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26,889 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at the tsunami in Ecuador, protests in Dhaka (Bangladesh) and illness in Sanaa. Bangladesh's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Bangladesh →
Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostEcuador 88 in 100 of its 159 stories, usually 21
RegionEast Asia 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Ecuador

140 of its 159 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Quito accounted for 103 of Ecuador's 140 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (137 stories). Tsunami was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ecuador over 30 days → its stories → Quito stories →
Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

258 of its 436 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Dhaka accounted for 193 of Bangladesh's 258 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. 108 of Dhaka's 193 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (119 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Health

Yemen

153 of its 172 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 79%. Sanaa accounted for 111 of Yemen's 153 stories about harm, carried by 169 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Sanaa stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

175 of its 281 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (48 stories). Landslides were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Palestine

113 of Jenin's 162 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (115 stories). Power cuts were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

290 of its 361 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (244 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

709 of its 1,263 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (156 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mexico

258 of its 699 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (218 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Spain

251 of its 966 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (60 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

China

800 of its 2,610 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 520 of Beijing's 599 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (86 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: ebola in Congo (78 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Ethiopia (21 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drought in Somalia (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cholera in Saudi Arabia (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); rabies in Malaysia (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 Jul. 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 26,889 stories about harm among 117,029 counted on 1 Jul.

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Ecuador stood out: 88% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 21%. 23 in every 100 of the day's 117,029 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Congo's news, mentions of Ebola ran more than ten times their usual. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Bangladesh. On 1 July 2016, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 23 today. Over June, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 in June 2016.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic97 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 76 · mostly displacement Yemen89 in 100 of its 172 stories · usually 79 · mostly health Ecuador88 in 100 of its 159 stories · usually 21 · mostly disasters & accidents Lebanon80 in 100 of its 361 stories · usually 32 · mostly conflict & violence Congo79 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 69 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China520 stories about protests or strikes, of its 599 Washington US235 stories about protests or strikes, of its 950 London UK172 stories about protests or strikes, of its 529 Caracas Venezuela136 stories about protests or strikes, of its 142 Jenin Palestine113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 162

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'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: 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 readSri 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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 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'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: 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 readNew Zealand: 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'sMozambique: 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: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: 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'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: 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'sJordan: 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: 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'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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 readEthiopia: 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'sEgypt: 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'sDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little warmer than 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 about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSt. Lucia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sQatar: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPanama: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: 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 a little more fearful than the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFaroe Islands: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times 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'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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

● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 149 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 160 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about three times as angry as the world's · 258 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 709 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 175 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 544 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 7,366 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Conflict & violence27% 7,263 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Health16% 4,147 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents15% 4,069 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,726 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 791 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 613 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 495 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 killed7,967 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,478 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Lebanon Stories reporting arrests3,617 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,935 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions739 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting people displaced457 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the Central African Republic and Iraq Stories reporting refugees411 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations222 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill24 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Yemen

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
● 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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