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13,643 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Niamey, protests in Warsaw (Poland) and the hunger in Sudan. Niger's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNiger 81 in 100 of its 54 stories, usually 43
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Niger

44 of its 54 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Niamey accounted for 39 of Niger's 44 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Niger over 30 days → its stories → Niamey stories →
Protests & strikes

Poland

21 of its 70 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 7 of Warsaw's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Poland over 30 days → its stories → Warsaw stories →
Disasters & accidents

Sudan

37 of its 50 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Hunger was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Ecuador

9 of its 18 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Vietnam

28 of its 124 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Kashmir

Jammu accounted for 24 of Kashmir's 41 stories about harm, carried by 14 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

Moscow accounted for 148 of Russia's 194 stories about harm, carried by 324 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

Illness was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 35 of Palestine's 60 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: heatwave in France (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in China (13 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); tornadoes in US (219 of its stories, about three times its usual); illness in Iran (34 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); bird flu in Australia (11 of its stories, more than ten 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 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 13,643 stories about harm among 78,459 counted on 18 Jun.

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17 in every 100 of the day's 78,459 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Niger81 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan74 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 59 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine56 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon53 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba50 in 100 of its 164 stories · usually 45 · mostly shelter & services

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 392 Tehran Iran58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 364 Moscow Russia48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 148 Chicago US47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 140 London UK45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 218

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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSyria: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra 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: 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: 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: 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 lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: 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 readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: too little coverage to readMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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 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: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: 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: too little coverage to readEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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 readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readCongo: 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 lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAustria: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualCyprus: warmth about its own usualDR Congo: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualAbuja, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 30 stories, carried by 13 outletsKwara, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 13 outletsOhio, US -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 15 outletsYorkshire, UK -- disasters & accidents: 18 stories, carried by 15 outletsChipping Norton, UK -- health: 14 stories, carried by 15 outletsWisconsin, US -- disasters & accidents: 17 stories, carried by 15 outletsVancouver, Canada -- health: 28 stories, carried by 52 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

● Abuja Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 30 stories ● Kwara Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 19 stories ● Ohio US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 14 stories ● Yorkshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 18 stories ● Chipping Norton UK 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 →

Health25% 3,381 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 3,255 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 2,493 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 1,872 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 749 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 742 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 637 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 267 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 killed3,148 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,485 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,362 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured657 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting people displaced193 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions131 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting evacuations124 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees68 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people falling ill16 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 much 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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