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21,121 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at a disaster in Kalamata, violence in Kupwara and refugees in Finland. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGreece 48 in 100 of its 448 stories, usually 22
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Greece

213 of its 448 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Kalamata accounted for 123 of Greece's 213 stories about harm, carried by 170 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (92 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Greece over 30 days → its stories → Kalamata stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

79 of its 150 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Kupwara accounted for 32 of Kashmir's 79 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Kupwara stories →
Health

Finland

48 of its 143 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Poisoning was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Sudan

134 of its 163 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Darfur accounted for 80 of Sudan's 134 stories about harm, carried by 137 outlets. Hunger was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. 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.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

27 of its 43 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Health

Portugal

36 of its 131 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Rights & justice

Bangladesh

78 of its 187 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories).

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Rights & justice

Nigeria

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). HIV was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tuberculosis.

its stories →
Health

Mexico

Poisoning was named in 47 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with food poisoning. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Pakistan (88 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); poisoning in Mexico (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Haiti (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cyclone in India (298 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Sudan (27 of its stories, about three times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 21,121 stories about harm among 115,772 counted on 16 Jun.

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It was the third day running that the news turned to Greece. of the day's 115,772 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Greece stood out: 48% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 22%. A year earlier, on 16 June 2022, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan82 in 100 of its 163 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti63 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 56 · mostly health Syria58 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 53 · mostly displacement Kashmir53 in 100 of its 150 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan48 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US140 stories about protests or strikes, of its 564 Manipur India55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 118 London UK54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 304 Beijing China45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 228 Kalamata Greece43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 123

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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readRomania: 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 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: too little coverage to readCzech 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 lessCentral 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: 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 lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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 readUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualNamibia: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMalta: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualBamako, Mali -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 30 outletsWarsaw, Poland -- rights & justice: 29 stories, carried by 28 outletsYorkshire, UK -- health: 19 stories, carried by 17 outletsUtah, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 14 outletsVermont, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 15 outletsSaskatchewan, Canada -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 14 stories, carried by 21 outletsAdelaide, Australia -- health: 16 stories, carried by 15 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- disasters & accidents: 17 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

● Ukraine warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Bamako Mali about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Warsaw Poland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 29 stories ● Yorkshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Utah US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Vermont US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 6,455 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 5,103 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 3,865 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence9% 1,964 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,005 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 978 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 845 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 488 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 killed5,124 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,545 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,255 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,531 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees284 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations268 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced259 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions157 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill20 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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