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20,818 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at violence in Sanaa, protests in Masaya (Nicaragua) and people affected in the Bahamas. Yemen's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostArmenia 81 in 100 of its 124 stories, usually 24
RegionEast Asia 15 in 100 of its stories, usually 13
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

121 of its 142 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Sanaa accounted for 86 of Yemen's 121 stories about harm, carried by 100 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (60 stories). Outbreaks were named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Sanaa stories →
Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

Masaya accounted for 64 of Nicaragua's 68 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. 60 of Masaya's 64 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (19 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 35 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.

Nicaragua over 30 days → its stories → Masaya stories →
Shelter & services

Bahamas

34 of its 62 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Bahamas over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

207 of its 841 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (135 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Japan over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Armenia

100 of its 124 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Yerevan accounted for 84 of Armenia's 100 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (90 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

192 of its 214 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Mogadishu accounted for 145 of Somalia's 192 stories about harm, carried by 154 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (157 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Vietnam

86 of its 229 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 32 of Hanoi's 39 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (41 stories). Accidents were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

176 of its 379 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (75 stories). Hunger was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about 6 times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Guatemala

171 of its 183 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 81%. Guatemala City accounted for 108 of Guatemala's 171 stories about harm, carried by 117 outlets. 54 of Guatemala City's 108 stories were about protests or strikes. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Singapore

229 of its 1,335 stories (17%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (109 stories). Outbreaks were named in 90 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Mexico (51 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); outbreaks in Singapore (90 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Palestine (87 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Venezuela (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Israel (110 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 20,818 stories about harm among 120,014 counted on 10 Jun.

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No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 9 November 2016. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 120,014 stories, below the usual 21. Mentions of the hurricane ran about 8 times their usual in Mexico's news. A year earlier, on 10 June 2017, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today. This week the news turned most often to Guatemala, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Guatemala93 in 100 of its 183 stories · usually 81 · mostly disasters & accidents Somalia90 in 100 of its 214 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Nicaragua87 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 80 · mostly rights & justice Yemen85 in 100 of its 142 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Syria81 in 100 of its 404 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

San Sebastian Spain142 stories about protests or strikes, of its 149 Jerusalem Israel123 stories about protests or strikes, of its 335 Washington US104 stories about protests or strikes, of its 567 London UK100 stories about protests or strikes, of its 354 Bethlehem Palestine84 stories about protests or strikes, of its 178

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: 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'sSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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'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'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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 readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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 readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: 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 readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readFaroe 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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: 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): 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: too little coverage to readChagos 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRomania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPapua New Guinea: 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 warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage about twice as angry as 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'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGreenland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as warm 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 grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than 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

● Iran about three times as fearful as the world's · 158 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about three times as angry as the world's · 176 stories about harm ● Türkiye about three times as fearful as the world's · 92 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 326 stories about harm ● Somalia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 192 stories about harm ● Armenia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 100 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 5,080 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Conflict & violence21% 4,306 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents20% 4,087 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Health19% 3,802 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,353 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 704 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 533 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 267 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 killed7,268 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,134 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,647 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,929 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Somalia Stories reporting evacuations451 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees424 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced222 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions206 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill105 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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 softer 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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