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31,830 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at arrests in Syria, illness in Dubai and protests in Minsk (Belarus). Syria's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 55 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostPalestine 62 in 100 of its 98 stories, usually 48
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Syria

82 of its 117 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Kashmir

128 of its 188 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Jammu accounted for 64 of Kashmir's 128 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

China

Beijing accounted for 652 of China's 1,446 stories about harm, carried by 764 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (112 stories). Natural hazards were named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Health

Nigeria

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Polio was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Ireland

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Drownings were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Yemen

29 of its 31 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Sanaa accounted for 16 of Yemen's 29 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets.

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Health

Bahrain

19 of its 46 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in South Korea (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Nigeria (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in India (61 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in Ireland (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in China (20 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

31 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 34; 31 the day before
38 in 10031 in 10021 May28 May4 Jun11 Jun19 Jun21 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 10012 Jun: 32 in 10013 Jun: 35 in 10014 Jun: 35 in 10015 Jun: 33 in 10016 Jun: 32 in 10017 Jun: 32 in 10018 Jun: 31 in 10019 Jun: 31 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 31,830 stories about harm among 103,436 counted on 19 Jun.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 11 March 2020. In South Korea's news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 31 in every 100 of the day's 103,436 stories, below the usual 34. A year earlier, on 20 June 2019, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 31 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria70 in 100 of its 117 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir68 in 100 of its 188 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine62 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 48 · mostly health Afghanistan56 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Guam53 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 40 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US403 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1259 Tulsa US140 stories about protests or strikes, of its 267 Texas US102 stories about protests or strikes, of its 386 Chicago US99 stories about protests or strikes, of its 310 Beijing China89 stories about protests or strikes, of its 652

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: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman 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 lessUganda: 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 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 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 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: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: 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 lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: 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: no storiesKenya: 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 lessIran: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: 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 lessEl Salvador: 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: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCroatia: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesHong 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 lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: 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 lessBhutan: 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 lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: 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: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt 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 lessMaldives: 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: 40 in 100 of its 273 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 31)Yemen: 94 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 31)Guam: 53 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 31)Syria: 70 in 100 of its 117 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 31)South Sudan: 59 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 31)Sudan: 51 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 31)South Africa: 41 in 100 of its 897 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 31)Somalia: 72 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 31)Sierra Leone: 61 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 31)Philippines: 50 in 100 of its 636 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 31)Pakistan: 45 in 100 of its 691 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 31)Nigeria: 45 in 100 of its 1,378 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 31)Mozambique: 57 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 31)Morocco: 48 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 31)Mali: 59 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 31)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 31)Iraq: 49 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 31)Indonesia: 43 in 100 of its 214 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 31)Iceland: 57 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 31)Ethiopia: 45 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 31)Egypt: 44 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 31)Cyprus: 59 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 31)Cuba: 45 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 31)Côte d’Ivoire: 69 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 31)Colombia: 52 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 31)China: 46 in 100 of its 3,173 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 31)Myanmar: 49 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 31)Burundi: 59 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 31)Burkina Faso: 88 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 31)Bangladesh: 52 in 100 of its 197 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 31)Algeria: 79 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 31)Afghanistan: 56 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 31)Kashmir: 68 in 100 of its 188 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 31)China: 46 in 100 of its 3,173 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 31)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 31)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 31)Kashmir: 68 in 100 of its 188 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 31)Kashmir: 68 in 100 of its 188 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 31)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 31)Kashmir: 68 in 100 of its 188 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 31)
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 31 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

● Kashmir 68 in 100 of its 188 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 70 in 100 of its 117 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 62 in 100 of its 98 stories · mostly health ● Philippines 50 in 100 of its 636 stories · mostly health ● Afghanistan 56 in 100 of its 108 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Bangladesh 52 in 100 of its 197 stories · mostly health

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health55% 17,236 stories · less than usual (usually 58%) Rights & justice26% 8,147 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence6% 2,009 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents6% 1,755 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 1,060 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 655 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 381 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 302 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 killed8,059 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,108 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,095 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured1,227 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees265 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people displaced167 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting abductions113 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations93 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill55 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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