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The news turned to protests in Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea), violence in Tel Aviv and people injured in Bolivia. Israel's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostMaldives 82 in 100 of its 95 stories, usually 23
RegionCentral Asia 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Papua New Guinea

260 of its 372 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Port Moresby accounted for 237 of Papua New Guinea's 260 stories about harm, carried by 169 outlets. 233 of Port Moresby's 237 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (213 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Papua New Guinea over 30 days → its stories → Port Moresby stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

2,473 of its 3,175 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Tel Aviv accounted for 1,707 of Israel's 2,473 stories about harm, carried by 1,146 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,587 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Tel Aviv stories →
Rights & justice

Bolivia

70 of its 94 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about 4 times its own usual.

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

Maldives

78 of its 95 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (74 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

442 of its 498 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Mogadishu accounted for 289 of Somalia's 442 stories about harm, carried by 186 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Sierra Leone

78 of its 113 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

336 of its 396 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Sirte accounted for 256 of Libya's 336 stories about harm, carried by 222 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

128 of its 263 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about 4 times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Poland

105 of its 454 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Myanmar (55 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Indonesia (148 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); malaria in Tanzania (36 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); flu in Hong Kong (30 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); cyclone in Vanuatu (13 of its stories, about 4 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 9 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 60,684 stories about harm among 290,359 counted on 9 Jun.

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Myanmar's news mentioned the drought more than ten times as often as usual. 21 in every 100 of the day's 290,359 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea stood out: 70% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 38%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia89 in 100 of its 498 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Niger86 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Libya85 in 100 of its 396 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Maldives82 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 23 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq81 in 100 of its 1,530 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US343 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2520 Port Moresby Papua New Guinea233 stories about protests or strikes, of its 237 Missoula US183 stories about protests or strikes, of its 194 Chicago US152 stories about protests or strikes, of its 495 Manbij Syria148 stories about protests or strikes, of its 407

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'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: 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'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 readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: 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'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'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'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: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sJapan: 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'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: 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'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: 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: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sVanuatu: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEswatini: 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'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSlovenia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little warmer than the world'sParaguay: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBolivia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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

● Ethiopia about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 128 stories about harm ● Somalia about three times as angry as the world's · 442 stories about harm ● Kazakhstan few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 36 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as fearful as the world's · 254 stories about harm ● Sierra Leone about twice as fearful as the world's · 78 stories about harm ● Iraq about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,236 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 18,427 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Conflict & violence22% 13,048 stories · about as usual Health21% 12,281 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 7,673 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,516 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,864 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,394 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,332 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 killed19,996 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,720 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured6,567 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people affected6,524 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,181 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations703 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions673 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people displaced327 at about half the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill146 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 harsher 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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