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58,760 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Dhaka (Bangladesh), people killed in Germany and storms in Poland. Germany's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostPuerto Rico 57 in 100 of its 262 stories, usually 21
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 53 in 100 of its stories, usually 50
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

Bangladesh

439 of its 648 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Dhaka accounted for 270 of Bangladesh's 439 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets. 178 of Dhaka's 270 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Germany

730 of its 2,207 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (415 stories). Hunger was named in 42 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Germany over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Poland

119 of its 552 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (64 stories). Storms were named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Poland over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

UK

4,082 of its 18,068 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories). Gas explosion was named in 40 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with train derailment.

UK over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Uruguay

35 of its 86 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 6%. 29 of Montevideo's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (26 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Vietnam

293 of its 636 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people affected ran at about 10 times the usual rate (227 stories). Poisoning was named in 46 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Austria

115 of its 319 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Niger

161 of its 177 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 80%. Agadez accounted for 81 of Niger's 161 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

205 of its 245 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Sanaa accounted for 93 of Yemen's 205 stories about harm, carried by 130 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

6 of Oromo's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hiv in Zimbabwe (46 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Japan (87 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in Vietnam (46 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Congo (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Kenya (28 of its stories, about three 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 17 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 58,760 stories about harm among 270,171 counted on 17 Jun.

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In Zimbabwe's news, mentions of HIV ran about 4 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 270,171 stories, as usual. Bangladesh's news was 68% about people being harmed, against a usual 48%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Niger91 in 100 of its 177 stories · usually 80 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Yemen84 in 100 of its 245 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq78 in 100 of its 1,189 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Libya71 in 100 of its 163 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh68 in 100 of its 648 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Orlando US444 stories about protests or strikes, of its 4063 Beijing China237 stories about protests or strikes, of its 489 Washington US199 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1781 Dhaka Bangladesh178 stories about protests or strikes, of its 270 Ahmedabad India148 stories about protests or strikes, of its 317

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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'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 Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: 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'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: 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'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: 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 readSenegal: 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'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: 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: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: 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 readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech 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: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong 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'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'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: 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'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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'sCrimea: 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: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUruguay: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: 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 a little angrier than the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sOman: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHungary: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGrenada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEritrea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMaldives: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGibraltar: coverage a little more fearful than 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

● Sweden about three times as fearful as the world's · 107 stories about harm ● Germany about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 730 stories about harm ● Singapore about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 305 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 29 stories about harm ● North Korea few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 41 stories about harm ● Libya about twice as fearful as the world's · 116 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence30% 17,320 stories · much more than usual (usually 25%) Rights & justice27% 15,332 stories · about as usual Health17% 9,703 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 7,313 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,661 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,727 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,638 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,068 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 killed20,606 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,660 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,382 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,050 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,358 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions897 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations647 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced469 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill42 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 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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