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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

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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 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 lessVenezuela: too little coverage to readVanuatu: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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 lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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 lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: 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: too little coverage to readOman: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: 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: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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: too little coverage to readJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: too little coverage to readIreland: 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: too little coverage to readHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: too little coverage to readChina: 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: too little coverage to readCape 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: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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 lessAfghanistan: 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 lessGaza: too little coverage to readWest Bank: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad 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 lessEast Jerusalem: too little coverage to readAzad 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: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readUganda: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualBrompton, UK -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsNashville, US -- health: 23 stories, carried by 68 outletsPennsylvania, US -- health: 21 stories, carried by 21 outletsSirte, Libya -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 28 outletsCairo, Egypt -- health: 30 stories, carried by 30 outletsYorkshire, UK -- health: 22 stories, carried by 14 outletsAccra, Ghana -- health: 20 stories, carried by 10 outletsTripoli, Libya -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 25 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Brompton UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Nashville US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 23 stories ● Pennsylvania US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories ● Sirte Libya about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Cairo Egypt about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 30 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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