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31,578 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Cairo (Egypt), power cuts in Argentina and illness in Punta Cana. Syria's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostArgentina 71 in 100 of its 563 stories, usually 31
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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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Protests & strikes

Egypt

725 of its 1,194 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Cairo accounted for 574 of Egypt's 725 stories about harm, carried by 569 outlets. 293 of Cairo's 574 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (184 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Cairo stories →
Shelter & services

Argentina

401 of its 563 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Buenos Aires accounted for 364 of Argentina's 401 stories about harm, carried by 499 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (36 stories). Power cuts were named in 291 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Argentina over 30 days → its stories → Buenos Aires stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

Aleppo accounted for 137 of Syria's 174 stories about harm, carried by 142 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (96 stories). Illness was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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

Sudan

288 of its 337 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Khartoum accounted for 226 of Sudan's 288 stories about harm, carried by 200 outlets. 218 of Khartoum's 226 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Algeria

85 of its 117 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Algiers accounted for 63 of Algeria's 85 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. 61 of Algiers' 63 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

China

1,048 of its 4,784 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 513 of Beijing's 607 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Earthquake was named in 135 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hepatitis.

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Health

Kenya

259 of its 575 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (139 stories). Ebola was named in 141 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with haemorrhagic fever.

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Disasters & accidents

Türkiye

249 of its 658 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (175 stories). Drought was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

184 of its 275 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (83 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: ebola in Kenya (141 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Portugal (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Angola (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Congo (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Belarus (10 of its stories, about 5 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 17 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 31,578 stories about harm among 152,949 counted on 17 Jun.

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In Egypt, 61% of the news was about people being harmed, where 29% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 152,949 stories, above the usual 19. On 17 June 2018, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan85 in 100 of its 337 stories · usually 75 · mostly rights & justice Congo80 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 77 · mostly health Dominican Republic74 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 39 · mostly health Algeria73 in 100 of its 117 stories · usually 35 · mostly rights & justice Argentina71 in 100 of its 563 stories · usually 31 · mostly shelter & services

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China513 stories about protests or strikes, of its 607 Cairo Egypt293 stories about protests or strikes, of its 574 Khartoum Sudan218 stories about protests or strikes, of its 226 Washington US201 stories about protests or strikes, of its 929 Lai Chi Kok Hong Kong124 stories about protests or strikes, of its 126

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: 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: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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: 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'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: 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'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: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: 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'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'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: 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'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'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'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'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: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPuerto Rico: 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 a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sEswatini: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sParaguay: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalta: coverage a little angrier than 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'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sKuwait: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAngola: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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

● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 174 stories about harm ● Algeria about three times as fearful as the world's · 85 stories about harm ● Dominican Republic about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 88 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 184 stories about harm ● Spain about twice as fearful as the world's · 101 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 288 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 10,132 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Health21% 6,605 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 4,763 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence15% 4,632 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,150 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 1,512 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 690 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 575 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 killed8,650 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,057 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,004 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,697 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees360 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced258 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting abductions218 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting evacuations175 at about half the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting people falling ill32 at about two-thirds of 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
● 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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