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64,985 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at deaths in Kampala, protests in Oromo (Ethiopia) and violence in Sirte. Uganda's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostUganda 62 in 100 of its 292 stories, usually 30
RegionNorth America 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Uganda

181 of its 292 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Kampala accounted for 113 of Uganda's 181 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Kampala stories →
Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

217 of its 365 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 81 of Oromo's 86 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (153 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.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Oromo stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

259 of its 325 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Sirte accounted for 169 of Libya's 259 stories about harm, carried by 171 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (157 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Sirte stories →
Rights & justice

Kenya

463 of its 1,007 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (158 stories). HIV was named in 131 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with hepatitis.

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

Iraq

720 of its 918 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Fallujah accounted for 365 of Iraq's 720 stories about harm, carried by 335 outlets. Measles was named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cholera. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

North Korea

111 of its 229 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Honduras

23 of its 32 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. 3 of Tegucigalpa's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

146 of its 280 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (90 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Central African Republic

57 of its 81 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

382 of its 851 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (205 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 Japan (113 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); storms in Senegal (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Mexico (81 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hypothermia in Gambia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Vietnam (23 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 16 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 64,985 stories about harm among 288,933 counted on 16 Jun.

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Mentions of the earthquake ran about 6 times their usual in Japan's news. of the day's 288,933 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Uganda stood out: 62% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 30%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Niger83 in 100 of its 269 stories · usually 79 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Libya80 in 100 of its 325 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq78 in 100 of its 918 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen77 in 100 of its 243 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Bahrain74 in 100 of its 189 stories · usually 47 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Orlando US880 stories about protests or strikes, of its 6202 Washington US338 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2904 Soweto South Africa204 stories about protests or strikes, of its 266 Beijing China155 stories about protests or strikes, of its 386 Aleppo Syria154 stories about protests or strikes, of its 311

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: 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'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 readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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 readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: 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'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão 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'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: 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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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'sKazakhstan: 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'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: 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'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: 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'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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 readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & 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 readMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMontenegro: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage about three times as warm as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEritrea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more fearful 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'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMaldives: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGibraltar: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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

● Mali about three times as warm as the world's · 99 stories about harm ● North Korea about three times as fearful as the world's · 111 stories about harm ● Maldives about twice as fearful as the world's · 68 stories about harm ● Ethiopia about twice as angry as the world's · 217 stories about harm ● Uganda about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 181 stories about harm ● Libya about twice as angry as the world's · 259 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence32% 20,411 stories · much more than usual (usually 24%) Rights & justice24% 15,555 stories · less than usual (usually 27%) Health17% 10,535 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents12% 7,647 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 4,223 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,981 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,925 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,537 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 killed25,032 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,174 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,967 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured6,454 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,388 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,041 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations920 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced457 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting people falling ill45 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Feara little more than 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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