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10,650 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Mpondwe, a disaster in Sankhuwasabha and protests in Bangkok (Thailand). Uganda's coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Uganda and the US →
Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostUganda 74 in 100 of its 198 stories, usually 42
RegionCentral Asia 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Uganda

147 of its 198 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Mpondwe accounted for 91 of Uganda's 147 stories about harm, carried by 146 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Mpondwe stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

66 of its 132 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Sankhuwasabha accounted for 40 of Nepal's 66 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Austria

35 of its 83 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Vienna accounted for 30 of Austria's 35 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

121 of its 155 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Khartoum accounted for 72 of Sudan's 121 stories about harm, carried by 271 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.

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Disasters & accidents

Philippines

169 of its 476 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (58 stories). Accidents were named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

26 of its 39 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Sanaa accounted for 22 of Yemen's 26 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

164 of its 559 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (30 stories). Road crashes were named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with wildfires and volcanic eruption.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Pakistan

Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (9 stories). Drownings were named in 30 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Brazil (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Sudan (27 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Kashmir (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); drownings in Pakistan (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Philippines (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 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 10,650 stories about harm among 57,019 counted on 18 Jun.

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Abductions were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Uganda and the US. 19 in every 100 of the day's 57,019 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Uganda. A year earlier, on 18 June 2022, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. Uganda's news was 74% about people being harmed, against a usual 42%. This week the news turned most often to Greece, on 4 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan78 in 100 of its 155 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Uganda74 in 100 of its 198 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Mali69 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal50 in 100 of its 132 stories · usually 29 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan46 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 269 Manipur India28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 66 Beijing China18 stories about protests or strikes, of its 86 London UK18 stories about protests or strikes, of its 205 Chicago US18 stories about protests or strikes, of its 206

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: 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: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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 lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: too little coverage to readJamaica: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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 lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: too little coverage to readChina: 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: too little coverage to readCape 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: 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readSpain: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualTagbilaran, Philippines -- disasters & accidents: 25 stories, carried by 46 outletsCambridge, UK -- health: 16 stories, carried by 116 outletsVienna, Austria -- conflict & violence: 30 stories, carried by 44 outletsBristol, UK -- health: 26 stories, carried by 23 outletsNorth Carolina, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 20 outletsBamako, Mali -- conflict & violence: 26 stories, carried by 65 outletsCanberra, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 10 outletsNiger Delta, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 17 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

● Tagbilaran Philippines about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 25 stories ● Cambridge UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Vienna Austria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 30 stories ● Bristol UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 26 stories ● North Carolina US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 2,730 stories · less than usual (usually 31%) Rights & justice22% 2,325 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 2,288 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence13% 1,346 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 680 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 465 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 327 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 280 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 killed3,020 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,484 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured1,061 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests1,048 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions179 at about twice the usual rate · most about Uganda and the US Stories reporting evacuations177 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and India Stories reporting people displaced121 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees113 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill5 at about half the usual rate · most about China and India

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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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