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20,898 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at oil spill in Sri Lanka, evacuations in China and protests in Minsk (Belarus). Belarus' coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 49 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSri Lanka 64 in 100 of its 256 stories, usually 38
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

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Sri Lanka

163 of its 256 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Colombo accounted for 122 of Sri Lanka's 163 stories about harm, carried by 273 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Oil spill was named in 49 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

Sri Lanka over 30 days → its stories → Colombo stories →
Health

China

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Flu was named in 91 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with bird flu. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

China over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Belarus

Minsk accounted for 65 of Belarus' 89 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. 35 of Minsk's 65 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Belarus over 30 days → its stories → Minsk stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Iran

197 of its 370 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (69 stories).

its stories →
Health

Zambia

16 of its 37 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →
Health

Canada

Tuberculosis was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with hunger. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Philippines

Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (21 stories). Tropical storm was named in 47 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding, landslides and storms.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Colombia

6 of Bogota's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Tunisia

Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Philippines (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Israel (49 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hurricane in Jamaica (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in Canada (25 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); heatwave in UK (17 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 20,898 stories about harm among 91,526 counted on 2 Jun.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 26 February 2020. of the day's 91,526 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 25. the news turned to Sri Lanka for the second day running. Mentions of oil spill ran about 5 times their usual in Sri Lanka's news. On 2 June 2020, a year earlier, the share was 36 in every 100, against 23 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sri Lanka64 in 100 of its 256 stories · usually 38 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan58 in 100 of its 224 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq58 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Syria57 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 50 · mostly rights & justice Belarus57 in 100 of its 157 stories · usually 55 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US180 stories about protests or strikes, of its 751 Tulsa US90 stories about protests or strikes, of its 186 Jerusalem Israel53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 188 Moscow Russia40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 108 Minsk Belarus35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 65

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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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 lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: 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: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: about as warm as its own usual or lessNetherlands: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: too little coverage to readMali: 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 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCosta 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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 readTaiwan: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualNew Mexico, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 17 outletsPulwama, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsAuckland, New Zealand -- health: 15 stories, carried by 10 outletsDumfries, UK -- health: 10 stories, carried by 21 outletsOregon, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsEnugu, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 19 outletsBerkshire, UK -- health: 13 stories, carried by 29 outletsOdisha, India -- health: 14 stories, carried by 11 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

● New Mexico US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Pulwama Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Auckland New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Dumfries UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Oregon US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health49% 10,217 stories · about as usual Rights & justice21% 4,253 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents10% 2,058 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 2,052 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 761 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 588 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 504 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 258 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 killed5,198 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,612 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,504 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured978 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting refugees139 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions129 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced104 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting evacuations95 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the Philippines and the US Stories reporting people falling ill23 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
● 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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