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20,041 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to violence in Tigray, people injured in Hong Kong and people killed in Fiji. Ethiopia's coverage was about twice 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 mostHong Kong 55 in 100 of its 281 stories, usually 34
RegionCentral Asia 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
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

Ethiopia

96 of its 147 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Tigray accounted for 69 of Ethiopia's 96 stories about harm, carried by 177 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Tigray stories →
Rights & justice

Hong Kong

154 of its 281 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Fiji

39 of its 90 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Fiji over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Saudi Arabia

78 of its 205 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Greece

68 of its 222 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

301 of its 722 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (92 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 66 of Afghanistan's 146 stories about harm, carried by 165 outlets. Polio was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with earthquake. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Madagascar

13 of its 17 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Drought was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with hunger.

its stories →
Health

Türkiye

92 of its 216 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in New Zealand (55 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); earthquake in Peru (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Madagascar (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); outbreaks in Israel (41 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); polio in Afghanistan (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 20,041 stories about harm among 93,892 counted on 23 Jun.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 24 February 2020. of the day's 93,892 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 23. New Zealand's news mentioned outbreaks about 7 times as often as usual. On 23 June 2020, a year earlier, the share was 31 in every 100, against 21 today. In Ethiopia, 65% of the news was about people being harmed, where 48% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Ethiopia65 in 100 of its 147 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan59 in 100 of its 249 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Hong Kong55 in 100 of its 281 stories · usually 34 · mostly rights & justice Mozambique54 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Syria54 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US260 stories about protests or strikes, of its 954 Beijing China66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 167 London UK39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 297 Manhattan US33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 121 Houston US32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 125

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 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: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: 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: 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 lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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: 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 lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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 readCameroon: 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 lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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 lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: 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: 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: 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: 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 readVietnam: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualCanada: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBelarus: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualSwindon, UK -- health: 27 stories, carried by 28 outletsVermont, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsTulsa, US -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 14 outletsBeijing, China -- rights & justice: 167 stories, carried by 225 outletsBletchley, UK -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 39 outletsBaghdad, Iraq -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 20 outletsHyderabad, India -- health: 15 stories, carried by 16 outletsTripoli, Libya -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 47 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

● Swindon UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 27 stories ● Vermont US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Tulsa US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Beijing China about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 167 stories ● Bletchley UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 23 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health49% 9,822 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 4,530 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents10% 1,923 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence8% 1,559 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 705 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 581 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 481 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 274 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 killed4,432 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests1,738 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,292 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured997 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees152 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions126 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced121 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations99 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill15 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Chile

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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