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42,435 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Santiago (Chile), rights and justice in Tegucigalpa and abductions in Kashmir. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostHonduras 80 in 100 of its 196 stories, usually 36
RegionSouth Asia 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
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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Protests & strikes

Chile

108 of its 309 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 73 of Santiago's 92 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Avalanche was named in 70 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Chile over 30 days → its stories → Santiago stories →
Rights & justice

Honduras

157 of its 196 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Tegucigalpa accounted for 87 of Honduras' 157 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (91 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Honduras over 30 days → its stories → Tegucigalpa stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

301 of its 424 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

467 of its 1,691 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (48 stories). HIV was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Italy over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Hungary

131 of its 263 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Kecskemet accounted for 111 of Hungary's 131 stories about harm, carried by 85 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

South Africa

617 of its 1,864 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (207 stories). Hurricane was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with plague. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Palestine

813 of its 1,432 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Ramallah accounted for 463 of Palestine's 813 stories about harm, carried by 14 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Vietnam

137 of its 496 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 64 of Hanoi's 71 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (69 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Argentina

149 of its 424 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 108 of Buenos Aires' 120 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (49 stories).

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Health

Cuba

166 of its 225 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Havana accounted for 146 of Cuba's 166 stories about harm, carried by 142 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (135 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Mexico (74 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Yemen (203 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in South Korea (45 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drownings in Albania (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in France (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 42,435 stories about harm among 223,246 counted on 14 Jun.

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Chile stood out: 35% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 15%. 19 in every 100 of the day's 223,246 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. On 14 June 2017, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua86 in 100 of its 184 stories · usually 79 · mostly rights & justice Honduras80 in 100 of its 196 stories · usually 36 · mostly rights & justice Guatemala79 in 100 of its 167 stories · usually 82 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen77 in 100 of its 1,126 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Congo75 in 100 of its 114 stories · usually 84 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US259 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1624 Jerusalem Israel202 stories about protests or strikes, of its 441 Gaza Palestine116 stories about protests or strikes, of its 217 Buenos Aires Argentina108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 120 Managua Nicaragua96 stories about protests or strikes, of its 97

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: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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 lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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 lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: 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: 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 readOman: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readLesotho: 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: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: 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 lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: too little coverage to readIraq: 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 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: 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 lessEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: 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: too little coverage to readCzech 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 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 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 lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: 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 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 lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualMongolia: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHonduras: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBelize: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualAlbania: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIcononzo, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 14 outletsTegucigalpa, Honduras -- rights & justice: 87 stories, carried by 72 outletsRamgarh, Pakistan -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 14 stories, carried by 15 outletsDoha, Qatar -- health: 10 stories, carried by 12 outletsKampala, Uganda -- conflict & violence: 70 stories, carried by 75 outletsOregon, US -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 15 outletsMaryland, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 34 outletsMilan, Italy -- health: 15 stories, carried by 10 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

● Honduras warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Uganda warmth about one and a half times usual ● Syria warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Icononzo Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Tegucigalpa Honduras about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 87 stories ● Ramgarh Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 14 stories ● Doha Qatar about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Kampala Uganda about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 70 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 12,946 stories · about as usual Health20% 8,255 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 7,310 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 5,945 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,564 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,735 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 1,543 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,201 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 killed11,161 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people affected5,895 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,438 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,494 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations844 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees822 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions689 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and South Korea Stories reporting people displaced627 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Yemen and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill185 at about twice the usual rate · most about Cuba 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
● 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.