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43,533 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Bangkok (Thailand), people killed in Greece and people injured in Niger. Niger's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostNiger 95 in 100 of its 209 stories, usually 58
RegionEast Asia 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Thailand

278 of its 564 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 73 of Bangkok's 100 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (77 stories). Building collapse was named in 36 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories → Bangkok stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

244 of its 621 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (137 stories). Hypothermia was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Greece over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Niger

198 of its 209 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (152 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Niger over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Iran

350 of its 705 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Tehran accounted for 246 of Iran's 350 stories about harm, carried by 181 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (150 stories).

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

China

1,180 of its 4,219 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 489 of Beijing's 933 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (392 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Burundi

58 of its 70 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Bujumbura accounted for 47 of Burundi's 58 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. 35 of Bujumbura's 47 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Bahrain

81 of its 120 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 23 of Manama's 34 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Germany

660 of its 1,442 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (445 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Algeria

56 of its 112 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Armenia

67 of its 197 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in New Zealand (70 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); chikungunya in Brazil (15 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); road crashes in Singapore (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Indonesia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in US (1071 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 43,533 stories about harm among 207,043 counted on 4 Jun.

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Mentions of the earthquake ran about 6 times their usual in New Zealand's news. of the day's 207,043 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Thailand stood out: 49% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 31%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Niger95 in 100 of its 209 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen83 in 100 of its 140 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence Burundi83 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 65 · mostly rights & justice Syria75 in 100 of its 1,118 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq71 in 100 of its 687 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China489 stories about protests or strikes, of its 933 Paris France464 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1131 Washington US190 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1087 Raqqa Syria177 stories about protests or strikes, of its 354 Cairo Egypt132 stories about protests or strikes, of its 208

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIran: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMicronesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuam: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little warmer than the world'sParaguay: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFinland: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBrunei: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVatican City: coverage a little angrier than the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Niger about three times as angry as the world's · 198 stories about harm ● South Africa about three times as fearful as the world's · 269 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 37 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as fearful as the world's · 171 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 842 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 469 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 10,599 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Health21% 8,879 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 8,672 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence20% 8,584 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,685 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,784 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 956 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 622 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 killed14,899 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,197 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,027 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,147 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,088 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting refugees869 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions683 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced464 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill92 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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