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17,069 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to illness in Kabul, arrests in Libya and volcanic eruption in Indonesia. Libya's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 55 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostLibya 73 in 100 of its 122 stories, usually 47
RegionEast Asia 44 in 100 of its stories, usually 40
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Afghanistan

76 of its 103 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Kabul accounted for 49 of Afghanistan's 76 stories about harm, carried by 118 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Outbreaks were named in 20 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

89 of its 122 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

104 of its 146 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 48 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Israel

157 of its 344 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Jerusalem accounted for 91 of Israel's 157 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (27 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Health

China

715 of its 1,432 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Beijing accounted for 295 of China's 715 stories about harm, carried by 510 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (90 stories).

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Health

UK

Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (239 stories). Overdoses were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Chile

27 of its 36 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

118 of its 164 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

30 of its 40 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. 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: landslides in Bangladesh (16 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); wildfires in Russia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Italy (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Israel (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in US (306 of its stories, about three times its usual).

34 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 34; 32 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 17,069 stories about harm among 50,191 counted on 21 Jun.

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Indonesia's news mentioned volcanic eruption more than ten times as often as usual. 34 in every 100 of the day's 50,191 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 22 June 2019, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 34 today. Afghanistan stood out: 74% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 64%. This week the news turned most often to Belarus, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen76 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan74 in 100 of its 103 stories · usually 64 · mostly health Libya73 in 100 of its 122 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir72 in 100 of its 164 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia71 in 100 of its 146 stories · usually 49 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tulsa US268 stories about protests or strikes, of its 381 Washington US247 stories about protests or strikes, of its 616 London UK166 stories about protests or strikes, of its 458 San Francisco US65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 115 Minneapolis US56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 119

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: 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 lessGuam: 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 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: no storiesThailand: 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: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSudan: near the world's share or lessSri 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: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: 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: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: 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 storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: 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: no storiesMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: no storiesMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: 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 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: 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 lessPalestine: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIran: 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: no storiesHaiti: 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: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: no storiesDjibouti: 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 lessCôte d'Ivoire: 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 storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: 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 lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: 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: no storiesAlbania: near the world's share or lessGaza: near the world's share or lessWest Bank: 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 lessEast Jerusalem: 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: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: 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 storiesYemen: 76 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Uganda: 52 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Syria: 66 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Somalia: 75 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Rwanda: 71 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Romania: 68 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Philippines: 55 in 100 of its 392 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Pakistan: 53 in 100 of its 447 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Nepal: 63 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Libya: 73 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Israel: 46 in 100 of its 344 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Indonesia: 71 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)China: 50 in 100 of its 1,432 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Chile: 75 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Bangladesh: 52 in 100 of its 250 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Algeria: 73 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Afghanistan: 74 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Kashmir: 72 in 100 of its 164 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)China: 50 in 100 of its 1,432 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Kashmir: 72 in 100 of its 164 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Kashmir: 72 in 100 of its 164 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Kashmir: 72 in 100 of its 164 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)
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 34 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 72 in 100 of its 164 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Indonesia 71 in 100 of its 146 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Libya 73 in 100 of its 122 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 74 in 100 of its 103 stories · mostly health ● Yemen 76 in 100 of its 50 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Philippines 55 in 100 of its 392 stories · mostly health

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health55% 9,252 stories · less than usual (usually 57%) Rights & justice22% 3,704 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence9% 1,472 stories · more than usual (usually 5%) Disasters & accidents7% 1,127 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 744 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 317 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 210 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 135 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 killed5,714 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured1,251 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests1,094 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,015 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees126 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting evacuations86 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions63 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced60 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill29 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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