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38,936 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Baghdad (Iraq), people killed in Russia and illness in Punta Cana. the Dominican Republic's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Venezuela →
Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIraq 78 in 100 of its 692 stories, usually 47
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 36
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Iraq

543 of its 692 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Baghdad accounted for 224 of Iraq's 543 stories about harm, carried by 184 outlets. 136 of Baghdad's 224 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (223 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

932 of its 2,208 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (729 stories). Plane crash was named in 91 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with plague. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Russia over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Tunisia

61 of its 89 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Tunis accounted for 47 of Tunisia's 61 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (59 stories).

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

Iran

656 of its 1,673 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Tehran accounted for 524 of Iran's 656 stories about harm, carried by 616 outlets. 347 of Tehran's 524 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (266 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

130 of its 152 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Sanaa accounted for 54 of Yemen's 130 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (92 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 107 of Sudan's 223 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. 95 of Khartoum's 107 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

260 of its 409 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 74 of Caracas' 96 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (116 stories).

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Rights & justice

Saudi Arabia

713 of its 1,224 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (374 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

99 of its 115 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. 24 of Managua's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: bird flu in Guyana (50 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Japan (179 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in India (201 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); malaria in Uganda (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); plane crash in Ukraine (12 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 19 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 38,936 stories about harm among 192,982 counted on 19 Jun.

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Mentions of bird flu ran more than ten times their usual in Guyana's news. of the day's 192,982 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. People displaced were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Venezuela. It was the second day running that the news turned to Iraq. In Iraq, 78% of the news was about people being harmed, where 47% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua86 in 100 of its 115 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice Yemen86 in 100 of its 152 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq78 in 100 of its 692 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Syria75 in 100 of its 303 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan74 in 100 of its 302 stories · usually 75 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran347 stories about protests or strikes, of its 524 Orlando US306 stories about protests or strikes, of its 446 Washington US252 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1792 Beijing China175 stories about protests or strikes, of its 265 Baghdad Iraq136 stories about protests or strikes, of its 224

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'sVietnam: 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'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: too little coverage to readTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: 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 readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: 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'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'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: 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'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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong 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'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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readGaza: 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: 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: 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 readJersey: 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: 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: 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 about three times as angry as 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 a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNicaragua: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIceland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea-Bissau: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as 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 more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelgium: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little angrier 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 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 grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGuernsey: 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

● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 130 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 105 stories about harm ● Egypt about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 243 stories about harm ● Finland few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 35 stories about harm ● Dominican Republic about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 189 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 713 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 11,433 stories · about as usual Health24% 9,269 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents15% 5,693 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence12% 4,770 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,813 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 1,934 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,555 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 872 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 killed10,930 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,340 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,191 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,557 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting refugees905 at about twice the usual rate · most about Venezuela and the US Stories reporting evacuations714 at about twice the usual rate · most about Iran and Iraq Stories reporting people displaced624 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Venezuela Stories reporting abductions280 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill55 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 much softer 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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