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68,142 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Mukalla (Yemen), violence in Sarajevo and rights and justice in Jerusalem. Bosnia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much harsher than usual.

Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK → Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Afghanistan → Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and the Philippines → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about 4 times the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 43 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostBahrain 83 in 100 of its 299 stories, usually 35
RegionNorth America 38 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Yemen

155 of its 182 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 77%. Mukalla accounted for 97 of Yemen's 155 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. 77 of Mukalla's 97 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (90 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Mukalla stories →
Conflict & violence

Bosnia

75 of its 78 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Sarajevo accounted for 64 of Bosnia's 75 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Bosnia over 30 days → its stories → Sarajevo stories →
Rights & justice

Israel

1,026 of its 1,595 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Jerusalem accounted for 761 of Israel's 1,026 stories about harm, carried by 399 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (151 stories).

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

Uganda

218 of its 412 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (49 stories). Road crashes were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Romania

69 of its 246 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 32 of Bucharest's 39 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (46 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

418 of its 737 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. 161 of Dhaka's 238 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (298 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

348 of its 487 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Beirut accounted for 321 of Lebanon's 348 stories about harm, carried by 370 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (57 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

228 of its 338 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (208 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

US

34,039 of its 88,027 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (11,332 stories). Accidents were named in 723 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Indonesia (38 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); tsunami in Iceland (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Austria (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Syria (39 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); ebola in Ghana (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

27 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 27 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 68,142 stories about harm among 255,016 counted on 13 Jun.

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It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed in all 165 days held. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about 4 times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 27 in every 100 of the day's 255,016 stories, above the usual 21. People killed were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bosnia96 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen85 in 100 of its 182 stories · usually 77 · mostly rights & justice Bahrain83 in 100 of its 299 stories · usually 35 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan76 in 100 of its 1,109 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq75 in 100 of its 1,007 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Orlando US1785 stories about protests or strikes, of its 14512 Washington US245 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2482 Dhaka Bangladesh161 stories about protests or strikes, of its 238 Dohuk Iraq107 stories about protests or strikes, of its 112 Caracas Venezuela96 stories about protests or strikes, of its 116

Stories, not people.

Where it happened

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Kurdistan, Iran -- attacks & violence: 86 stories, carried by 77 outlets; harsh wording in 99 in 100Tripoli, Libya -- protests & strikes: 104 stories, carried by 105 outlets; harsh wording in 97 in 100Mukalla, Yemen -- protests & strikes: 97 stories, carried by 105 outlets; harsh wording in 99 in 100Kabul, Afghanistan -- attacks & violence: 192 stories, carried by 142 outlets; harsh wording in 75 in 100Raqqa, Syria -- protests & strikes: 110 stories, carried by 168 outlets; harsh wording in 98 in 100Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- attacks & violence: 104 stories, carried by 129 outlets; harsh wording in 91 in 100Paris, France -- attacks & violence: 233 stories, carried by 218 outlets; harsh wording in 88 in 100Wynyard, Australia -- accidents & disasters: 26 stories, carried by 130 outlets; harsh wording in 92 in 100Dhaka, Bangladesh -- protests & strikes: 238 stories, carried by 164 outlets; harsh wording in 96 in 100Caracas, Venezuela -- protests & strikes: 116 stories, carried by 129 outlets; harsh wording in 100 in 100Sirte, Libya -- attacks & violence: 157 stories, carried by 136 outlets; harsh wording in 99 in 100Coleambally, Australia -- deaths, cause not given: 8 stories, carried by 128 outlets; harsh wording in 100 in 100Dohuk, Iraq -- protests & strikes: 112 stories, carried by 118 outlets; harsh wording in 100 in 100Kampala, Uganda -- attacks & violence: 147 stories, carried by 172 outlets; harsh wording in 97 in 100Kawan, Indonesia -- protests & strikes: 6 stories, carried by 125 outlets; harsh wording in 100 in 100Istanbul, Türkiye -- attacks & violence: 182 stories, carried by 158 outlets; harsh wording in 98 in 100Torkham, Afghanistan -- attacks & violence: 205 stories, carried by 145 outlets; harsh wording in 100 in 100Moscow, Russia -- attacks & violence: 199 stories, carried by 264 outlets; harsh wording in 96 in 100Niger Delta, Nigeria -- attacks & violence: 248 stories, carried by 171 outlets; harsh wording in 98 in 100Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -- attacks & violence: 161 stories, carried by 184 outlets; harsh wording in 100 in 100Fallujah, Iraq -- attacks & violence: 519 stories, carried by 370 outlets; harsh wording in 98 in 100Beirut, Lebanon -- attacks & violence: 321 stories, carried by 370 outlets; harsh wording in 98 in 100Washington, US -- attacks & violence: 2,482 stories, carried by 1,401 outlets; harsh wording in 89 in 100Orlando, US -- attacks & violence: 14,512 stories, carried by 4,173 outlets; harsh wording in 92 in 100
Attacks & violenceAccidents & disastersPeople displacedDeaths, cause not givenProtests & strikesDisease & outbreaks

The day's biggest events: attacks, accidents and disasters, people displaced, protests, outbreaks. Bigger dot: more stories. Ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported it and how clearly it was about one thing, the same way for every place and year; the news data does not say who attacked whom, so both sides of a war appear where the news put them. Click a dot for its stories.

Biggest events

● Orlando US attacks & violence · 14,512 stories, 4,173 outlets ● Washington US attacks & violence · 2,482 stories, 1,401 outlets ● Beirut Lebanon attacks & violence · 321 stories, 370 outlets ● Fallujah Iraq attacks & violence · 519 stories, 370 outlets ● Addis Ababa Ethiopia attacks & violence · 161 stories, 184 outlets ● Niger Delta Nigeria attacks & violence · 248 stories, 171 outlets ● Moscow Russia attacks & violence · 199 stories, 264 outlets ● Torkham Afghanistan attacks & violence · 205 stories, 145 outlets

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence43% 29,147 stories · much more than usual (usually 23%) Rights & justice21% 14,228 stories · much less than usual (usually 28%) Health14% 9,367 stories · much less than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents8% 5,542 stories · much less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 5,076 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 1,491 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,403 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,091 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 killed35,128 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured16,151 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people affected6,308 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,019 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,700 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting refugees1,379 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced596 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations286 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people falling ill39 at about a third of 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 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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