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The news turned to violence in Addis Ababa, protests in Almaty (Kazakhstan) and drownings in Libya. Ethiopia's coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostEthiopia 83 in 100 of its 998 stories, usually 41
RegionCentral Asia 56 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

832 of its 998 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Addis Ababa accounted for 467 of Ethiopia's 832 stories about harm, carried by 292 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (524 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Addis Ababa stories →
Protests & strikes

Kazakhstan

40 of its 52 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Almaty accounted for 35 of Kazakhstan's 40 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. 35 of Almaty's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (40 stories).

Kazakhstan over 30 days → its stories → Almaty stories →
Disasters & accidents

Libya

76 of its 97 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Tripoli accounted for 57 of Libya's 76 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (64 stories). Drownings were named in 47 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Spain

263 of its 822 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 59 of Madrid's 85 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (106 stories). Flu was named in 37 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

399 of its 507 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (62 stories). Natural hazards were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

Managua accounted for 52 of Nicaragua's 62 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. 49 of Managua's 52 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). 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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Rights & justice

Venezuela

73 of its 104 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Diphtheria was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with malaria, measles and respiratory illness.

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Conflict & violence

South Korea

246 of its 1,057 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (159 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Gambia

19 of its 33 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 9 of Faraba Banta's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: polio in Togo (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Guyana (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); diphtheria in Venezuela (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Israel (77 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); heatwave in Ireland (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 25,657 stories about harm among 115,256 counted on 23 Jun.

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Libya's news mentioned drownings more than ten times as often as usual. Ethiopia's news was 83% about people being harmed, against a usual 41%. of the day's 115,256 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. On 23 June 2017, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Ethiopia83 in 100 of its 998 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Cambodia82 in 100 of its 203 stories · usually 45 · mostly rights & justice Nicaragua81 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 82 · mostly rights & justice Syria79 in 100 of its 507 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Libya78 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 56 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Los Fresnos US269 stories about protests or strikes, of its 273 Washington US240 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1112 Addis Ababa Ethiopia196 stories about protests or strikes, of its 467 Riyadh Saudi Arabia191 stories about protests or strikes, of its 210 Nablus Palestine136 stories about protests or strikes, of its 248

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: too little coverage to readSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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 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: too little coverage to readPeru: 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 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: too little coverage to readMali: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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 lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: too little coverage to readIreland: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: 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 lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew 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 readEritrea: 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 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: too little coverage to readCôte 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: too little coverage to readChile: 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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 lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: too little coverage to readWest Bank: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: too little coverage to readVatican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook 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: too little coverage to readWallis & 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTürkiye: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTogo: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualOman: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAngola: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualSuez Canal, Egypt -- conflict & violence: 39 stories, carried by 41 outletsDemirtas, Türkiye -- rights & justice: 56 stories, carried by 57 outletsPonteland, UK -- health: 18 stories, carried by 14 outletsBuhari, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 10 outletsPetersburg, Russia -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsTathra, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 39 outletsSalt Lake City, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsMontana, US -- disasters & accidents: 28 stories, carried by 21 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

● Egypt warmth about one and a half times usual ● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual ● Türkiye warmth about one and a half times usual ● Belgium warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Suez Canal Egypt about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 39 stories ● Demirtas Türkiye about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 56 stories ● Ponteland UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Buhari Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories ● Petersburg Russia 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 & justice35% 8,841 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Health17% 4,280 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents17% 4,256 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 3,858 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,612 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,107 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 930 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 358 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 killed6,890 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,079 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ethiopia Stories reporting people affected3,365 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,512 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ethiopia and the US Stories reporting refugees827 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Italy Stories reporting abductions343 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Colombia and India Stories reporting evacuations170 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people displaced136 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Yemen Stories reporting people falling ill69 at about the usual rate

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 harsher 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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