 47,225 stories about harm among 225,767 counted on 22 Jun.
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Ethiopia's news mentioned the drought about 4 times as often as usual. 21 in every 100 of the day's 225,767 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 23. In Yemen, 95% of the news was about people being harmed, where 82% is usual. On 22 June 2016, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, the same as today.
21 in every 100 of the day's 225,767 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 23).
Yemen: 600 of its 634 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 82%.
Kashmir: 236 of its 345 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%.
Central African Republic: 184 of its 204 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 77%.
Morocco: 48 of its 138 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%.
Mentions of the drought ran about 4 times their usual in Ethiopia's news.
Mentions of train derailment ran more than ten times their usual in Saudi Arabia's news.
Across the world, the words of the day's news were softer than usual.
A year earlier, on 22 June 2016, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.
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