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33,210 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Khartoum (Sudan), violence in Bamako and people killed in North Korea. Mali's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMali 91 in 100 of its 351 stories, usually 39
RegionCentral Asia 54 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
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

391 of its 464 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Khartoum accounted for 359 of Sudan's 391 stories about harm, carried by 266 outlets. 353 of Khartoum's 359 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (140 stories). Power cuts were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

318 of its 351 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Bamako accounted for 138 of Mali's 318 stories about harm, carried by 143 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (97 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Mali over 30 days → its stories → Bamako stories →
Rights & justice

North Korea

78 of its 141 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (67 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

North Korea over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Belarus

24 of its 92 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Belarus over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Kazakhstan

227 of its 365 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Almaty accounted for 146 of Kazakhstan's 227 stories about harm, carried by 141 outlets. 145 of Almaty's 146 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (216 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

424 of its 624 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 35 of Wanchai's 36 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Haiti

113 of its 159 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 85 of Haiti's 113 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. 82 of Port-au-Prince's 85 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (49 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Botswana

31 of its 102 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 21 of Gaborone's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). HIV was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Rights & justice

Jordan

93 of its 265 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

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Displacement

Somalia

Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (19 stories). Outbreaks were named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with food poisoning. 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: volcanic eruption in Indonesia (72 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); wildfires in Greece (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Botswana (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Somalia (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Malaysia (34 of its stories, more than ten 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 10 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 33,210 stories about harm among 167,851 counted on 10 Jun.

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It was the ninth day running that the news turned to Sudan. of the day's 167,851 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Indonesia's news mentioned volcanic eruption about 8 times as often as usual. On 10 June 2018, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, against 20 today. In Sudan, 84% of the news was about people being harmed, where 69% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali91 in 100 of its 351 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan84 in 100 of its 464 stories · usually 69 · mostly rights & justice Syria76 in 100 of its 219 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti71 in 100 of its 159 stories · usually 29 · mostly rights & justice Hong Kong68 in 100 of its 624 stories · usually 30 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Khartoum Sudan353 stories about protests or strikes, of its 359 Washington US291 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1112 Beijing China214 stories about protests or strikes, of its 290 Almaty Kazakhstan145 stories about protests or strikes, of its 146 Ramallah Palestine134 stories about protests or strikes, of its 277

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'sYemen: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: 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 readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSomaliland: 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: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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'sNorway: 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'sMorocco: 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'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'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: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: 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 readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChad: 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'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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'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: too little coverage to readNorthern 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 readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuam: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sThailand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than 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'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRomania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalta: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIceland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPitcairn: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Jordan about 4 times as fearful as the world's · 93 stories about harm ● Mali about three times as angry as the world's · 318 stories about harm ● North Korea about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 78 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 166 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as angry as the world's · 261 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 49 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 9,963 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 6,873 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Health20% 6,570 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 4,572 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,867 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 1,566 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 883 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 430 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 killed9,534 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,606 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,401 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,309 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees422 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations285 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions279 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced263 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill43 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
● 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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