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10,480 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at violence in Solhan, heavy rain in Sri Lanka and protests in Jerusalem (Israel). Burkina Faso's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 46 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostBurkina Faso 97 in 100 of its 76 stories, usually 61
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

74 of its 76 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Solhan accounted for 62 of Burkina Faso's 74 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Burkina Faso over 30 days → its stories → Solhan stories →
Disasters & accidents

Sri Lanka

120 of its 243 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Colombo accounted for 87 of Sri Lanka's 120 stories about harm, carried by 331 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (6 stories). Heavy rain was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with flooding.

Sri Lanka over 30 days → its stories → Colombo stories →
Protests & strikes

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 203 of Israel's 285 stories about harm, carried by 195 outlets. 125 of Jerusalem's 203 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Rights & justice

Nigeria

422 of its 983 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (247 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Yemen

45 of its 66 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Marib accounted for 30 of Yemen's 45 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Jordan

25 of its 74 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 7 of Amman's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

111 of its 154 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Kabul accounted for 58 of Afghanistan's 111 stories about harm, carried by 133 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Canada

331 of its 1,003 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (42 stories). Hunger was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Outbreaks were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Taiwan

94 of its 135 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Taipei accounted for 62 of Taiwan's 94 stories about harm, carried by 317 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Türkiye (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Canada (22 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); earthquake in Philippines (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); road crashes in UK (33 of its stories, about three times its usual); heatwave in US (15 of its stories, about three times its usual).

26 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 10,480 stories about harm among 41,032 counted on 6 Jun.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Burkina Faso. Stories about people being harmed made up 26 in every 100 of the day's 41,032 stories, as usual. Mentions of outbreaks ran about 4 times their usual in Türkiye's news. A year earlier, on 6 June 2020, 37 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 26 today. Burkina Faso stood out: 97% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 61%. This week the news turned most often to Sri Lanka, on 6 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burkina Faso97 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan72 in 100 of its 154 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Taiwan70 in 100 of its 135 stories · usually 45 · mostly health Yemen68 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Thailand53 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 43 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel125 stories about protests or strikes, of its 203 Washington US100 stories about protests or strikes, of its 324 Beijing China34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 70 Lagos Nigeria19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 86 San Francisco US19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 56

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: 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 lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: 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 readSyria: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: 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: 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: 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 lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: too little coverage to readNorth 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 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: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCôte 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: too little coverage to readCentral 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: 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 lessAustria: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: about as warm as its own usual or lessSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualEl Salvador: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 24 stories, carried by 14 outletsMontecito, US -- health: 32 stories, carried by 36 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 15 stories, carried by 13 outletsCalifornia, US -- health: 39 stories, carried by 74 outletsAmman, Jordan -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 19 outletsSussex, UK -- rights & justice: 75 stories, carried by 310 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

● Dubai United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 24 stories ● Montecito US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 32 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● California US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 39 stories ● Amman Jordan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health46% 4,807 stories · less than usual (usually 50%) Rights & justice20% 2,052 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,293 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 1,105 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 577 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 220 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 185 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 143 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 killed3,183 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests821 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected763 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured652 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced95 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Burkina Faso and the US Stories reporting abductions89 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting evacuations71 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nepal Stories reporting refugees69 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill19 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about China 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than 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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