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35,974 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Cairo (Egypt), people falling ill in the Dominican Republic and violence in Baghdad. Puerto Rico's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostEgypt 63 in 100 of its 1,255 stories, usually 32
RegionCentral Asia 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Egypt

786 of its 1,255 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Cairo accounted for 645 of Egypt's 786 stories about harm, carried by 610 outlets. 426 of Cairo's 645 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (191 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Cairo stories →
Health

Dominican Republic

258 of its 401 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 6 times the usual rate (35 stories). Food poisoning was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Iraq

345 of its 536 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Baghdad accounted for 197 of Iraq's 345 stories about harm, carried by 159 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (151 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

39 of its 74 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (31 stories). Cyclone was named in 30 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts and storm surge. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Kashmir

285 of its 412 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Anantnag accounted for 226 of Kashmir's 285 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (160 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Mexico

282 of its 844 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 96 of Monterrey's 98 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (30 stories). Plane crash was named in 100 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with helicopter crash.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Kazakhstan

67 of its 123 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 20 of Almaty's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (63 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Palestine

552 of its 1,121 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (94 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Japan

502 of its 1,870 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Landslides were named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with power cuts.

its stories →
Health

Uganda

166 of its 255 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (28 stories). Haemorrhagic fever was named in 42 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: plane crash in Mexico (100 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); west nile virus in Greece (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); haemorrhagic fever in Uganda (42 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hurricane in Argentina (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Angola (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 35,974 stories about harm among 176,970 counted on 18 Jun.

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Puerto Rico's news mentioned the cyclone more than ten times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 176,970 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Egypt. Egypt stood out: 63% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 32%. A year earlier, on 18 June 2018, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo88 in 100 of its 115 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan74 in 100 of its 150 stories · usually 75 · mostly rights & justice Nicaragua73 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice Kashmir69 in 100 of its 412 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Mali68 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Cairo Egypt426 stories about protests or strikes, of its 645 Beijing China288 stories about protests or strikes, of its 408 Orlando US189 stories about protests or strikes, of its 251 Washington US122 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1110 Tehran Iran115 stories about protests or strikes, of its 444

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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 lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: 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 Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readNigeria: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: 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 lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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: 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 lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: too little coverage to readJamaica: 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 lessIraq: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readSt 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 readFiji: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: 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: 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 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 lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: 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: 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 readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualAngola: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualBermuda: warmth about its own usualHelsinki, Finland -- shelter & services: 20 stories, carried by 16 outletsGaza, Palestine -- shelter & services: 116 stories, carried by 20 outletsState of Iowa, US -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsVoice of America, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 17 outletsMonterrey, Mexico -- rights & justice: 98 stories, carried by 111 outletsBarcelona, Spain -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsYorkshire, UK -- health: 21 stories, carried by 33 outletsNorth Mara, Tanzania -- conflict & violence: 13 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

● Sweden warmth about one and a half times usual ● Saudi Arabia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Helsinki Finland about twice as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 20 stories ● Gaza Palestine about twice as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 116 stories ● State of Iowa US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 10 stories ● Voice of America US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Monterrey Mexico about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 98 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 10,911 stories · about as usual Health23% 8,003 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 5,936 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 5,583 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,093 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,339 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 786 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 782 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 killed10,364 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,727 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,810 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,642 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees503 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations330 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions259 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Ghana Stories reporting people displaced242 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill59 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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