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The news turned to protests in Rabat (Morocco), homes and services in Kampala and people killed in Singapore. Morocco's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 37 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostMorocco 68 in 100 of its 212 stories, usually 11
RegionOceania 20 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
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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Protests & strikes

Morocco

144 of its 212 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. 51 of Rabat's 63 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (102 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Morocco over 30 days → its stories → Rabat stories →
Shelter & services

Uganda

127 of its 275 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Kampala accounted for 88 of Uganda's 127 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (74 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 58 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Kampala stories →
Health

Singapore

106 of its 539 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (46 stories). Bird flu was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flu. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Singapore over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Malta

259 of its 406 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Valletta accounted for 156 of Malta's 259 stories about harm, carried by 228 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (106 stories).

Malta over 30 days → its stories → Valletta stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Zimbabwe

389 of its 773 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (280 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Qatar

132 of its 326 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Doha accounted for 121 of Qatar's 132 stories about harm, carried by 96 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Latvia

29 of its 54 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Oil spill was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Rights & justice

Poland

183 of its 671 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (111 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Myanmar

66 of its 92 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Aung Hlaing accounted for 48 of Myanmar's 66 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (44 stories).

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Rights & justice

Palau

11 of its 13 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (10 stories). Plane crash was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Armenia (33 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); polio in Papua New Guinea (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); plane crash in Palau (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Zambia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Bulgaria (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 42,934 stories about harm among 204,647 counted on 27 Jun.

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Morocco's news was 68% about people being harmed, against a usual 11%. of the day's 204,647 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Uganda's news mentioned respiratory illness more than ten times as often as usual. On 27 June 2017, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen81 in 100 of its 270 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Mali79 in 100 of its 114 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Syria78 in 100 of its 646 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan75 in 100 of its 355 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar72 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US567 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2197 Los Angeles US535 stories about protests or strikes, of its 933 Charlottesville US363 stories about protests or strikes, of its 500 San Francisco US209 stories about protests or strikes, of its 467 Detroit US158 stories about protests or strikes, of its 206

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: 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 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 lessUganda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: too little coverage to readSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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 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: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: 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 lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: 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 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: too little coverage to readFrance: 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 lessFiji: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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: too little coverage to readDR 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 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: 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: 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 lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualBolivia: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualAlgeria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAlbania: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualUnity State, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 21 outletsAsmara, Eritrea -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsBadme, Eritrea -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 11 outletsNewport Beach, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 14 outletsHardin County, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 15 outletsAntalya, Türkiye -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsMopti, Mali -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 11 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 76 stories, carried by 69 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

● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Algeria warmth about one and a half times usual ● Belgium warmth about one and a half times usual ● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Unity State South Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 20 stories ● Asmara Eritrea about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Badme Eritrea about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Newport Beach US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Hardin County US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice37% 15,297 stories · much more than usual (usually 31%) Health20% 8,415 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 5,744 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Disasters & accidents14% 5,673 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,442 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 1,902 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,669 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 663 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 killed10,893 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,821 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,957 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,711 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,162 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations820 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people displaced415 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions309 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting people falling ill42 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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
● 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.