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What the world's news said happened to people.
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39,791 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at violence in Srebrenica and Kiev and protests in Islamabad (Pakistan). Bosnia's coverage was about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about 6 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada →
Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostBosnia 91 in 100 of its 135 stories, usually 35
RegionCentral Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
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

Bosnia

123 of its 135 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Srebrenica accounted for 120 of Bosnia's 123 stories about harm, carried by 131 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (120 stories). Its coverage was about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bosnia over 30 days → its stories → Srebrenica stories →
Protests & strikes

Pakistan

380 of its 562 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. 75 of Islamabad's 134 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Islamabad stories →
Health

Ukraine

642 of its 1,287 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Kiev accounted for 534 of Ukraine's 642 stories about harm, carried by 378 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (219 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kiev stories →
Rights & justice

North Korea

191 of its 387 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (135 stories). Hunger was named in 55 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Papua New Guinea

72 of its 150 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Port Moresby accounted for 61 of Papua New Guinea's 72 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. 54 of Port Moresby's 61 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (51 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Colombia

360 of its 571 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Mesetas accounted for 233 of Colombia's 360 stories about harm, carried by 204 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (142 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Tanzania

133 of its 245 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (85 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Niger

126 of its 137 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Seguedine accounted for 55 of Niger's 126 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Netherlands

154 of its 596 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (88 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Italy

212 of its 1,012 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (30 stories). Natural hazards were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in South Korea (52 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Rwanda (20 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); bird flu in Namibia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); bird flu in South Africa (49 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in New Zealand (12 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 27 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 39,791 stories about harm among 186,743 counted on 27 Jun.

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People falling ill were reported at about 6 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 186,743 stories, below the usual 23. Mentions of the hunger ran more than ten times their usual in South Korea's news. In Bosnia, 91% of the news was about people being harmed, where 35% is usual. On 27 June 2016, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Niger92 in 100 of its 137 stories · usually 66 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Bosnia91 in 100 of its 135 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq80 in 100 of its 579 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Syria76 in 100 of its 2,140 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Congo75 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 70 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China242 stories about protests or strikes, of its 381 Washington US203 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2151 Shayrat Syria164 stories about protests or strikes, of its 283 Damascus Syria127 stories about protests or strikes, of its 352 Ramallah Palestine113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 175

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: feelings about like the world'sU.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 readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: 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: too little coverage to readTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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 readSão 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'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: 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'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: 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: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: 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'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'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: 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'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'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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'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): 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: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCayman Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSyria: coverage about 4 times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: 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'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBotswana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than 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'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

● Bosnia about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 123 stories about harm ● Syria about 4 times as angry as the world's · 1,627 stories about harm ● Pakistan about three times as fearful as the world's · 380 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 247 stories about harm ● Colombia about twice as angry as the world's · 360 stories about harm ● Congo few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 41 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 10,744 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Health22% 8,436 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence21% 8,025 stories · much less than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents15% 5,779 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,439 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,360 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,358 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 849 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 killed11,420 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people affected6,005 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,143 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,112 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations947 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting refugees573 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill411 at about 6 times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people displaced402 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Colombia and the US Stories reporting abductions399 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines

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.

● 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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