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21,302 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Mbabane (Eswatini), illness in Pyongyang and violence in Baghdad. Iraq's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 47 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNorth Korea 75 in 100 of its 110 stories, usually 40
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

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Protests & strikes

Eswatini

25 of its 34 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Mbabane accounted for 21 of Eswatini's 25 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. 21 of Mbabane's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Eswatini over 30 days → its stories → Mbabane stories →
Health

North Korea

83 of its 110 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Pyongyang accounted for 52 of North Korea's 83 stories about harm, carried by 170 outlets. Outbreaks were named in 40 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

North Korea over 30 days → its stories → Pyongyang stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Ghana

162 of its 455 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 64 of Ejura's 74 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

65 of its 92 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Ramallah accounted for 41 of Palestine's 65 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. 26 of Ramallah's 41 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Latvia

13 of its 24 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Plague was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

South Korea

110 of its 369 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Outbreaks were named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Health

Canada

Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (23 stories). Wildfires were named in 65 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms, drought and heatstroke. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Zimbabwe

90 of its 197 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (34 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in South Korea (26 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); plague in Latvia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in China (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Canada (65 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatstroke in US (87 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 21,302 stories about harm among 95,542 counted on 30 Jun.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Eswatini. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 95,542 stories, as usual. Mentions of outbreaks ran about 5 times their usual in North Korea's news. In Eswatini, 74% of the news was about people being harmed, where 37% is usual. On 30 June 2020, a year earlier, the share was 30 in every 100, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

North Korea75 in 100 of its 110 stories · usually 40 · mostly health Palestine71 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 53 · mostly rights & justice Iraq58 in 100 of its 170 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan56 in 100 of its 252 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia56 in 100 of its 207 stories · usually 41 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US178 stories about protests or strikes, of its 790 Beijing China68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 173 Ejura Ghana64 stories about protests or strikes, of its 74 Boston US46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 170 Delhi India36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 271

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: too little coverage to readPanama: 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 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: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: 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: too little coverage to readMalawi: too little coverage to readMadagascar: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: 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 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 lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: 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 readNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualKyrgyzstan: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualYorkshire, UK -- health: 14 stories, carried by 19 outletsUtah, US -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsKentucky, US -- health: 20 stories, carried by 27 outletsNuffield, UK -- health: 31 stories, carried by 29 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 36 stories, carried by 30 outletsSai Kung, Hong Kong -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- rights & justice: 34 stories, carried by 13 outletsShanghai, China -- health: 22 stories, carried by 62 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

● Yorkshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Utah US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 13 stories ● Kentucky US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 20 stories ● Nuffield UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 31 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 36 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health47% 9,970 stories · about as usual Rights & justice20% 4,236 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 3,016 stories · more than usual (usually 11%) Conflict & violence7% 1,569 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 782 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 674 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 531 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 302 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 killed5,379 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,781 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,509 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured844 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting refugees146 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations144 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people displaced112 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ethiopia and the US Stories reporting abductions110 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill14 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and China

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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