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30,028 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Tehran, a disaster in Dhaka and people killed in Iceland. Iran's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 58 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIran 71 in 100 of its 407 stories, usually 42
RegionCentral Asia 42 in 100 of its stories, usually 39
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

Iran

291 of its 407 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tehran accounted for 229 of Iran's 291 stories about harm, carried by 439 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

203 of its 321 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Dhaka accounted for 133 of Bangladesh's 203 stories about harm, carried by 124 outlets. Accidents were named in 13 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.

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

Pakistan

680 of its 1,182 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Karachi accounted for 407 of Pakistan's 680 stories about harm, carried by 613 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (103 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

100 of its 141 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Austria

45 of its 123 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Health

Benin

6 of its 8 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

Anantnag accounted for 45 of Kashmir's 109 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Egypt

Cairo accounted for 51 of Egypt's 86 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Syria (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in China (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); drownings in India (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); natural hazards in UK (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); food poisoning in US (46 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

31 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 33; 34 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 30,028 stories about harm among 96,166 counted on 29 Jun.

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In Syria's news, mentions of the hunger ran about 5 times their usual. A year earlier, on 30 June 2019, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 31 today. Iran's news was 71% about people being harmed, against a usual 42%. of the day's 96,166 news stories, 31 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 33.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iran71 in 100 of its 407 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Syria71 in 100 of its 141 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan68 in 100 of its 163 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir66 in 100 of its 164 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Puerto Rico64 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 54 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US279 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1260 Chicago US94 stories about protests or strikes, of its 318 Manhattan US71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 231 New York US65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 404 Beijing China60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 335

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: too little coverage to readVenezuela: 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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 lessUkraine: 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 lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew 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: too little coverage to readNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: 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: 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 lessIndonesia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: too little coverage to readCroatia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: too little coverage to readBelarus: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: 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 lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualBhutan: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualCumbria, UK -- health: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsMong Kok, Hong Kong -- rights & justice: 28 stories, carried by 35 outletsMaryland, US -- health: 20 stories, carried by 24 outletsOsaka, Japan -- health: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsEsopus, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsFrankfurt, Germany -- health: 14 stories, carried by 38 outletsBrisbane, Australia -- health: 23 stories, carried by 36 outletsSussex, UK -- health: 36 stories, carried by 45 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

● Pakistan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Cumbria UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Mong Kok Hong Kong about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 28 stories ● Maryland US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 20 stories ● Osaka Japan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Esopus US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health58% 17,406 stories · more than usual (usually 54%) Rights & justice20% 5,866 stories · much less than usual (usually 27%) Conflict & violence8% 2,246 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents7% 2,104 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,072 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 595 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 279 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 240 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 killed8,395 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,976 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,887 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured1,358 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees174 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations141 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced114 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions111 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill68 at about one and a half times 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 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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