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Most of the day's attention went to the avalanche in Guatemala, violence in Tirana and protests in Amman (Jordan). Guatemala's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Guatemala and the US →
Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGuatemala 96 in 100 of its 2,269 stories, usually 35
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 49 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Guatemala

2,174 of its 2,269 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Guatemala City accounted for 1,841 of Guatemala's 2,174 stories about harm, carried by 1,530 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,275 stories). Avalanche was named in 360 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Guatemala over 30 days → its stories → Guatemala City stories →
Conflict & violence

Albania

80 of its 117 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Tirana accounted for 74 of Albania's 80 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Albania over 30 days → its stories → Tirana stories →
Protests & strikes

Jordan

266 of its 774 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 184 of Amman's 220 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (92 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Jordan over 30 days → its stories → Amman stories →
Health

Tanzania

65 of its 148 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Tunisia

139 of its 178 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (32 stories). Storms were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

125 of its 144 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 79%. Managua accounted for 105 of Nicaragua's 125 stories about harm, carried by 100 outlets. 69 of Managua's 105 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Saudi Arabia

267 of its 548 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 173 of Riyadh's 189 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (216 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

591 of its 740 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Kabul accounted for 525 of Afghanistan's 591 stories about harm, carried by 434 outlets. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

176 of its 214 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Mogadishu accounted for 118 of Somalia's 176 stories about harm, carried by 124 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

South Sudan

33 of its 46 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (26 stories). Hunger was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: hunger in South Sudan (22 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in North Korea (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Chile (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); helicopter crash in Vietnam (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Indonesia (21 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 4 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 39,789 stories about harm among 187,565 counted on 4 Jun.

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In Guatemala, 96% of the news was about people being harmed, where 35% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 187,565 stories, as usual. Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Guatemala and the US. In South Sudan's news, mentions of the hunger ran about 4 times their usual. On 4 June 2017, a year earlier, the share was 32 in every 100, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Guatemala96 in 100 of its 2,269 stories · usually 35 · mostly disasters & accidents Central African Republic93 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Nicaragua87 in 100 of its 144 stories · usually 79 · mostly rights & justice Somalia82 in 100 of its 214 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan80 in 100 of its 740 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China431 stories about protests or strikes, of its 556 Washington US202 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1468 Amman Jordan184 stories about protests or strikes, of its 220 Jerusalem Israel175 stories about protests or strikes, of its 524 Riyadh Saudi Arabia173 stories about protests or strikes, of its 189

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: 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'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'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: 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'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'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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 readSt 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 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'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: 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'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: 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: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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 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: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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 warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSlovenia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNicaragua: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMauritius: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer 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'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAlbania: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMayotte: coverage a little more fearful 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 · 591 stories about harm ● Albania about twice as fearful as the world's · 80 stories about harm ● Somalia about three times as angry as the world's · 176 stories about harm ● Slovenia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 98 stories about harm ● Central African Republic about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 71 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as fearful as the world's · 145 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 10,955 stories · about as usual Health20% 7,803 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 7,600 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 6,957 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,731 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,310 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,040 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 679 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 killed13,500 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,924 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Guatemala and the US Stories reporting people injured4,891 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,642 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,787 at about twice the usual rate · most about Guatemala and the US Stories reporting refugees653 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions616 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced256 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Yemen and the US Stories reporting people falling ill47 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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
● 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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