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42,227 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to a disaster in Abidjan, people affected in North Korea and protests in Managua (Nicaragua). Côte d’Ivoire's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Syria → Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Syria and the US →
Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostEcuador 83 in 100 of its 102 stories, usually 24
RegionSoutheast Asia 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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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Disasters & accidents

Côte d’Ivoire

54 of its 75 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Abidjan accounted for 54 of Côte d’Ivoire's 54 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Côte d’Ivoire over 30 days → its stories → Abidjan stories →
Rights & justice

North Korea

158 of its 505 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Food poisoning was named in 71 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

North Korea over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

193 of its 218 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 82%. Managua accounted for 160 of Nicaragua's 193 stories about harm, carried by 135 outlets. 114 of Managua's 160 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Nicaragua over 30 days → its stories → Managua stories →
Health

Gabon

27 of its 32 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (26 stories). Ebola was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Gabon over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

288 of its 455 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (250 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 163 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Mali

79 of its 119 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Mopti accounted for 72 of Mali's 79 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (74 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Syria

43 of Manbij's 85 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (220 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Ecuador

85 of its 102 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Quito accounted for 80 of Ecuador's 85 stories about harm, carried by 85 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Displacement

Libya

204 of its 248 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Tripoli accounted for 151 of Libya's 204 stories about harm, carried by 152 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (135 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

241 of its 335 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Indonesia (163 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in Burkina Faso (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Armenia (38 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); landslides in Japan (69 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); road crashes in Cambodia (11 of its stories, about three times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 42,227 stories about harm among 202,395 counted on 19 Jun.

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In Côte d’Ivoire, 72% of the news was about people being harmed, where 14% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 202,395 stories, as usual. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Syria. In Indonesia's news, mentions of volcanic eruption ran about three times their usual. A year earlier, on 19 June 2017, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua89 in 100 of its 218 stories · usually 82 · mostly rights & justice Ecuador83 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 24 · mostly rights & justice Libya82 in 100 of its 248 stories · usually 52 · mostly displacement Yemen82 in 100 of its 566 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Congo80 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 79 · mostly displacement

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US762 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2684 Colorado Springs US221 stories about protests or strikes, of its 264 Jerusalem Israel203 stories about protests or strikes, of its 405 West Point US149 stories about protests or strikes, of its 150 Gaza Palestine148 stories about protests or strikes, of its 186

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'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'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: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: 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'sSri 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'sSlovenia: 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 readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 readEstonia: 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'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'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 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'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: 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'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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 readYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sParaguay: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMozambique: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMauritius: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIceland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGambia: 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'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than 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 a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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

● Thailand about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 235 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 465 stories about harm ● Mali about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 79 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 214 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 241 stories about harm ● Sweden about twice as fearful as the world's · 286 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 14,279 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Health21% 8,542 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 6,318 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 5,844 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,752 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 1,922 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,238 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 631 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 killed11,367 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,936 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,684 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,083 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,786 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people displaced752 at about twice the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting abductions235 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting evacuations220 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting people falling ill113 at about the usual rate

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 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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