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The news turned to violence in Kabul, heavy rain in Bangladesh and protests in Quito (Ecuador). Afghanistan's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostAfghanistan 76 in 100 of its 259 stories, usually 50
RegionSouth Asia 38 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

197 of its 259 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Kabul accounted for 173 of Afghanistan's 197 stories about harm, carried by 274 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (132 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

161 of its 253 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Sylhet accounted for 92 of Bangladesh's 161 stories about harm, carried by 335 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (63 stories). Heavy rain was named in 54 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides and power cuts.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Sylhet stories →
Protests & strikes

Ecuador

17 of its 26 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Quito accounted for 13 of Ecuador's 17 stories about harm, carried by 16 outlets. 12 of Quito's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories).

Ecuador over 30 days → its stories → Quito stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Mexico

73 of its 173 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Pakistan

214 of its 551 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (24 stories). Power cuts were named in 22 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

France

89 of its 335 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Drought was named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with wildfires.

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Rights & justice

Brazil

65 of its 169 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 40 of Israel's 80 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Displacement

Cyprus

9 of its 15 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Belgium

20 of its 53 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: drought in France (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Spain (11 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); power cuts in Pakistan (22 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in India (49 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Canada (13 of its stories, about three 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 18 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 9,750 stories about harm among 43,097 counted on 18 Jun.

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Mentions of heavy rain ran more than ten times their usual in Bangladesh's news. of the day's 43,097 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Afghanistan stood out: 76% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 50%. On 18 June 2021, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 23 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan76 in 100 of its 259 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh64 in 100 of its 253 stories · usually 41 · mostly disasters & accidents Rwanda55 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir51 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Thailand43 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 30 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 350 Delhi India52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 168 Kyiv Ukraine50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 135 London UK39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 166 Bihar India34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 38

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: 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: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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: 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: too little coverage to readQatar: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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 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 lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: too little coverage to readIndia: 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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 lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR 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: too little coverage to readChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape 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: 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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: 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): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readCook 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: 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 readIreland: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualAbuja, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 13 outletsDallas, US -- health: 22 stories, carried by 36 outletsDenver, US -- health: 20 stories, carried by 31 outletsLanarkshire, UK -- health: 26 stories, carried by 12 outletsBoscombe, UK -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsGeneva, Switzerland -- health: 21 stories, carried by 32 outletsBerlin, Germany -- health: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsMelbourne, Australia -- health: 15 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

● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 24 stories ● Dallas US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 22 stories ● Denver US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 20 stories ● Lanarkshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 26 stories ● Boscombe UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health36% 3,465 stories · less than usual (usually 40%) Rights & justice21% 2,035 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents16% 1,508 stories · more than usual (usually 12%) Conflict & violence13% 1,210 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 547 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 390 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 303 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 178 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 killed2,441 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,004 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests942 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured782 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting refugees100 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations80 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting abductions72 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced66 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Chile and the US

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 harsher 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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