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40,549 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to rights and justice in Beirut, the hunger in Somalia and protests in Gaza (Palestine). France's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and the US →
Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPanama 59 in 100 of its 140 stories, usually 19
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 48 in 100 of its stories, usually 42
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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Displacement

Lebanon

174 of its 310 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Beirut accounted for 123 of Lebanon's 174 stories about harm, carried by 124 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (132 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

199 of its 236 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (50 stories). Hunger was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Palestine

439 of its 725 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. 155 of Gaza's 232 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (238 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Gaza stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

France

1,037 of its 3,503 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (799 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Syria

483 of its 620 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Idlib accounted for 221 of Syria's 483 stories about harm, carried by 231 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (111 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 1,011 of Israel's 1,281 stories about harm, carried by 625 outlets. 880 of Jerusalem's 1,011 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (549 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Food & livelihood

Argentina

164 of its 579 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Drought was named in 111 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.

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Shelter & services

Greece

175 of its 613 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (48 stories). Wildfires were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Rights & justice

Albania

48 of its 89 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Tirana accounted for 46 of Albania's 48 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Singapore

171 of its 946 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. 62 of Sentosa Island's 95 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (76 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Argentina (111 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Romania (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (62 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); outbreaks in Italy (52 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); oil spill in Venezuela (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 40,549 stories about harm among 197,811 counted on 8 Jun.

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Argentina's news mentioned the drought more than ten times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 197,811 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. Refugees were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and the US. Lebanon stood out: 56% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 32%. On 8 June 2017, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Guatemala85 in 100 of its 783 stories · usually 80 · mostly disasters & accidents Somalia84 in 100 of its 236 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Congo79 in 100 of its 275 stories · usually 86 · mostly health Syria78 in 100 of its 620 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Libya77 in 100 of its 238 stories · usually 58 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel880 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1011 Washington US156 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1301 Gaza Palestine155 stories about protests or strikes, of its 232 Phoenix US147 stories about protests or strikes, of its 382 Pune India115 stories about protests or strikes, of its 204

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: 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 readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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'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'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'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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'sMalaysia: 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: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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'sDominican Republic: 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: too little coverage to readN. 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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'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'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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 readAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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'sBermuda: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer 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 more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMozambique: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMontenegro: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than 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'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more fearful 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'sBahrain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 fearful as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as 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 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'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMaldives: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMayotte: coverage about one and a half times 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

● France about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,037 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 483 stories about harm ● Somalia about three times as angry as the world's · 199 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 117 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 193 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 1,281 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 12,074 stories · about as usual Health22% 8,693 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence16% 6,499 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 5,670 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 3,294 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,314 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,310 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 774 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 killed13,112 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,943 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,649 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,492 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,485 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced489 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting evacuations454 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Guatemala Stories reporting abductions450 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill42 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Cyprus

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
● Griefa little more 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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