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35,788 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at arrests in Lesotho and Chad and people injured in Côte d’Ivoire. Lesotho's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 55 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostNorway 36 in 100 of its 184 stories, usually 26
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Health

Lesotho

18 of its 21 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Lesotho over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Chad

21 of its 49 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).

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

Norway

67 of its 184 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about 4 times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

Jammu accounted for 39 of Kashmir's 90 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Puerto Rico

59 of its 85 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (40 stories).

its stories →
Health

Jamaica

60 of its 143 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Health

Iran

120 of its 232 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Tehran accounted for 62 of Iran's 120 stories about harm, carried by 134 outlets.

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Health

Zimbabwe

126 of its 261 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: oil spill in Russia (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in China (32 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in India (60 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); ebola in South Africa (11 of its stories, about three times its usual).

32 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 34; 33 the day before
38 in 10032 in 10013 May20 May27 May3 Jun11 Jun13 May: 34 in 10014 May: 33 in 10015 May: 33 in 10016 May: 36 in 10017 May: 37 in 10018 May: 34 in 10019 May: 33 in 10020 May: 33 in 10021 May: 32 in 10022 May: 32 in 10023 May: 34 in 10024 May: 35 in 10025 May: 33 in 10026 May: 32 in 10027 May: 32 in 10028 May: 32 in 10029 May: 32 in 10030 May: 36 in 10031 May: 38 in 1001 Jun: 35 in 1002 Jun: 36 in 1003 Jun: 35 in 1004 Jun: 35 in 1005 Jun: 34 in 1006 Jun: 37 in 1007 Jun: 38 in 1008 Jun: 35 in 1009 Jun: 33 in 10010 Jun: 33 in 10011 Jun: 32 in 100 · this day

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 35,788 stories about harm among 110,507 counted on 11 Jun.

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In Lesotho, 86% of the news was about people being harmed, where 32% is usual. A year earlier, on 12 June 2019, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 32 today. 32 in every 100 of the day's 110,507 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 34.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Puerto Rico69 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 57 · mostly health Kashmir60 in 100 of its 150 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan53 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 62 · mostly health Philippines53 in 100 of its 704 stories · usually 56 · mostly health Burundi52 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 59 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US764 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1646 London UK170 stories about protests or strikes, of its 702 Los Angeles US135 stories about protests or strikes, of its 366 New York US121 stories about protests or strikes, of its 476 Beijing China120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 303

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: near the world's share or lessCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSyria: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: no storiesSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIsrael: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: no storiesMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 48 in 100 of its 261 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Yemen: 60 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Puerto Rico: 69 in 100 of its 85 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)US: 41 in 100 of its 34,657 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Uganda: 46 in 100 of its 125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)South Sudan: 65 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Sudan: 53 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Somalia: 74 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Philippines: 53 in 100 of its 704 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Pakistan: 48 in 100 of its 761 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Nigeria: 47 in 100 of its 1,324 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Mali: 58 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Liberia: 52 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Lesotho: 86 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Palestine: 45 in 100 of its 124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Iran: 52 in 100 of its 232 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Indonesia: 48 in 100 of its 235 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Haiti: 67 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Ethiopia: 48 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)El Salvador: 82 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Egypt: 44 in 100 of its 236 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Côte d’Ivoire: 72 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)DR Congo: 89 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Congo: 58 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Cameroon: 60 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Burundi: 52 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Burkina Faso: 82 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Brazil: 50 in 100 of its 288 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Bhutan: 71 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Bangladesh: 51 in 100 of its 224 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Afghanistan: 45 in 100 of its 145 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Kashmir: 60 in 100 of its 150 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Palestine: 45 in 100 of its 124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Palestine: 45 in 100 of its 124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Kashmir: 60 in 100 of its 150 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Kashmir: 60 in 100 of its 150 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Palestine: 45 in 100 of its 124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Kashmir: 60 in 100 of its 150 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Maldives: 57 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 32 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Puerto Rico 69 in 100 of its 85 stories · mostly health ● Kashmir 60 in 100 of its 150 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Philippines 53 in 100 of its 704 stories · mostly health ● Iran 52 in 100 of its 232 stories · mostly health ● Bangladesh 51 in 100 of its 224 stories · mostly health ● Brazil 50 in 100 of its 288 stories · mostly health

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health55% 19,625 stories · much less than usual (usually 64%) Rights & justice28% 9,968 stories · much more than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents5% 1,856 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence5% 1,715 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 1,018 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 702 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 370 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 296 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 killed8,511 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,366 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,037 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,156 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees140 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced131 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations110 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions108 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill40 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and China

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 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.