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45,517 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at drownings in Botswana, arrests in North Korea and people displaced in Kampala. Botswana's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostBotswana 63 in 100 of its 299 stories, usually 17
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 52 in 100 of its stories, usually 46
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Botswana

189 of its 299 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Gaborone accounted for 129 of Botswana's 189 stories about harm, carried by 121 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Drownings were named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Botswana over 30 days → its stories → Gaborone stories →
Rights & justice

North Korea

601 of its 984 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (266 stories). Accidents were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

North Korea over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Uganda

302 of its 503 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Kampala accounted for 207 of Uganda's 302 stories about harm, carried by 159 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (253 stories). Hunger was named in 98 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Kampala stories →
Disasters & accidents

Peru

138 of its 266 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (66 stories). Train derailment was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Venezuela

262 of its 383 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Caracas accounted for 221 of Venezuela's 262 stories about harm, carried by 174 outlets. 207 of Caracas' 221 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

1,267 of its 1,970 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (847 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Bolivia

53 of its 76 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Tiwanaku accounted for 49 of Bolivia's 53 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. 47 of Tiwanaku's 49 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

Cambodia

181 of its 281 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Cyprus

51 of its 111 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Qatar

1,176 of its 1,913 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Doha accounted for 968 of Qatar's 1,176 stories about harm, carried by 618 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: cholera in Kenya (92 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Vietnam (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Mali (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Portugal (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); respiratory illness in Switzerland (11 of its stories, about 8 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 23 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 45,517 stories about harm among 211,129 counted on 23 Jun.

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Botswana's news was 63% about people being harmed, against a usual 17%. of the day's 211,129 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 23. Uganda's news mentioned the hunger about 8 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 23 June 2016, 22 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 →

Iraq76 in 100 of its 874 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen76 in 100 of its 449 stories · usually 83 · mostly rights & justice Congo74 in 100 of its 115 stories · usually 70 · mostly rights & justice Bolivia70 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 24 · mostly food & livelihood Venezuela68 in 100 of its 383 stories · usually 58 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US309 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1812 Caracas Venezuela207 stories about protests or strikes, of its 221 Tehran Iran159 stories about protests or strikes, of its 214 Philadelphia US132 stories about protests or strikes, of its 293 Jerusalem Israel109 stories about protests or strikes, of its 171

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: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: 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'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: 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'sSingapore: 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'sRomania: 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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMexico: 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: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: 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'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast 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: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 twice as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than 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'sPortugal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMoldova: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJapan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCyprus: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCroatia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrunei: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBotswana: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three 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

● Kashmir about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 225 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 342 stories about harm ● Cambodia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 181 stories about harm ● Haiti few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 44 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as angry as the world's · 1,267 stories about harm ● Botswana about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 189 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 12,010 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Conflict & violence23% 10,178 stories · much less than usual (usually 28%) Health18% 8,040 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 7,452 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,843 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,600 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,523 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,001 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 killed13,930 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,175 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,820 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,182 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting refugees943 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Uganda and the US Stories reporting evacuations813 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting abductions613 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced533 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill98 at about one and a half times 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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than 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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