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39,808 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Phnom Penh (Cambodia), a disaster in Ericeira and violence in Juba drew the news. Mali's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCambodia 72 in 100 of its 136 stories, usually 37
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Cambodia

98 of its 136 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 36 of Phnom Penh's 47 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Cambodia over 30 days → its stories → Phnom Penh stories →
Disasters & accidents

Portugal

167 of its 442 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Ericeira accounted for 156 of Portugal's 167 stories about harm, carried by 170 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (154 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Portugal over 30 days → its stories → Ericeira stories →
Conflict & violence

South Sudan

93 of its 127 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Juba accounted for 64 of South Sudan's 93 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (63 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Juba stories →
Health

Mali

52 of its 79 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Hunger was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with drought. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Palestine

657 of its 1,078 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Gaza accounted for 297 of Palestine's 657 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. 164 of Gaza's 297 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (65 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

217 of its 383 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (113 stories). Tsunami was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

205 of its 370 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Baghdad accounted for 160 of Iraq's 205 stories about harm, carried by 147 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (78 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Argentina

57 of Buenos Aires' 65 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

South Korea

95 of Seoul's 176 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (93 stories). Hunger was named in 96 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with earthquake.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

Hodeida accounted for 606 of Yemen's 826 stories about harm, carried by 514 outlets. Outbreaks were named in 192 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with drownings. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: drownings in Puerto Rico (77 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in South Korea (96 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); outbreaks in Yemen (192 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); avalanche in Chile (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in North Korea (93 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 39,808 stories about harm among 220,280 counted on 13 Jun.

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In Puerto Rico's news, mentions of drownings ran more than ten times their usual. Cambodia stood out: 72% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 37%. 18 in every 100 of the day's 220,280 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. On 13 June 2017, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

South Sudan73 in 100 of its 127 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Cambodia72 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 37 · mostly rights & justice Yemen69 in 100 of its 1,202 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Mali66 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 54 · mostly health Puerto Rico64 in 100 of its 221 stories · usually 58 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US279 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1553 Jerusalem Israel240 stories about protests or strikes, of its 402 Gaza Palestine164 stories about protests or strikes, of its 297 Seoul South Korea95 stories about protests or strikes, of its 176 Ramallah Palestine90 stories about protests or strikes, of its 295

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: 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: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: 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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: 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'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: too little coverage to readFrench 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: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: 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 readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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: 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'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'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: 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'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'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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 readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVanuatu: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than 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 fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMoldova: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLithuania: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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 fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPitcairn: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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

● Puerto Rico about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 142 stories about harm ● Mali about twice as fearful as the world's · 52 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 826 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 207 stories about harm ● Lithuania few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 11 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 161 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 11,645 stories · about as usual Health21% 7,939 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 6,670 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 5,200 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,371 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 1,833 stories · more than usual (usually 2%) Displacement4% 1,513 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,454 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 killed10,250 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected6,036 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,356 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,420 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations926 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees922 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Italy and the US Stories reporting abductions567 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced543 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Yemen and Iraq Stories reporting people falling ill67 at about two-thirds of 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 →

harshwarm

The words in the day's stories were much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less 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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