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20,728 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Beijing (China), illness in Bwera and violence in Mogadishu. Somalia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the UK and the US →
Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSomalia 94 in 100 of its 208 stories, usually 58
RegionEast Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

China

890 of its 2,358 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Beijing accounted for 664 of China's 890 stories about harm, carried by 726 outlets. 619 of Beijing's 664 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (365 stories). Road crashes were named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

China over 30 days → its stories → Beijing stories →
Health

Uganda

193 of its 241 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Bwera accounted for 101 of Uganda's 193 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (161 stories). Flu was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with polio. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Bwera stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

196 of its 208 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Mogadishu accounted for 158 of Somalia's 196 stories about harm, carried by 283 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (161 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Venezuela

133 of its 212 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 26 of Caracas' 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (100 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Israel

382 of its 707 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 130 of Asqalan's 134 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (132 stories). Outbreaks were named in 98 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

398 of its 602 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. 38 of Star Ferry Pier's 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (238 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Ukraine

48 of its 150 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 7 of Donbass' 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Italy

354 of its 1,307 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (312 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 229 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Kenya

171 of its 368 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (96 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: tuberculosis in Italy (229 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Israel (98 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Malawi (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in South Sudan (11 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); heavy rain in Afghanistan (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 20,728 stories about harm among 96,970 counted on 15 Jun.

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People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the UK and the US. 21 in every 100 of the day's 96,970 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. In Italy's news, mentions of tuberculosis ran more than ten times their usual. China stood out: 38% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 16%. On 15 June 2018, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia94 in 100 of its 208 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Uganda80 in 100 of its 241 stories · usually 49 · mostly health Sudan77 in 100 of its 359 stories · usually 74 · mostly rights & justice Syria74 in 100 of its 253 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Hong Kong66 in 100 of its 602 stories · usually 48 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China619 stories about protests or strikes, of its 664 Khartoum Sudan199 stories about protests or strikes, of its 201 Washington US142 stories about protests or strikes, of its 540 El Paso US136 stories about protests or strikes, of its 296 Tehran Iran133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 342

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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'sPakistan: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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'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'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readWestern 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: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as warm as 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 a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTajikistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChile: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: 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'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'sPalestine: 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'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

● Hong Kong about twice as fearful as the world's · 398 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 188 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as angry as the world's · 103 stories about harm ● Dominican Republic about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 54 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 108 stories about harm ● Somalia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 196 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 6,802 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Health23% 4,765 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Conflict & violence16% 3,184 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 2,923 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,040 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 823 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 390 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 377 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 killed5,907 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,999 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured2,742 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting people affected2,323 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions257 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Kenya and the US Stories reporting refugees191 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations189 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced163 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill94 at about three times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US

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 much 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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