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35,836 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Phnom Penh (Cambodia), people injured in the Dominican Republic and arrests in Mali. Mali's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostBotswana 54 in 100 of its 431 stories, usually 17
RegionCentral Asia 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Cambodia

75 of its 120 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Phnom Penh accounted for 63 of Cambodia's 75 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. 47 of Phnom Penh's 63 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (56 stories). Plane crash was named in 47 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Cambodia over 30 days → its stories → Phnom Penh stories →
Health

Dominican Republic

120 of its 296 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (32 stories). Food poisoning was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Dominican Republic over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

160 of its 190 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Mali over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bolivia

20 of its 33 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Road crashes were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Hong Kong

411 of its 634 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 18 of Causeway Bay's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (103 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

79 of its 99 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Managua accounted for 61 of Nicaragua's 79 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. 58 of Managua's 61 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

317 of its 390 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Khartoum accounted for 197 of Sudan's 317 stories about harm, carried by 142 outlets. 192 of Khartoum's 197 stories were about protests or strikes. 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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Protests & strikes

Botswana

232 of its 431 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 64 of Gaborone's 78 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories).

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Health

Uganda

226 of its 335 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (155 stories). Natural hazards were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

South Sudan

70 of its 84 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Juba accounted for 65 of South Sudan's 70 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. 57 of Juba's 65 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Indonesia (42 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); dengue in Bangladesh (40 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Norway (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); haemorrhagic fever in DR Congo (12 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); cyclone in India (251 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 35,836 stories about harm among 186,929 counted on 11 Jun.

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In Cambodia's news, mentions of plane crash ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 186,929 stories, as usual. Cambodia's news was 62% about people being harmed, against a usual 31%. A year earlier, on 11 June 2018, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali84 in 100 of its 190 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan83 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 45 · mostly rights & justice Sudan81 in 100 of its 390 stories · usually 70 · mostly rights & justice Nicaragua80 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 62 · mostly rights & justice Congo78 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 73 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Moscow Russia199 stories about protests or strikes, of its 296 Khartoum Sudan192 stories about protests or strikes, of its 197 Beijing China182 stories about protests or strikes, of its 275 Washington US178 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1173 Arizona US137 stories about protests or strikes, of its 212

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 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 readUkraine: 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: too little coverage to readThailand: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: 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 lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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 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 lessMali: 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: 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 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 lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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: too little coverage to readItaly: 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 lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: too little coverage to readIceland: 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 readGuatemala: 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: 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 readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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: 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: 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 lessBosnia 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 lessBelgium: 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 lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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 lessCrimea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: 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: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSamoa: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualNicaragua: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualLesotho: warmth about its own usualKuwait: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIraq: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIran: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGuinea: warmth about its own usualEritrea: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualDominican Republic: warmth about one and a half times its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualBotswana: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: 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 usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLong Jetty, Australia -- health: 19 stories, carried by 33 outletsOsun, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 14 outletsKulgam, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 37 stories, carried by 27 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 46 stories, carried by 33 outletsWatkins Glen, US -- shelter & services: 30 stories, carried by 29 outletsAlaska, US -- disasters & accidents: 40 stories, carried by 52 outletsMilan, Italy -- health: 18 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

● Iran warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Kashmir warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iraq warmth about one and a half times usual ● Dominican Republic warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Long Jetty Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Osun Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● Kulgam Kashmir about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Bogota Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 37 stories ● Jammu Kashmir about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 46 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 12,030 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Health23% 7,982 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 6,137 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 4,363 stories · much less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,863 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,153 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 914 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 692 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 killed9,330 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,118 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,289 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,748 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees583 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Hong Kong and the US Stories reporting abductions246 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations244 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced187 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Libya Stories reporting people falling ill30 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the United Arab Emirates

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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The words in the day's stories were about as 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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