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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Khartoum (Sudan), a disaster in Budapest and rights and justice in Baghdad. Syria's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSudan 84 in 100 of its 1,085 stories, usually 49
RegionEast Asia 20 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
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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Protests & strikes

Sudan

915 of its 1,085 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Khartoum accounted for 886 of Sudan's 915 stories about harm, carried by 632 outlets. 880 of Khartoum's 886 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (102 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Disasters & accidents

Hungary

252 of its 418 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Budapest accounted for 237 of Hungary's 252 stories about harm, carried by 286 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories). Accidents were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Hungary over 30 days → its stories → Budapest stories →
Rights & justice

Iraq

107 of its 186 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Baghdad accounted for 69 of Iraq's 107 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

475 of its 561 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (187 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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

China

1,053 of its 5,025 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 521 of Tiananmen's 701 stories were about protests or strikes. Bird flu was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Morocco

57 of its 110 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Rabat accounted for 47 of Morocco's 57 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. 46 of Rabat's 47 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Protests & strikes

Albania

17 of its 35 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 12 of Tirana's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Japan

Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (62 stories). Malaria was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tuberculosis. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

5 of Addis Ababa's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (49 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Dominican Republic

64 of its 117 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Indonesia (23 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (36 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); avalanche in India (219 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in France (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Italy (24 of its stories, about 9 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 3 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 33,831 stories about harm among 170,288 counted on 3 Jun.

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The news turned to Sudan for the second day running. 20 in every 100 of the day's 170,288 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Indonesia's news, mentions of the tsunami ran about 5 times their usual. Sudan stood out: 84% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 49%. On 3 June 2018, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Libya88 in 100 of its 229 stories · usually 67 · mostly rights & justice Syria85 in 100 of its 561 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan84 in 100 of its 1,085 stories · usually 49 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan67 in 100 of its 292 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Mozambique66 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 58 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Khartoum Sudan880 stories about protests or strikes, of its 886 Tiananmen China521 stories about protests or strikes, of its 701 Houston US334 stories about protests or strikes, of its 450 London UK296 stories about protests or strikes, of its 888 San Francisco US121 stories about protests or strikes, of its 265

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'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: 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'sMalawi: 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'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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: 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: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: 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: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPeru: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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 grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEritrea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGreenland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half 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 twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as warm 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

● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 475 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 127 stories about harm ● Sudan about three times as angry as the world's · 915 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 72 stories about harm ● Poland few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 48 stories about harm ● Lebanon few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 43 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 10,180 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Health21% 7,081 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 5,530 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents16% 5,405 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 2,522 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,181 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 632 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 464 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 killed11,658 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,532 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests3,204 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,050 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations258 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees219 at about half the usual rate · most about Germany and the US Stories reporting abductions173 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced133 at about half the usual rate · most about Syria and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill12 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about the US and China

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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