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42,412 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Volcanic eruption in Indonesia, violence in Baghdad and rights and justice in Juba drew the news. Iraq's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Indonesia →
Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 62 in 100 of its 970 stories, usually 38
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

601 of its 970 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Bali accounted for 349 of Indonesia's 601 stories about harm, carried by 335 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (291 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 489 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Bali stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

301 of its 387 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Baghdad accounted for 217 of Iraq's 301 stories about harm, carried by 175 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (129 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Rights & justice

South Sudan

207 of its 236 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Juba accounted for 180 of South Sudan's 207 stories about harm, carried by 251 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (167 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 →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Libya

539 of its 702 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Tripoli accounted for 433 of Libya's 539 stories about harm, carried by 370 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (449 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Zimbabwe

219 of its 498 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (98 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Nigeria

856 of its 2,308 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (134 stories). Polio was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

247 of its 365 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Heavy rain was named in 40 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides and flooding. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

333 of its 377 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Sevare accounted for 295 of Mali's 333 stories about harm, carried by 300 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Poland

134 of its 418 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (103 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in South Korea (42 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); power cuts in Ethiopia (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Kashmir (40 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Ireland (36 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); plane crash in India (121 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 42,412 stories about harm among 193,471 counted on 29 Jun.

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Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Indonesia. Mentions of volcanic eruption ran about three times their usual in Indonesia's news. In Indonesia, 62% of the news was about people being harmed, where 38% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 193,471 stories, above the usual 20.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali88 in 100 of its 377 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan88 in 100 of its 236 stories · usually 62 · mostly rights & justice Iraq78 in 100 of its 387 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Libya77 in 100 of its 702 stories · usually 55 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan73 in 100 of its 166 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Annapolis US659 stories about protests or strikes, of its 4446 Washington US368 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1258 Chicago US262 stories about protests or strikes, of its 436 Portland US252 stories about protests or strikes, of its 289 West Palm Beach US100 stories about protests or strikes, of its 145

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 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: too little coverage to readCayman 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'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'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: 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: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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: too little coverage to readEl 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: 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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 readZimbabwe: 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 grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEswatini: 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 twice as warm as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than 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 fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMali: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHungary: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage about twice 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'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice 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 about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice 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

● Iraq about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 301 stories about harm ● Czechia few stories about twice as warm as the world's · 49 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as warm as the world's · 121 stories about harm ● Mali about three times as angry as the world's · 333 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 132 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 209 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 11,580 stories · less than usual (usually 31%) Conflict & violence21% 8,900 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Health18% 7,380 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents15% 6,343 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,107 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,829 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,551 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 861 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 killed15,711 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected6,823 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Libya Stories reporting arrests6,738 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,471 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,696 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting refugees1,282 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions573 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iraq and Japan Stories reporting people displaced552 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about South Sudan and the US Stories reporting people falling ill159 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 harsher than 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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