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36,384 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to road crashes in the Dominican Republic, protests in Khartoum (Sudan) and arrests in Germany. Germany's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostDominican Republic 68 in 100 of its 148 stories, usually 29
RegionOceania 21 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
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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Health

Dominican Republic

100 of its 148 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. la Romana accounted for 55 of the Dominican Republic's 100 stories about harm, carried by 177 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Road crashes were named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drownings. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Dominican Republic over 30 days → its stories → La Romana stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

577 of its 763 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Khartoum accounted for 485 of Sudan's 577 stories about harm, carried by 383 outlets. 446 of Khartoum's 485 stories were about protests or strikes. Outbreaks were named in 40 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Rights & justice

Germany

776 of its 2,025 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (276 stories). Drownings were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Germany over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Hungary

219 of its 410 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Budapest accounted for 214 of Hungary's 219 stories about harm, carried by 228 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (24 stories).

Hungary over 30 days → its stories → Budapest stories →
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Health

Fiji

55 of its 113 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (27 stories). Flu was named in 35 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Egypt

137 of its 306 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (107 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

France

Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Hurricane was named in 35 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with typhoon. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Switzerland

Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (38 stories). HIV was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Denmark

20 of Copenhagen's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (22 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: flu in Fiji (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Japan (94 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in Uganda (16 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); storms in Nepal (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Kenya (17 of its stories, about 10 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 36,384 stories about harm among 188,397 counted on 6 Jun.

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The news turned to the Dominican Republic for the second day running. 19 in every 100 of the day's 188,397 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In the Dominican Republic, 68% of the news was about people being harmed, where 29% is usual. On 6 June 2018, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Niger92 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Congo81 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 75 · mostly health Sudan76 in 100 of its 763 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice Libya69 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Dominican Republic68 in 100 of its 148 stories · usually 29 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Khartoum Sudan446 stories about protests or strikes, of its 485 Omaha Beach France444 stories about protests or strikes, of its 904 Stonewall Inn US327 stories about protests or strikes, of its 567 Washington US169 stories about protests or strikes, of its 918 San Francisco US134 stories about protests or strikes, of its 242

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'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: 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 readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: 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'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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 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'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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 readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: 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'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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'sArgentina: 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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos 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: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sCook 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: 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuam: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSweden: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLithuania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGreece: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGermany: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: 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 a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than 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

● Sweden about three times as fearful as the world's · 57 stories about harm ● Germany about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 776 stories about harm ● Egypt about three times as angry as the world's · 137 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 140 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 42 stories about harm ● Costa Rica few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 11 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 10,760 stories · about as usual Health22% 7,777 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 6,337 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 5,817 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,278 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,353 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 734 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 663 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 killed11,637 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,633 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,362 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,126 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions328 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees297 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Denmark Stories reporting people displaced168 at about half the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting evacuations131 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting people falling ill47 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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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