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18,333 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to train derailment in Pakistan, protests in Jerusalem (Israel) and people injured in Libya. Pakistan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 49 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPakistan 55 in 100 of its 919 stories, usually 36
RegionEast Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Pakistan

506 of its 919 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (232 stories). Train derailment was named in 208 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with polio. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 190 of Israel's 288 stories about harm, carried by 271 outlets. 121 of Jerusalem's 190 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

34 of its 58 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Bangladesh

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Heavy rain was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Sri Lanka

106 of its 211 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Colombo accounted for 73 of Sri Lanka's 106 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Flooding was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with landslides.

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Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

40 of its 45 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Solhan accounted for 30 of Burkina Faso's 40 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Jordan

33 of its 104 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 7 of Amman's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

91 of its 225 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Taiwan

108 of its 182 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Taipei accounted for 60 of Taiwan's 108 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets.

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Health

Norway

28 of its 106 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Sri Lanka (18 of its stories, about three times its usual); building collapse in India (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in US (37 of its stories, about 4 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 7 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 18,333 stories about harm among 79,419 counted on 7 Jun.

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Pakistan's news mentioned train derailment more than ten times as often as usual. On 7 June 2020, a year earlier, the share was 38 in every 100, against 23 today. In Pakistan, 55% of the news was about people being harmed, where 36% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 79,419 stories, below the usual 25.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan59 in 100 of its 195 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Taiwan59 in 100 of its 182 stories · usually 47 · mostly health Libya59 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq58 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan55 in 100 of its 919 stories · usually 36 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel121 stories about protests or strikes, of its 190 Washington US105 stories about protests or strikes, of its 544 Beijing China58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 166 London UK35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 360 Chicago US34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 130

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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: too little coverage to readSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLiberia: 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 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 readJordan: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: too little coverage to readFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: 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: 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: 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 lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: 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 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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: 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 readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualKyrgyzstan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualBelarus: warmth about its own usualOwerri, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 11 outletsStockholm, Sweden -- health: 10 stories, carried by 27 outletsAkron, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 28 outletsYorkshire, UK -- health: 17 stories, carried by 37 outletsBear Creek Village, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsSebha, Libya -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 19 outletsBaghdad, Iraq -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 26 outletsTripoli, Libya -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 12 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

● Owerri Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Stockholm Sweden about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Akron US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Yorkshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Bear Creek Village US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health49% 8,945 stories · about as usual Rights & justice19% 3,495 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 2,075 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence9% 1,698 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 884 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 417 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 389 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 250 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 killed5,061 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,424 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,414 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,173 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced164 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Burkina Faso Stories reporting abductions154 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees130 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations94 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill19 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 about as 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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