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38,616 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Dhaka (Bangladesh), abductions in the US and people injured in Mexico. Bangladesh's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Syria → Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and China → Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Afghanistan → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about 6 times the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 42 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostGuatemala 94 in 100 of its 127 stories, usually 37
RegionCentral Asia 52 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

493 of its 781 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Dhaka accounted for 305 of Bangladesh's 493 stories about harm, carried by 186 outlets. 187 of Dhaka's 305 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (299 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Conflict & violence

US

18,665 of its 52,443 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,627 stories). Accidents were named in 1,988 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

US over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Mexico

298 of its 583 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (101 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Congo

41 of its 48 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (40 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Ukraine

132 of its 251 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Kiev accounted for 124 of Ukraine's 132 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. 117 of Kiev's 124 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (73 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Papua New Guinea

77 of its 103 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Port Moresby accounted for 69 of Papua New Guinea's 77 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. 66 of Port Moresby's 69 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

197 of its 327 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Beirut accounted for 176 of Lebanon's 197 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (30 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Vatican City

21 of its 34 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kazakhstan

43 of its 67 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Israel

707 of its 993 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Jerusalem accounted for 530 of Israel's 707 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (396 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: helicopter crash in United Arab Emirates (66 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Togo (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); natural hazards in Chile (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Japan (34 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); outbreaks in South Sudan (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

27 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 38,616 stories about harm among 144,887 counted on 12 Jun.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the highest in all 164 days held. Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about 6 times the usual rate. of the day's 144,887 news stories, 27 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. the United Arab Emirates' news mentioned helicopter crash more than ten times as often as usual. This week the news turned most often to Bangladesh, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Guatemala94 in 100 of its 127 stories · usually 37 · mostly rights & justice Libya80 in 100 of its 559 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Syria76 in 100 of its 971 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Papua New Guinea75 in 100 of its 103 stories · usually 44 · mostly rights & justice Iraq74 in 100 of its 555 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Orlando US759 stories about protests or strikes, of its 8271 Stanford US219 stories about protests or strikes, of its 299 Dhaka Bangladesh187 stories about protests or strikes, of its 305 Cleveland US171 stories about protests or strikes, of its 216 Jerusalem Israel168 stories about protests or strikes, of its 530

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sSouth 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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-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'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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 readOman: 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 readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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 readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: 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'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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 readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPeru: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChile: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBenin: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAngola: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sVatican City: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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

● Vatican City few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 21 stories about harm ● Chile few stories about twice as warm as the world's · 27 stories about harm ● Ukraine about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 132 stories about harm ● Singapore about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 222 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 137 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as angry as the world's · 493 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence42% 15,855 stories · much more than usual (usually 22%) Rights & justice24% 9,077 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Health12% 4,554 stories · much less than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents9% 3,523 stories · much less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 3,238 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 834 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 627 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 493 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 killed19,908 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people injured10,893 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting arrests3,875 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,632 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,938 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting refugees496 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting people displaced337 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations265 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill31 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia

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

● Angerabout one and a half times usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout one and a half times usual
● Fearabout one and a half times 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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