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33,602 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to illness in Bwera, protests in Khartoum (Sudan) and a disaster in Tehran. Uganda's 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.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK → Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUganda 81 in 100 of its 411 stories, usually 46
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 43 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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Health

Uganda

333 of its 411 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Bwera accounted for 137 of Uganda's 333 stories about harm, carried by 200 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (45 stories). Flu was named in 37 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Bwera stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

391 of its 456 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Khartoum accounted for 262 of Sudan's 391 stories about harm, carried by 206 outlets. 254 of Khartoum's 262 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Iran

1,626 of its 3,545 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Tehran accounted for 966 of Iran's 1,626 stories about harm, carried by 718 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (605 stories). Drownings were named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Conflict & violence

South Sudan

73 of its 96 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (36 stories). Drought was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Hong Kong

373 of its 549 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. 111 of Mong Kok's 113 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (214 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Algeria

36 of its 49 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Algiers accounted for 35 of Algeria's 36 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. 31 of Algiers' 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Bosnia

35 of its 41 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Bihac accounted for 35 of Bosnia's 35 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (35 stories).

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Conflict & violence

New Zealand

490 of its 1,242 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (155 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Health

Dominican Republic

113 of its 201 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

183 of its 374 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (91 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Chile (50 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drought in Niger (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in South Africa (39 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); accidents in Ukraine (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); measles in Afghanistan (16 of its stories, more than ten 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 14 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 33,602 stories about harm among 172,966 counted on 14 Jun.

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Reports of people falling ill ran at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 172,966 stories, as usual. It was the third day running that the news turned to Uganda. On the side of help, reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate. Chile's news mentioned the earthquake about 6 times as often as usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan86 in 100 of its 456 stories · usually 73 · mostly rights & justice Uganda81 in 100 of its 411 stories · usually 46 · mostly health Congo78 in 100 of its 174 stories · usually 76 · mostly health South Sudan76 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Syria74 in 100 of its 192 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China320 stories about protests or strikes, of its 429 Khartoum Sudan254 stories about protests or strikes, of its 262 Memphis US233 stories about protests or strikes, of its 262 Washington US173 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1179 New York US159 stories about protests or strikes, of its 465

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: 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'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'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Africa: 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 readSt 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'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: 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: 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: 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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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 readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: 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: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: 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 readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: 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'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: 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: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: 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 readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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 warmer than the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUganda: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRomania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than 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 grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little angrier 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

● Kyrgyzstan few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 39 stories about harm ● Dominican Republic about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 113 stories about harm ● New Zealand about three times as fearful as the world's · 490 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 1,626 stories about harm ● Uganda about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 333 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as angry as the world's · 183 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 10,271 stories · about as usual Health26% 8,485 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents17% 5,499 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 4,513 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,838 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,113 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 724 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 591 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 killed9,244 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,003 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,254 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,188 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations547 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iran and India Stories reporting refugees379 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions299 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill248 at about 5 times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people displaced232 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 harsher than 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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