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19,209 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Nairobi (Kenya), violence in Damascus and landslides in Nepal. Nepal's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBolivia 40 in 100 of its 356 stories, usually 15
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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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Protests & strikes

Kenya

264 of its 534 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Nairobi accounted for 173 of Kenya's 264 stories about harm, carried by 246 outlets. 162 of Nairobi's 173 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (194 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Syria

54 of its 79 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Damascus accounted for 26 of Syria's 54 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Damascus stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

29 of its 72 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Landslides were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with flooding and heavy rain. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Congo

19 of its 27 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Congo over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Bolivia

143 of its 356 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. la Paz accounted for 106 of Bolivia's 143 stories about harm, carried by 345 outlets. 72 of la Paz's 106 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (52 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Slovakia

30 of its 40 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Bratislava accounted for 20 of Slovakia's 30 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

58 of its 121 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Beirut accounted for 33 of Lebanon's 58 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Maldives

23 of its 35 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories).

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Rights & justice

Mali

18 of its 25 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Morocco

18 of its 50 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Natural hazards were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in Morocco (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Israel (53 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); train derailment in Russia (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Nigeria (12 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); natural hazards in Canada (18 of its stories, about 8 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 27 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 19,209 stories about harm among 108,099 counted on 27 Jun.

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The news turned to Kenya for the fifth day running. 18 in every 100 of the day's 108,099 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Nepal's news, mentions of landslides ran about 4 times their usual. Kenya stood out: 49% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 31%. A year earlier, on 28 June 2023, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan71 in 100 of its 101 stories · usually 68 · mostly health Syria68 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine66 in 100 of its 266 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Israel62 in 100 of its 986 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Kenya49 in 100 of its 534 stories · usually 31 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Nairobi Kenya162 stories about protests or strikes, of its 173 Washington US128 stories about protests or strikes, of its 632 Delhi India86 stories about protests or strikes, of its 228 La Paz Bolivia72 stories about protests or strikes, of its 106 Manhattan US41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 119

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: too little coverage to readVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 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: 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: 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 lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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: 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 lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: 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: 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 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 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 lessGermany: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 readSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualCannock, UK -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 53 stories, carried by 40 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 23 stories, carried by 11 outletsAccra, Ghana -- disasters & accidents: 25 stories, carried by 15 outletsColorado, US -- health: 22 stories, carried by 20 outletsTennessee, US -- health: 19 stories, carried by 19 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 27 stories, carried by 19 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 25 stories, carried by 21 outletsSaskatchewan, Canada -- health: 13 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

● Cannock UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 53 stories ● Glasgow UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 23 stories ● Accra Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 25 stories ● Colorado US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 22 stories ● Tennessee US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 5,735 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 4,867 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 3,136 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 2,050 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 888 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 875 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 752 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 439 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 killed4,300 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,086 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,047 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,073 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions305 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced223 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees201 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations163 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill23 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
● 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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