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19,424 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Nairobi (Kenya), violence in Moscow and people injured in South Korea drew the news. Russia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostKenya 58 in 100 of its 617 stories, usually 25
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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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Protests & strikes

Kenya

357 of its 617 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Nairobi accounted for 260 of Kenya's 357 stories about harm, carried by 483 outlets. 240 of Nairobi's 260 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories → Nairobi stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

411 of its 953 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Moscow accounted for 214 of Russia's 411 stories about harm, carried by 258 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (95 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Disasters & accidents

South Korea

138 of its 477 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (34 stories). Accidents were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

South Korea over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Finland

23 of its 70 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Bird flu was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flu. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Finland over 30 days → its stories →
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Health

Saudi Arabia

63 of its 195 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Mecca accounted for 50 of Saudi Arabia's 63 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Philippines

203 of its 586 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Philippine accounted for 123 of the Philippines' 203 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Haiti

Port-au-Prince accounted for 32 of Haiti's 42 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Cholera was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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Rights & justice

UK

Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Meningitis was named in 10 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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Rights & justice

Iraq

35 of its 61 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Nepal

28 of its 66 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: cholera in Haiti (16 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); covid in Ghana (21 of its stories, about three times its usual); cholera in Nigeria (59 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in Poland (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in China (24 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 25 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 19,424 stories about harm among 105,748 counted on 25 Jun.

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It was the third day running that the news turned to Kenya. of the day's 105,748 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Haiti's news mentioned the cholera about 8 times as often as usual. Kenya's news was 58% about people being harmed, against a usual 25%. A year earlier, on 26 June 2023, 19 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 →

Sudan70 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Israel58 in 100 of its 1,159 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Kenya58 in 100 of its 617 stories · usually 25 · mostly rights & justice Iraq57 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 34 · mostly rights & justice Palestine57 in 100 of its 295 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Nairobi Kenya240 stories about protests or strikes, of its 260 Washington US107 stories about protests or strikes, of its 495 London UK102 stories about protests or strikes, of its 647 Moscow Russia38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 214 Los Angeles US37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 158

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: too little coverage to readYemen: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: 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: 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 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 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 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 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: too little coverage to readPhilippines: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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 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: 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 lessMexico: 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 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: 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 lessKyrgyzstan: 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: 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 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 lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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 readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: 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: too little coverage to readDR 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: too little coverage to readHong 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: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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: too little coverage to readBahrain: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: 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: too little coverage to readGaza: 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: 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: 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 readSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualKuwait: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualDjibouti: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualNorthern Mariana Islands: warmth about its own usualBaltal, Kashmir -- shelter & services: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsDagestan, Russia -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 16 outletsMogadishu, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 14 outletsTennessee, US -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 102 outletsAccra, Ghana -- health: 23 stories, carried by 14 outletsBoise, US -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 18 outletsBristol, UK -- health: 37 stories, carried by 57 outletsRome, Italy -- health: 17 stories, carried by 14 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

● Baltal Kashmir about twice as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 10 stories ● Dagestan Russia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Mogadishu Somalia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Tennessee US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 20 stories ● Accra Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 23 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 5,846 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Rights & justice26% 4,955 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 3,263 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 2,314 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 891 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 744 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 653 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 355 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 killed4,695 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,004 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,991 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,157 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions373 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Kenya Stories reporting evacuations235 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people displaced230 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Sudan Stories reporting refugees164 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people falling ill15 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Denmark

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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