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20,846 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to oil spill in Sri Lanka, people displaced in Iraq and arrests in Nicaragua. Iraq's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 51 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSri Lanka 62 in 100 of its 276 stories, usually 40
RegionOceania 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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

Iraq

35 of its 50 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Kashmir

70 of its 112 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Pulwama accounted for 32 of Kashmir's 70 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Its coverage was about twice 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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Rights & justice

Dominica

35 of its 49 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

44 of its 65 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Taiwan

81 of its 148 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Taipei accounted for 55 of Taiwan's 81 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

16 of its 23 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Vietnam

94 of its 226 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Philippines (34 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); building collapse in Brazil (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Ghana (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in Ireland (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); heatwave in UK (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 25; 23 the day before
29 in 10022 in 1005 May12 May19 May26 May3 Jun5 May: 24 in 1006 May: 24 in 1007 May: 24 in 1008 May: 26 in 1009 May: 27 in 10010 May: 25 in 10011 May: 25 in 10012 May: 25 in 10013 May: 24 in 10014 May: 24 in 10015 May: 26 in 10016 May: 28 in 10017 May: 25 in 10018 May: 24 in 10019 May: 24 in 10020 May: 24 in 10021 May: 24 in 10022 May: 26 in 10023 May: 29 in 10024 May: 24 in 10025 May: 24 in 10026 May: 24 in 10027 May: 24 in 10028 May: 24 in 10029 May: 25 in 10030 May: 27 in 10031 May: 24 in 1001 Jun: 24 in 1002 Jun: 23 in 1003 Jun: 22 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 20,846 stories about harm among 92,808 counted on 3 Jun.

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No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 25 February 2020. the news turned to Sri Lanka for the third day running. A year earlier, on 3 June 2020, 35 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today. of the day's 92,808 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 25.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iraq70 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan68 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan64 in 100 of its 161 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir62 in 100 of its 112 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Sri Lanka62 in 100 of its 276 stories · usually 40 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US180 stories about protests or strikes, of its 894 Beijing China60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 174 Jerusalem Israel54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 126 London UK37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 334 Chicago US32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 165

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 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: near the world's share or lessCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited 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 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 lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: 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 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 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. Lucia: 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 lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: 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 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 lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: 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 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: no storiesNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench 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 lessDominican Republic: 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 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 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: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: 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 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 lessBarbados: 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 lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesCrimea: 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: near the world's share or lessBermuda: 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: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt 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: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessZambia: 47 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Yemen: 65 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Vietnam: 42 in 100 of its 226 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Uganda: 40 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Türkiye: 33 in 100 of its 172 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Tunisia: 39 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Thailand: 34 in 100 of its 172 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Taiwan: 55 in 100 of its 148 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Syria: 35 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Switzerland: 36 in 100 of its 189 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)South Sudan: 65 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sudan: 68 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sri Lanka: 62 in 100 of its 276 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)South Africa: 32 in 100 of its 878 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Somalia: 70 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)St Vincent: 56 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Rwanda: 42 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Philippines: 43 in 100 of its 612 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Pakistan: 36 in 100 of its 822 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Nigeria: 33 in 100 of its 1,126 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Niger: 41 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Nicaragua: 72 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Nepal: 59 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Namibia: 37 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Mali: 44 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Laos: 70 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kyrgyzstan: 48 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Israel: 36 in 100 of its 1,054 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 47 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iraq: 70 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iran: 35 in 100 of its 254 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Indonesia: 40 in 100 of its 167 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)India: 31 in 100 of its 4,278 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Haiti: 53 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Greece: 31 in 100 of its 215 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ethiopia: 54 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Egypt: 31 in 100 of its 135 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ecuador: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Dominica: 71 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Congo: 67 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Colombia: 42 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)China: 32 in 100 of its 2,237 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cambodia: 38 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Myanmar: 78 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Brazil: 31 in 100 of its 243 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Belarus: 45 in 100 of its 128 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bangladesh: 41 in 100 of its 206 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bahrain: 50 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Antigua & Barbuda: 41 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Afghanistan: 64 in 100 of its 161 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 62 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)China: 32 in 100 of its 2,237 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 47 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 47 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 62 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 62 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 47 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 62 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)
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 22 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

● Sri Lanka 62 in 100 of its 276 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Afghanistan 64 in 100 of its 161 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 62 in 100 of its 112 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 68 in 100 of its 65 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Taiwan 55 in 100 of its 148 stories · mostly health ● Iraq 70 in 100 of its 50 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health51% 10,449 stories · about as usual Rights & justice20% 4,217 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents10% 2,044 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence8% 1,663 stories · less than usual (usually 11%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 831 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 571 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 549 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 313 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 killed4,947 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests1,505 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,472 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured823 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting refugees169 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced121 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions106 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting evacuations64 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill21 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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