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42,259 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Moscow (Russia), the hypothermia in Papua New Guinea and arrests in Guatemala. Guatemala's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostRussia 38 in 100 of its 3,988 stories, usually 15
RegionSoutheast Asia 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 37
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Russia

1,518 of its 3,988 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Moscow accounted for 1,166 of Russia's 1,518 stories about harm, carried by 846 outlets. 1,070 of Moscow's 1,166 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (850 stories). Power cuts were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Disasters & accidents

Papua New Guinea

50 of its 79 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Port Moresby accounted for 41 of Papua New Guinea's 50 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (35 stories). Hypothermia was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Papua New Guinea over 30 days → its stories → Port Moresby stories →
Rights & justice

Guatemala

91 of its 157 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (84 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Guatemala over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Qatar

Doha accounted for 598 of Qatar's 761 stories about harm, carried by 446 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (73 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Syria

507 of its 618 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. 84 of Damascus' 120 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (67 stories). Drownings were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Brazil

205 of its 571 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 37 of Sao Paulo's 72 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (68 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Tunisia

32 of its 46 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. 21 of Tunis' 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Ghana

223 of its 907 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (8 stories). Cyclone was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (83 stories). Cholera was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Singapore

182 of its 563 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (124 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Indonesia (108 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); power cuts in Ukraine (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (83 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); typhoon in Hong Kong (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Myanmar (36 of its stories, about 7 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 12 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 42,259 stories about harm among 204,379 counted on 12 Jun.

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In Russia, 38% of the news was about people being harmed, where 15% is usual. Indonesia's news mentioned the tsunami about 7 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 12 June 2016, 27 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today. of the day's 204,379 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 23.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen90 in 100 of its 185 stories · usually 81 · mostly conflict & violence Syria82 in 100 of its 618 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Congo81 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan74 in 100 of its 678 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia72 in 100 of its 192 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Moscow Russia1070 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1166 Washington US313 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1657 Boston US166 stories about protests or strikes, of its 362 Jerusalem Israel111 stories about protests or strikes, of its 217 Kabul Afghanistan87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 306

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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: 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'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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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 readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: 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'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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 readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: 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'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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 readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 three times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSlovenia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPanama: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEstonia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMonaco: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Afghanistan about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 499 stories about harm ● Iran about three times as angry as the world's · 360 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 305 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 167 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 25 stories about harm ● UK about twice as fearful as the world's · 2,458 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 10,861 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence26% 10,723 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Health20% 8,439 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 5,775 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,710 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,269 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 928 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 848 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 killed13,126 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests6,339 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,462 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,606 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting refugees711 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions657 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced486 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations303 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill30 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Peru

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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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