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36,168 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to deaths in Aktobe, protests in Dakar (Senegal) and a disaster in Bucharest. Kazakhstan's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Australia → Reports of people falling ill ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostKazakhstan 84 in 100 of its 206 stories, usually 21
RegionCentral Asia 78 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Kazakhstan

173 of its 206 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Aktobe accounted for 143 of Kazakhstan's 173 stories about harm, carried by 166 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about 9 times its own usual.

Kazakhstan over 30 days → its stories → Aktobe stories →
Protests & strikes

Senegal

72 of its 104 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Dakar accounted for 71 of Senegal's 72 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. 61 of Dakar's 71 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Senegal over 30 days → its stories → Dakar stories →
Conflict & violence

Niger

91 of its 97 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Niger over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Czechia

62 of its 167 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

223 of its 273 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Mogadishu accounted for 181 of Somalia's 223 stories about harm, carried by 186 outlets. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Bangladesh

441 of its 745 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Dhaka accounted for 300 of Bangladesh's 441 stories about harm, carried by 278 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Germany

441 of its 1,266 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (276 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

354 of its 879 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Russia

289 of its 930 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 127 of Petersburg's 138 stories were about protests or strikes. HIV was named in 125 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: hiv in Russia (125 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Indonesia (61 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); dengue in Brazil (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hurricane in US (931 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); train derailment in Canada (49 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 36,168 stories about harm among 161,819 counted on 5 Jun.

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In Kazakhstan, 84% of the news was about people being harmed, where 21% is usual. Russia's news mentioned HIV more than ten times as often as usual. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Australia. of the day's 161,819 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Niger94 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Kazakhstan84 in 100 of its 206 stories · usually 21 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Syria83 in 100 of its 1,007 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia82 in 100 of its 273 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen78 in 100 of its 124 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Chicago US200 stories about protests or strikes, of its 602 Fallujah Iraq184 stories about protests or strikes, of its 671 Dhaka Bangladesh149 stories about protests or strikes, of its 300 Beijing China133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 279 Petersburg Russia127 stories about protests or strikes, of its 138

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: 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: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: 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: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: 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: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: 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: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: 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'sAustria: 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: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRomania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sQatar: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMoldova: 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 fearful as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBrunei: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPitcairn: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMaldives: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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

● Iran about 4 times as fearful as the world's · 354 stories about harm ● Somalia about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 223 stories about harm ● Kazakhstan about three times as angry as the world's · 173 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 441 stories about harm ● Senegal about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 72 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 839 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence24% 8,587 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Rights & justice24% 8,490 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents22% 7,934 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Health16% 5,564 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,515 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,095 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 925 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 528 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 killed12,801 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,389 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,035 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,830 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations1,327 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting refugees570 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Switzerland Stories reporting abductions456 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced340 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill247 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than 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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