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37,213 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Khartoum (Sudan), a disaster in Budapest and arrests in Ukraine drew the news. Fiji's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPuerto Rico 82 in 100 of its 194 stories, usually 36
RegionEast Asia 26 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

711 of its 795 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Khartoum accounted for 663 of Sudan's 711 stories about harm, carried by 431 outlets. 659 of Khartoum's 663 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (679 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Hungary

194 of its 352 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Budapest accounted for 182 of Hungary's 194 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (164 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Ukraine

114 of its 325 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (36 stories). Accidents were named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Fiji

66 of its 208 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (33 stories). Flu was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Fiji over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Lebanon

136 of its 248 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 41 of Beirut's 65 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

90 of its 180 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 47 of Beacon Hill's 53 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (43 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Denmark

114 of its 246 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Copenhagen accounted for 88 of Denmark's 114 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. 46 of Copenhagen's 88 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

China

1,693 of its 5,400 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 1,082 of Tiananmen's 1,348 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (32 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Portugal

95 of its 223 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Lisbon accounted for 90 of Portugal's 95 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories).

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Health

Congo

156 of its 165 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: tornadoes in Puerto Rico (107 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); poisoning in Jordan (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in South Africa (80 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); cholera in Yemen (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Somalia (10 of its stories, about 4 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 4 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 37,213 stories about harm among 188,141 counted on 4 Jun.

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It was the third day running that the news turned to Sudan. of the day's 188,141 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Puerto Rico's news mentioned tornadoes about 5 times as often as usual. Sudan's news was 89% about people being harmed, against a usual 55%. A year earlier, on 4 June 2018, 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 →

Congo95 in 100 of its 165 stories · usually 73 · mostly health Sudan89 in 100 of its 795 stories · usually 55 · mostly rights & justice Puerto Rico82 in 100 of its 194 stories · usually 36 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria78 in 100 of its 263 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Libya71 in 100 of its 124 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tiananmen China1082 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1348 Khartoum Sudan659 stories about protests or strikes, of its 663 London UK571 stories about protests or strikes, of its 975 Washington US432 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1562 Baton Rouge US175 stories about protests or strikes, of its 262

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: 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: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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 readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: 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: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: 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'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: 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'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'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 readArgentina: 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'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTonga: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: 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 angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreenland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBarbados: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half 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

● Congo about three times as angry as the world's · 156 stories about harm ● Denmark about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 114 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 206 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 711 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 238 stories about harm ● Fiji about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 66 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 10,847 stories · about as usual Health23% 8,552 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Conflict & violence17% 6,077 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents16% 5,728 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,887 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,633 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,024 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 744 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 killed11,157 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,431 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,570 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,485 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting refugees326 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting evacuations256 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting abductions247 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people displaced186 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the Philippines and the US Stories reporting people falling ill18 at about a third 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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