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23,090 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to violence in Tehran, protests in Khartoum (Sudan) and building collapse in Cambodia. Cyprus' coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCambodia 95 in 100 of its 373 stories, usually 33
RegionSoutheast Asia 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Iran

1,389 of its 2,962 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Tehran accounted for 875 of Iran's 1,389 stories about harm, carried by 937 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (1,160 stories). Storms were named in 52 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. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

111 of its 127 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 77%. Khartoum accounted for 80 of Sudan's 111 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. 78 of Khartoum's 80 stories were about protests or strikes. Power cuts were named in 22 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.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Disasters & accidents

Cambodia

355 of its 373 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Preah accounted for 265 of Cambodia's 355 stories about harm, carried by 377 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (290 stories). Building collapse was named in 89 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Cambodia over 30 days → its stories → Preah stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Cyprus

68 of its 79 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (63 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Mauritania

160 of its 210 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Nouakchott accounted for 128 of Mauritania's 160 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. 90 of Nouakchott's 128 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

117 of its 170 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Caracas accounted for 97 of Venezuela's 117 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. 61 of Caracas' 97 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (78 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

240 of its 354 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. 18 of Wan Chai's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (187 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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Protests & strikes

Russia

192 of its 650 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 53 of Moscow's 73 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Israel

343 of its 786 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 85 of Jerusalem's 125 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (99 stories). Outbreaks were named in 91 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Mexico

128 of its 380 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (70 stories). Tropical storm was named in 45 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Dominican Republic (84 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Switzerland (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Mexico (45 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Israel (91 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Laos (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 23,090 stories about harm among 98,311 counted on 22 Jun.

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It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 17 March 2019. of the day's 98,311 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. A year earlier, on 22 June 2018, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 today. Iran's news was 47% about people being harmed, against a usual 33%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Cambodia95 in 100 of its 373 stories · usually 33 · mostly disasters & accidents Nicaragua91 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 62 · mostly rights & justice Sudan87 in 100 of its 127 stories · usually 77 · mostly rights & justice Cyprus86 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 24 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Mauritania76 in 100 of its 210 stories · usually 29 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran294 stories about protests or strikes, of its 875 Chicago US186 stories about protests or strikes, of its 427 Los Angeles US160 stories about protests or strikes, of its 330 Washington US135 stories about protests or strikes, of its 680 Tbilisi Georgia129 stories about protests or strikes, of its 132

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 lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-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: too little coverage to readSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: too little coverage to readSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: too little coverage to readSudan: 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 lessSomalia: 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 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: too little coverage to readSt 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 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: 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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 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 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 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: too little coverage to readBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readMarshall 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: 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 readVenezuela: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualMauritania: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualCyprus: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualJamiat, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 28 stories, carried by 24 outletsStranraer, UK -- health: 13 stories, carried by 147 outletsNorth Carolina, US -- disasters & accidents: 26 stories, carried by 29 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 14 outletsPort Harcourt, Nigeria -- displacement: 19 stories, carried by 12 outletsPetersburg, Russia -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 25 outletsMichigan, US -- health: 23 stories, carried by 36 outletsAmman, Jordan -- rights & justice: 20 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

● Sri Lanka warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mauritania warmth about one and a half times usual ● Türkiye warmth about one and a half times usual ● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Jamiat Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 28 stories ● Stranraer UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● North Carolina US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 26 stories ● Jammu Kashmir about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories ● Port Harcourt Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 19 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 6,909 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 4,682 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Health17% 3,870 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Conflict & violence17% 3,825 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given9% 1,964 stories · more than usual (usually 6%) Shelter & services3% 720 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 509 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 299 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 killed8,452 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting arrests3,134 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured2,647 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Cambodia Stories reporting people affected2,164 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees446 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting evacuations180 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions157 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced150 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill21 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Dominican Republic

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 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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