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The day's news pointed at violence in Sanaa, protests in Masaya (Nicaragua) and people affected in the Bahamas. Yemen's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostArmenia 81 in 100 of its 124 stories, usually 24
RegionEast Asia 15 in 100 of its stories, usually 13
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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Conflict & violence

Yemen

121 of its 142 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Sanaa accounted for 86 of Yemen's 121 stories about harm, carried by 100 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (60 stories). Outbreaks were named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Sanaa stories →
Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

Masaya accounted for 64 of Nicaragua's 68 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. 60 of Masaya's 64 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (19 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 35 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nicaragua over 30 days → its stories → Masaya stories →
Shelter & services

Bahamas

34 of its 62 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Bahamas over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

207 of its 841 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (135 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Japan over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Armenia

100 of its 124 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Yerevan accounted for 84 of Armenia's 100 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (90 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

192 of its 214 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Mogadishu accounted for 145 of Somalia's 192 stories about harm, carried by 154 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (157 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Vietnam

86 of its 229 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 32 of Hanoi's 39 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (41 stories). Accidents were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

176 of its 379 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (75 stories). Hunger was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about 6 times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Guatemala

171 of its 183 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 81%. Guatemala City accounted for 108 of Guatemala's 171 stories about harm, carried by 117 outlets. 54 of Guatemala City's 108 stories were about protests or strikes. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Singapore

229 of its 1,335 stories (17%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (109 stories). Outbreaks were named in 90 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Mexico (51 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); outbreaks in Singapore (90 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Palestine (87 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Venezuela (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Israel (110 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 20,818 stories about harm among 120,014 counted on 10 Jun.

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No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 9 November 2016. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 120,014 stories, below the usual 21. Mentions of the hurricane ran about 8 times their usual in Mexico's news. A year earlier, on 10 June 2017, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today. This week the news turned most often to Guatemala, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Guatemala93 in 100 of its 183 stories · usually 81 · mostly disasters & accidents Somalia90 in 100 of its 214 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Nicaragua87 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 80 · mostly rights & justice Yemen85 in 100 of its 142 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Syria81 in 100 of its 404 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

San Sebastian Spain142 stories about protests or strikes, of its 149 Jerusalem Israel123 stories about protests or strikes, of its 335 Washington US104 stories about protests or strikes, of its 567 London UK100 stories about protests or strikes, of its 354 Bethlehem Palestine84 stories about protests or strikes, of its 178

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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 lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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 lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: 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 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: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: too little coverage to readMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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: too little coverage to readIsrael: 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 lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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 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 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 lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCuba: too little coverage to readCroatia: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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: too little coverage to readHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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 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 lessCrimea: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook 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: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about one and a half times its own usualOman: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBahamas: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChina: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNile, US -- health: 34 stories, carried by 44 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- shelter & services: 22 stories, carried by 50 outletsGrand Forks, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 67 stories, carried by 55 outletsShanghai, China -- conflict & violence: 66 stories, carried by 49 outletsYangcun, China -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsSentosa, Singapore -- conflict & violence: 170 stories, carried by 220 outletsParis, France -- health: 34 stories, carried by 32 outletsBucharest, Romania -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 16 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

● Bahamas warmth about one and a half times usual ● China warmth about one and a half times usual ● Oman warmth about one and a half times usual ● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Romania warmth about one and a half times usual ● United Arab Emirates warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Nile US about three times as warm as the day's news · health · 34 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about twice as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 22 stories ● Grand Forks US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 67 stories ● Shanghai China about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 66 stories ● Yangcun China about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 5,080 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Conflict & violence21% 4,306 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents20% 4,087 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Health19% 3,802 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,353 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 704 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 533 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 267 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 killed7,268 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,134 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,647 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,929 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Somalia Stories reporting evacuations451 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees424 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced222 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions206 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill105 at about twice 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 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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