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The news turned to violence in Tehran, abductions in Zimbabwe and protests in Mandsaur (India). Iran's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIran 81 in 100 of its 2,227 stories, usually 45
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
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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Conflict & violence

Iran

1,808 of its 2,227 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Tehran accounted for 1,695 of Iran's 1,808 stories about harm, carried by 1,009 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (1,092 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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

Zimbabwe

306 of its 670 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories). Bird flu was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with road crashes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Zimbabwe over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

India

2,630 of its 9,939 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 467 of Mandsaur's 531 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (1,364 stories). Heatstroke was named in 127 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with plague.

India over 30 days → its stories → Mandsaur stories →
Disasters & accidents

Myanmar

705 of its 916 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (416 stories). Plane crash was named in 30 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Bosnia

54 of its 59 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Srebrenica accounted for 48 of Bosnia's 54 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

312 of its 520 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Kiev accounted for 201 of Ukraine's 312 stories about harm, carried by 259 outlets. Drought was named in 71 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

349 of its 398 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Puntland accounted for 263 of Somalia's 349 stories about harm, carried by 267 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Mozambique

60 of its 98 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Qatar

1,191 of its 2,572 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Doha accounted for 927 of Qatar's 1,191 stories about harm, carried by 588 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (34 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

South Africa

598 of its 1,885 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (152 stories). Storms were named in 108 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with wildfires, snowstorms and building collapse.

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Ukraine (71 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Georgia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in South Africa (108 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Guyana (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Germany (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 50,457 stories about harm among 242,548 counted on 8 Jun.

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Mentions of the drought ran more than ten times their usual in Ukraine's news. of the day's 242,548 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. the news turned to Iran for the second day running. Iran's news was 81% about people being harmed, against a usual 45%. A year earlier, on 8 June 2016, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bosnia92 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 29 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen91 in 100 of its 255 stories · usually 77 · mostly health Somalia88 in 100 of its 398 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Iran81 in 100 of its 2,227 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar77 in 100 of its 916 stories · usually 49 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Mandsaur India467 stories about protests or strikes, of its 531 Tehran Iran408 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1695 Washington US408 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1382 Caracas Venezuela312 stories about protests or strikes, of its 324 London UK289 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2875

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'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: 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'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'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: 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: 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'sMali: 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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJapan: 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'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt 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'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: 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'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'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: 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 fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little warmer than 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 warm as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more fearful 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 twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMaldives: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGibraltar: coverage a little warmer 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

● Iran about three times as fearful as the world's · 1,808 stories about harm ● Somalia about three times as angry as the world's · 349 stories about harm ● Bosnia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 54 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as fearful as the world's · 312 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 249 stories about harm ● Zimbabwe about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 306 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence27% 13,442 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 12,529 stories · about as usual Health19% 9,208 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 7,039 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,613 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,485 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,252 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 956 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 killed18,821 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,702 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,442 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,319 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Iran and the UK Stories reporting refugees780 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions646 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the Philippines and the US Stories reporting people displaced553 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations416 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill38 at about half 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 harsher than 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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