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52,189 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at violence in Tehran, protests in Buenos Aires (Argentina) and a disaster in Myeik. Iran's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostIran 84 in 100 of its 3,852 stories, usually 38
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 55 in 100 of its stories, usually 44
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 →
Conflict & violence

Iran

3,243 of its 3,852 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Tehran accounted for 2,935 of Iran's 3,243 stories about harm, carried by 1,439 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (2,140 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Protests & strikes

Argentina

62 of its 145 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 48 of Buenos Aires' 57 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (48 stories). Illness was named in 46 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

Argentina over 30 days → its stories → Buenos Aires stories →
Disasters & accidents

Myanmar

533 of its 639 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Myeik accounted for 285 of Myanmar's 533 stories about harm, carried by 428 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (488 stories).

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Myeik stories →
Rights & justice

Mozambique

46 of its 84 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Cameroon

59 of its 106 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 14 of Douala's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Qatar

1,658 of its 3,234 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

94 of its 225 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (63 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

385 of its 752 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Jordan

135 of its 323 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

South Africa

611 of its 1,949 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (31 stories). Drought was named in 227 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with flooding, snowstorms and building collapse.

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Also named far more than usual: drought in South Africa (227 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in Germany (92 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Bangladesh (64 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Egypt (39 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Hong Kong (13 of its stories, about three times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 23 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 52,189 stories about harm among 236,714 counted on 7 Jun.

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Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. 22 in every 100 of the day's 236,714 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In South Africa's news, mentions of the drought ran about 5 times their usual. Iran stood out: 84% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 38%. On 7 June 2016, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iran84 in 100 of its 3,852 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar83 in 100 of its 639 stories · usually 41 · mostly disasters & accidents Congo81 in 100 of its 153 stories · usually 79 · mostly rights & justice Mali77 in 100 of its 160 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Syria77 in 100 of its 1,015 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran1052 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2935 Mandsaur India340 stories about protests or strikes, of its 359 Washington US253 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1093 Washington US201 stories about protests or strikes, of its 448 London UK169 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3083

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'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 Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: 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: feelings about like the world'sTimor-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'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'sSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: 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 readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: 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: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew 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'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'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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'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'sBolivia: 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'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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'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'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMauritania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLaos: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJersey: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMaldives: 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

● Iran about three times as angry as the world's · 3,243 stories about harm ● Mali about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 123 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 94 stories about harm ● Rwanda about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 59 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 146 stories about harm ● Qatar about twice as fearful as the world's · 1,658 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence32% 16,394 stories · much more than usual (usually 27%) Rights & justice24% 12,192 stories · less than usual (usually 27%) Health18% 9,253 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 6,145 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,258 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,840 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 965 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 883 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 killed18,211 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured7,571 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,782 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,886 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions568 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting refugees420 at about half the usual rate · most about the Philippines and the US Stories reporting people displaced376 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations282 at about half the usual rate · most about the Philippines and Australia Stories reporting people falling ill38 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India

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.

● Angera little more than 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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