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30,558 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Kiev (Ukraine), violence in Sanaa and people displaced in Bogota drew the news. Yemen's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Japan and the Philippines → Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the UK and Yemen →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostColombia 95 in 100 of its 956 stories, usually 33
RegionEast Asia 51 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Ukraine

188 of its 248 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Kiev accounted for 139 of Ukraine's 188 stories about harm, carried by 209 outlets. 137 of Kiev's 139 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (153 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kiev stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

231 of its 253 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 81%. Sanaa accounted for 176 of Yemen's 231 stories about harm, carried by 143 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (67 stories). Power cuts were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Sanaa stories →
Displacement

Colombia

909 of its 956 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Bogota accounted for 878 of Colombia's 909 stories about harm, carried by 658 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (69 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Bogota stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

1,944 of its 2,538 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Yokosuka accounted for 1,798 of Japan's 1,944 stories about harm, carried by 1,321 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,574 stories). Drownings were named in 462 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Japan over 30 days → its stories → Yokosuka stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Portugal

1,598 of its 2,437 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,107 stories). Storms were named in 192 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with road crashes and tornadoes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Greenland

123 of its 131 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Nuugaatsiaq accounted for 116 of Greenland's 123 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (89 stories). Earthquake was named in 121 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami and landslides.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

620 of its 684 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Bamako accounted for 580 of Mali's 620 stories about harm, carried by 607 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Türkiye

211 of its 362 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (68 stories). Poisoning was named in 89 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with food poisoning. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Spain

118 of its 662 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 52 of Madrid's 63 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

541 of its 983 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (343 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Greenland (121 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Türkiye (89 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in Chile (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Benin (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Portugal (192 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

26 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 30,558 stories about harm among 115,724 counted on 18 Jun.

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Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Japan and the Philippines. Greenland's news mentioned the earthquake more than ten times as often as usual. Ukraine's news was 76% about people being harmed, against a usual 27%. of the day's 115,724 news stories, 26 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 23.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Colombia95 in 100 of its 956 stories · usually 33 · mostly displacement Greenland94 in 100 of its 131 stories · usually 27 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen91 in 100 of its 253 stories · usually 81 · mostly conflict & violence Mali91 in 100 of its 684 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq84 in 100 of its 573 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

London UK256 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1604 Kabul Afghanistan175 stories about protests or strikes, of its 384 Washington US139 stories about protests or strikes, of its 946 Kiev Ukraine137 stories about protests or strikes, of its 139 Darjeeling India107 stories about protests or strikes, of its 117

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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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: feelings about like the world'sUganda: 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: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: 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: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: 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: 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'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican 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 readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: 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: 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 readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPortugal: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEritrea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times 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 warm as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful 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

● Yemen about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 231 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 765 stories about harm ● Iran about three times as angry as the world's · 296 stories about harm ● Ukraine about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 188 stories about harm ● Portugal about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,598 stories about harm ● Denmark few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 31 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents26% 7,900 stories · much more than usual (usually 14%) Conflict & violence25% 7,569 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Rights & justice19% 5,828 stories · much less than usual (usually 26%) Health15% 4,531 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,737 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 1,378 stories · more than usual (usually 2%) Shelter & services3% 859 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 383 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 killed13,484 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured5,570 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Portugal and Colombia Stories reporting people affected5,517 at about twice the usual rate · most about Japan and the UK Stories reporting arrests3,580 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations776 at about three times the usual rate · most about Japan and the Philippines Stories reporting people displaced564 at about twice the usual rate · most about the UK and Yemen Stories reporting abductions414 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees317 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill6 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq

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
● Griefa little more than usual
● Feara little less 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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