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34,904 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Jerusalem (Israel), volcanic eruption in Papua New Guinea and violence in Dar es Salaam drew the news. Israel's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostPapua New Guinea 75 in 100 of its 68 stories, usually 23
RegionEurope 18 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Israel

524 of its 978 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Jerusalem accounted for 380 of Israel's 524 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. 281 of Jerusalem's 380 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (243 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Disasters & accidents

Papua New Guinea

51 of its 68 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Ulawun accounted for 40 of Papua New Guinea's 51 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 47 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

Papua New Guinea over 30 days → its stories → Ulawun stories →
Conflict & violence

Tanzania

55 of its 115 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Dar es Salaam accounted for 48 of Tanzania's 55 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Tanzania over 30 days → its stories → Dar es Salaam stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Italy

426 of its 1,165 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (121 stories). Bridge collapse was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain.

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Disasters & accidents

Spain

253 of its 802 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (116 stories). Outbreaks were named in 23 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Tunisia

153 of its 222 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Tunis accounted for 92 of Tunisia's 153 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. Its coverage was about 6 times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

El Salvador

39 of its 54 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

82 of its 242 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (71 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

590 of its 1,236 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (164 stories). Poisoning was named in 86 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Haiti (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Congo (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Palestine (86 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Russia (62 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); earthquake in Nepal (10 of its stories, about 4 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 28 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 34,904 stories about harm among 170,340 counted on 28 Jun.

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20 in every 100 of the day's 170,340 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 28 June 2018, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo77 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 69 · mostly disasters & accidents Papua New Guinea75 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 23 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria74 in 100 of its 300 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence El Salvador72 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 45 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen70 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US589 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1851 Charlottesville US516 stories about protests or strikes, of its 556 Stonewall Inn US408 stories about protests or strikes, of its 545 Jerusalem Israel281 stories about protests or strikes, of its 380 South Bend US250 stories about protests or strikes, of its 480

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: 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: 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: 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: 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 lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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 lessSweden: 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 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 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 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 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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 lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: 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: too little coverage to readIsrael: 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 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: too little coverage to readGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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 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: 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: 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 lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: too little coverage to readCameroon: 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: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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 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: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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 lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualAlbania: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualWisconsin, US -- rights & justice: 27 stories, carried by 26 outletsAccra, Ghana -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 10 outletsCape Coral, US -- shelter & services: 21 stories, carried by 21 outletsBadgam, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 18 outletsDar es Salaam, Tanzania -- conflict & violence: 48 stories, carried by 47 outletsUruzgan, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 26 outletsDarfur, Sudan -- rights & justice: 26 stories, carried by 25 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 64 stories, carried by 36 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

● Mali warmth about one and a half times usual ● Tanzania warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Russia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Indonesia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Ethiopia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Wisconsin US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 27 stories ● Accra Ghana about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 22 stories ● Cape Coral US about twice as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 21 stories ● Badgam Kashmir about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 23 stories ● Dar es Salaam Tanzania about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 48 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice35% 12,088 stories · more than usual (usually 31%) Health20% 7,030 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 5,405 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 4,788 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,133 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,152 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,146 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 677 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 killed8,783 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,375 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,478 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,077 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees584 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations483 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Italy and Spain Stories reporting abductions288 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced207 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill17 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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 softer 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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