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40,116 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Manama (Bahrain), a disaster in el Rodeo and violence in Diffa drew the news. Niger's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostBahrain 61 in 100 of its 165 stories, usually 20
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 40 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
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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Protests & strikes

Bahrain

101 of its 165 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 56 of Manama's 57 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Bahrain over 30 days → its stories → Manama stories →
Disasters & accidents

Guatemala

1,211 of its 1,287 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. el Rodeo accounted for 991 of Guatemala's 1,211 stories about harm, carried by 1,140 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Guatemala over 30 days → its stories → El Rodeo stories →
Conflict & violence

Niger

182 of its 191 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Diffa accounted for 146 of Niger's 182 stories about harm, carried by 131 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Niger over 30 days → its stories → Diffa stories →
Rights & justice

Bangladesh

255 of its 483 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (121 stories). Outbreaks were named in 104 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories →
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Disasters & accidents

Tunisia

172 of its 213 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Sfax accounted for 97 of Tunisia's 172 stories about harm, carried by 227 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

261 of its 353 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories). Outbreaks were named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Sweden

105 of its 352 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (52 stories). Wildfires were named in 51 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

China

86 of Beijing's 156 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (84 stories). Road crashes were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with flu. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

Masaya accounted for 51 of Nicaragua's 77 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. 47 of Masaya's 51 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mozambique

63 of its 89 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: tuberculosis in Guyana (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Sweden (51 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); helicopter crash in Vietnam (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Jamaica (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Puerto Rico (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 40,116 stories about harm among 215,191 counted on 5 Jun.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 10 November 2016. 19 in every 100 of the day's 215,191 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. In Bahrain, 61% of the news was about people being harmed, where 20% is usual. Guyana's news mentioned tuberculosis more than ten times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 5 June 2017, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Niger95 in 100 of its 191 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Guatemala94 in 100 of its 1,287 stories · usually 65 · mostly disasters & accidents Central African Republic84 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia81 in 100 of its 213 stories · usually 48 · mostly disasters & accidents Somalia75 in 100 of its 130 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US235 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1706 Jerusalem Israel209 stories about protests or strikes, of its 495 Callaway County US114 stories about protests or strikes, of its 161 Amman Jordan110 stories about protests or strikes, of its 134 Coral Springs US105 stories about protests or strikes, of its 157

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'sVenezuela: 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'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'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: 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'sSaudi Arabia: 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'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: 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'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'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'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: 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'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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 readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little warmer than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice 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'sRomania: 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'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sNicaragua: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLithuania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEritrea: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry 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 grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuernsey: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Niger about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 182 stories about harm ● Central African Republic few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 43 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 134 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 213 stories about harm ● Sweden about twice as fearful as the world's · 105 stories about harm ● Eritrea few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 36 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 13,192 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Health20% 7,835 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 6,744 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 5,527 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,614 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,730 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 971 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 810 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 killed11,942 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,730 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,225 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,615 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Guatemala Stories reporting evacuations937 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees763 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions556 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced301 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Saudi Arabia and Niger Stories reporting people falling ill37 at about a third of 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 →

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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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