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41,076 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at violence in Badme, a disaster in Escuintla and protests in Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan). Guatemala's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostTunisia 86 in 100 of its 170 stories, usually 50
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Eritrea

61 of its 91 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Badme accounted for 54 of Eritrea's 61 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Eritrea over 30 days → its stories → Badme stories →
Disasters & accidents

Guatemala

1,056 of its 1,134 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Escuintla accounted for 693 of Guatemala's 1,056 stories about harm, carried by 793 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Guatemala over 30 days → its stories → Escuintla stories →
Protests & strikes

Kyrgyzstan

23 of its 49 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 17 of Bishkek's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Kyrgyzstan over 30 days → its stories → Bishkek stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Tunisia

147 of its 170 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Tunis accounted for 97 of Tunisia's 147 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (53 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Morocco

72 of its 197 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 58 of Sidi Ali's 58 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (33 stories).

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Health

Brazil

260 of its 709 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (125 stories). Outbreaks were named in 209 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with respiratory illness, dengue and rubella.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

201 of its 232 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Drownings were named in 67 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Hungary

46 of its 163 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (24 stories). Outbreaks were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

368 of its 472 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (69 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Brazil (209 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Côte d’Ivoire (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Yemen (67 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (58 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Chile (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 41,076 stories about harm among 230,523 counted on 6 Jun.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 10 November 2016. In Brazil's news, mentions of outbreaks ran more than ten times their usual. Eritrea stood out: 67% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 25%. 18 in every 100 of the day's 230,523 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Guatemala93 in 100 of its 1,134 stories · usually 72 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen87 in 100 of its 232 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia86 in 100 of its 170 stories · usually 50 · mostly disasters & accidents Nicaragua82 in 100 of its 140 stories · usually 79 · mostly rights & justice Congo80 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 86 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US317 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2033 Jerusalem Israel186 stories about protests or strikes, of its 408 Ramallah Palestine170 stories about protests or strikes, of its 181 Stanford US160 stories about protests or strikes, of its 489 Boston US149 stories about protests or strikes, of its 576

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: too little coverage to readVanuatu: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: too little coverage to readUganda: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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 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: 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 lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: 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 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: too little coverage to readKenya: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: 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: 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: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican 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: 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 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 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 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 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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: 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSyria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualLiberia: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGreece: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualEritrea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCameroon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMyanmar: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBelgium: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBelarus: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJersey: warmth about its own usualCrimean Peninsula, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 29 stories, carried by 35 outletsBadme, Eritrea -- conflict & violence: 54 stories, carried by 71 outletsKhartoum, Sudan -- conflict & violence: 27 stories, carried by 18 outletsYangon, Myanmar -- rights & justice: 56 stories, carried by 49 outletsAthens, Greece -- conflict & violence: 62 stories, carried by 63 outletsCheyenne, US -- disasters & accidents: 63 stories, carried by 70 outletsEdirne, Türkiye -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 16 outletsPorto, Portugal -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 15 stories, carried by 15 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

● Myanmar warmth about one and a half times usual ● Belgium warmth about one and a half times usual ● Congo warmth about one and a half times usual ● Eritrea warmth about one and a half times usual ● Syria warmth about one and a half times usual ● Nepal warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Crimean Peninsula Ukraine about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 29 stories ● Badme Eritrea about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 54 stories ● Khartoum Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 27 stories ● Yangon Myanmar about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 56 stories ● Athens Greece about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 62 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 12,575 stories · about as usual Health23% 9,112 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents18% 7,062 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 5,249 stories · much less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,689 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,420 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,037 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 901 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 killed11,716 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Guatemala Stories reporting people affected5,897 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,730 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,586 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Guatemala Stories reporting evacuations899 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees786 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions460 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting people displaced301 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Iraq and the US Stories reporting people falling ill82 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US

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 softer 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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