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18,640 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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A disaster in Kuwait City, protests in Buenos Aires (Argentina) and violence in Jammu drew the news. Kashmir's coverage was about 5 times as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostKuwait 75 in 100 of its 323 stories, usually 26
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 48 in 100 of its stories, usually 46
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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Disasters & accidents

Kuwait

242 of its 323 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Kuwait City accounted for 107 of Kuwait's 242 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (161 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kuwait over 30 days → its stories → Kuwait City stories →
Protests & strikes

Argentina

89 of its 182 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Buenos Aires accounted for 77 of Argentina's 89 stories about harm, carried by 295 outlets. 72 of Buenos Aires' 77 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories).

Argentina over 30 days → its stories → Buenos Aires stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

126 of its 188 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Jammu accounted for 85 of Kashmir's 126 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Denmark

34 of its 112 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Poisoning was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Djibouti

27 of its 43 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. the Red Sea accounted for 27 of Djibouti's 27 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Flooding was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Armenia

37 of its 119 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 21 of Yerevan's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (12 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Malawi

27 of its 62 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Plane crash was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

54 of its 116 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Tehran accounted for 28 of Iran's 54 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories).

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Rights & justice

Russia

Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Congo

22 of its 27 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: heatwave in Greece (30 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); flooding in Djibouti (15 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); plane crash in Malawi (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); power cuts in Puerto Rico (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); outbreaks in South Africa (38 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 18,640 stories about harm among 108,478 counted on 13 Jun.

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Kuwait's news was 75% about people being harmed, against a usual 26%. of the day's 108,478 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 14 June 2023, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Kuwait75 in 100 of its 323 stories · usually 26 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen72 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Israel72 in 100 of its 1,042 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine67 in 100 of its 334 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir67 in 100 of its 188 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US91 stories about protests or strikes, of its 531 Buenos Aires Argentina72 stories about protests or strikes, of its 77 Los Angeles US42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 250 Phoenix US39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 94 Gaza Palestine30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 167

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: 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: too little coverage to readVanuatu: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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 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 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNigeria: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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: too little coverage to readDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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 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 readEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: 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 readUkraine: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualKyrgyzstan: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKaduna, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 20 outletsAjit, India -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 15 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 24 stories, carried by 14 outletsIndiana, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 14 outletsAlabama, US -- health: 37 stories, carried by 69 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 85 stories, carried by 47 outletsVienna, Austria -- health: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 20 stories, carried by 15 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

● Kashmir warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Kaduna Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 24 stories ● Ajit India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 24 stories ● Indiana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Alabama US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 37 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 5,499 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 4,530 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 3,056 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 2,184 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Food & livelihood5% 896 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 871 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 752 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 475 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 killed4,073 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,115 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,073 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,264 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions501 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced269 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees262 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations88 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill26 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 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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