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Drownings in Indonesia, protests in Banjul (Gambia) and rights and justice in San Salvador drew the news. el Salvador's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostEl Salvador 86 in 100 of its 96 stories, usually 37
RegionCentral Asia 18 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
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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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

365 of its 582 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Tigaras accounted for 181 of Indonesia's 365 stories about harm, carried by 166 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Drownings were named in 109 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with storms. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Tigaras stories →
Protests & strikes

Gambia

102 of its 161 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Banjul accounted for 77 of the Gambia's 102 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets. 41 of Banjul's 77 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Gambia over 30 days → its stories → Banjul stories →
Rights & justice

El Salvador

83 of its 96 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. San Salvador accounted for 73 of el Salvador's 83 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

El Salvador over 30 days → its stories → San Salvador stories →
Conflict & violence

South Sudan

126 of its 145 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (77 stories). Hunger was named in 74 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Bahrain

90 of its 172 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 8 of Manama's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Cuba

203 of its 315 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Havana accounted for 157 of Cuba's 203 stories about harm, carried by 244 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (106 stories). Tropical storm was named in 44 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Romania

68 of its 318 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 33 of Bucharest's 43 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (40 stories). Plague was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

112 of its 123 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 82%. Masaya accounted for 103 of Nicaragua's 112 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. 80 of Masaya's 103 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Azerbaijan

62 of its 169 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Sudan

132 of its 171 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Bulgaria (18 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); tropical storm in Cuba (44 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hiv in Liberia (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Ghana (28 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); road crashes in Palestine (71 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 41,819 stories about harm among 212,027 counted on 21 Jun.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Indonesia. of the day's 212,027 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. South Sudan's news mentioned the hunger about 5 times as often as usual. Indonesia's news was 63% about people being harmed, against a usual 34%. A year earlier, on 21 June 2017, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua91 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 82 · mostly rights & justice South Sudan87 in 100 of its 145 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence El Salvador86 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 37 · mostly rights & justice Yemen78 in 100 of its 312 stories · usually 75 · mostly rights & justice Sudan77 in 100 of its 171 stories · usually 54 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US752 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2898 Gaza Palestine134 stories about protests or strikes, of its 185 Fort Worth US134 stories about protests or strikes, of its 196 Jerusalem Israel127 stories about protests or strikes, of its 426 San Francisco US125 stories about protests or strikes, of its 431

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: 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: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: 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 readSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: 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 readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: 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'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: 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'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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'sJapan: 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'sHaiti: 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'sGermany: 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: 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'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: 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'sBosnia and Herzegovina: 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'sAustria: 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'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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 readZambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVanuatu: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRomania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sQatar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPortugal: 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'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: 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 warmer than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLesotho: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIceland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEritrea: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCameroon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrunei: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAustralia: 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 angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry 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'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

● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 242 stories about harm ● Uzbekistan few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 17 stories about harm ● South Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 126 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 222 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 373 stories about harm ● South Korea about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 111 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice35% 14,232 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Health21% 8,716 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 6,025 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence13% 5,473 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,219 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 2,045 stories · more than usual (usually 3%) Shelter & services3% 1,432 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 866 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 killed10,079 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests6,826 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,152 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,008 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees1,683 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Hungary Stories reporting people displaced706 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting evacuations404 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Cuba and Japan Stories reporting abductions259 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill112 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 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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