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23,491 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), violence in Addis Ababa and people injured in Germany. Sri Lanka's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Italy →
Part of lifeRights & justice 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostSaudi Arabia 59 in 100 of its 1,614 stories, usually 27
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Saudi Arabia

947 of its 1,614 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Riyadh accounted for 799 of Saudi Arabia's 947 stories about harm, carried by 773 outlets. 717 of Riyadh's 799 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (676 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories → Riyadh stories →
Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

319 of its 473 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Addis Ababa accounted for 180 of Ethiopia's 319 stories about harm, carried by 142 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (266 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Addis Ababa stories →
Disasters & accidents

Germany

393 of its 1,249 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (244 stories). Building collapse was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Germany over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Sri Lanka

108 of its 224 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Nicaragua

145 of its 155 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 82%. Managua accounted for 137 of Nicaragua's 145 stories about harm, carried by 137 outlets. 132 of Managua's 137 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Greece

98 of its 240 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 55 of Athens' 73 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

149 of its 200 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Koumaga accounted for 96 of Mali's 149 stories about harm, carried by 112 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (69 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

523 of its 631 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (126 stories). Natural hazards were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

South Korea

167 of its 512 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (143 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

66 of its 76 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in Indonesia (27 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Australia (125 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Brazil (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Canada (48 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Philippines (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 23,491 stories about harm among 99,555 counted on 24 Jun.

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It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 13 May 2018. of the day's 99,555 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. Refugees were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Italy. Mentions of the drought ran more than ten times their usual in Australia's news. In Saudi Arabia, 59% of the news was about people being harmed, where 27% is usual. This week the news turned most often to Indonesia, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua94 in 100 of its 155 stories · usually 82 · mostly rights & justice Sudan87 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Syria83 in 100 of its 631 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Mali74 in 100 of its 200 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Libya69 in 100 of its 234 stories · usually 57 · mostly displacement

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Riyadh Saudi Arabia717 stories about protests or strikes, of its 799 Washington US201 stories about protests or strikes, of its 712 Managua Nicaragua132 stories about protests or strikes, of its 137 Tampa US110 stories about protests or strikes, of its 137 Greenwich Village US108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 205

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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'sNorway: 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: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readNew 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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 readDjibouti: 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 readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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'sBotswana: 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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: 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'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: feelings about like the world'sSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: feelings about like the world'sZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: 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'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNicaragua: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: 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 fearful as the world'sFrench Polynesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelgium: coverage about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: 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'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times 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

● Belgium about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 150 stories about harm ● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 268 stories about harm ● Mali about three times as angry as the world's · 149 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 523 stories about harm ● Australia about twice as fearful as the world's · 543 stories about harm ● Nicaragua about twice as angry as the world's · 145 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice36% 8,371 stories · much more than usual (usually 31%) Conflict & violence19% 4,330 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Disasters & accidents16% 3,706 stories · about as usual Health14% 3,208 stories · much less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,283 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 1,131 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 754 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 318 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 killed5,975 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,418 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting people affected3,877 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Italy Stories reporting people injured2,572 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Zimbabwe Stories reporting refugees1,208 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Italy Stories reporting abductions279 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations265 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced192 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill23 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Brunei

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 harsher 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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