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Most of the day's attention went to deaths in Dubai, protests in Khartoum (Sudan) and people falling ill in the Dominican Republic. the United Arab Emirates' coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostUnited Arab Emirates 70 in 100 of its 376 stories, usually 16
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 36
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

United Arab Emirates

263 of its 376 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Dubai accounted for 256 of the United Arab Emirates' 263 stories about harm, carried by 403 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (157 stories). Road crashes were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

United Arab Emirates over 30 days → its stories → Dubai stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

481 of its 544 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Khartoum accounted for 418 of Sudan's 481 stories about harm, carried by 254 outlets. 396 of Khartoum's 418 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Health

Dominican Republic

62 of its 101 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Poisoning was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Dominican Republic over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Hungary

158 of its 328 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Budapest accounted for 146 of Hungary's 158 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories). Drownings were named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Hungary over 30 days → its stories → Budapest stories →
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Protests & strikes

Syria

221 of its 263 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Idlib accounted for 139 of Syria's 221 stories about harm, carried by 142 outlets. 83 of Idlib's 139 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Fiji

57 of its 123 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Flu was named in 43 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

South Sudan

29 of its 39 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Malta

30 of its 72 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 6 of Valletta's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

178 of its 282 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

UK

Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Outbreaks were named in 93 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with food poisoning, flooding and storms. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: flu in Fiji (43 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in Libya (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Malaysia (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Vietnam (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Cuba (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 31,976 stories about harm among 177,505 counted on 7 Jun.

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The United Arab Emirates' news was 70% about people being harmed, against a usual 16%. of the day's 177,505 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. On 7 June 2018, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan88 in 100 of its 544 stories · usually 64 · mostly rights & justice Syria84 in 100 of its 263 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence United Arab Emirates70 in 100 of its 376 stories · usually 16 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Kashmir63 in 100 of its 282 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Dominican Republic61 in 100 of its 101 stories · usually 33 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Khartoum Sudan396 stories about protests or strikes, of its 418 Times Square US207 stories about protests or strikes, of its 764 Berkeley US176 stories about protests or strikes, of its 286 Washington US154 stories about protests or strikes, of its 845 Beijing China102 stories about protests or strikes, of its 188

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'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: 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 readUganda: 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: 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'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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 readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: 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'sPoland: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: 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'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 readEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: 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'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: 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'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: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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: 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: 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 readGuernsey: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer 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'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sOman: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful 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'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCuba: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice 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'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 178 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as warm as the world's · 176 stories about harm ● Egypt about twice as angry as the world's · 85 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 221 stories about harm ● United Arab Emirates about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 263 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 232 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 10,187 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Health19% 6,035 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents16% 4,939 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 4,753 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 2,664 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,071 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 932 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 839 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 killed9,853 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,125 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,949 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,750 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees273 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Venezuela and the US Stories reporting abductions217 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Ghana Stories reporting people displaced183 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting evacuations169 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting people falling ill93 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and the Dominican Republic

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 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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