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42,435 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Santiago (Chile), rights and justice in Tegucigalpa and abductions in Kashmir. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostHonduras 80 in 100 of its 196 stories, usually 36
RegionSouth Asia 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
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

Chile

108 of its 309 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 73 of Santiago's 92 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Avalanche was named in 70 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Chile over 30 days → its stories → Santiago stories →
Rights & justice

Honduras

157 of its 196 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Tegucigalpa accounted for 87 of Honduras' 157 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (91 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Honduras over 30 days → its stories → Tegucigalpa stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

301 of its 424 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

467 of its 1,691 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (48 stories). HIV was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Italy over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Hungary

131 of its 263 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Kecskemet accounted for 111 of Hungary's 131 stories about harm, carried by 85 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

South Africa

617 of its 1,864 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (207 stories). Hurricane was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with plague. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Palestine

813 of its 1,432 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Ramallah accounted for 463 of Palestine's 813 stories about harm, carried by 14 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Vietnam

137 of its 496 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 64 of Hanoi's 71 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (69 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Argentina

149 of its 424 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 108 of Buenos Aires' 120 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (49 stories).

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Health

Cuba

166 of its 225 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Havana accounted for 146 of Cuba's 166 stories about harm, carried by 142 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (135 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Mexico (74 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Yemen (203 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in South Korea (45 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drownings in Albania (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in France (34 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 14 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 42,435 stories about harm among 223,246 counted on 14 Jun.

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Chile stood out: 35% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 15%. 19 in every 100 of the day's 223,246 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. On 14 June 2017, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua86 in 100 of its 184 stories · usually 79 · mostly rights & justice Honduras80 in 100 of its 196 stories · usually 36 · mostly rights & justice Guatemala79 in 100 of its 167 stories · usually 82 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen77 in 100 of its 1,126 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Congo75 in 100 of its 114 stories · usually 84 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US259 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1624 Jerusalem Israel202 stories about protests or strikes, of its 441 Gaza Palestine116 stories about protests or strikes, of its 217 Buenos Aires Argentina108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 120 Managua Nicaragua96 stories about protests or strikes, of its 97

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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 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 readIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: 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'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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'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'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'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican 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 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: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCayman Islands: 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 fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTogo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice 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'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPanama: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: 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 a little warmer than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as warm 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'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 fearful as the world'sGermany: 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 more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times 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 warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPitcairn: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMaldives: 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 301 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 867 stories about harm ● South Africa about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 617 stories about harm ● Hungary about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 131 stories about harm ● Congo about twice as fearful as the world's · 85 stories about harm ● Colombia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 101 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 12,946 stories · about as usual Health20% 8,255 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 7,310 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 5,945 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,564 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,735 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 1,543 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,201 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 killed11,161 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people affected5,895 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,438 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,494 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations844 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees822 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions689 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and South Korea Stories reporting people displaced627 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Yemen and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill185 at about twice the usual rate · most about Cuba and the US

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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