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23,090 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to violence in Tehran, protests in Khartoum (Sudan) and building collapse in Cambodia. Cyprus' coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCambodia 95 in 100 of its 373 stories, usually 33
RegionSoutheast Asia 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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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Conflict & violence

Iran

1,389 of its 2,962 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Tehran accounted for 875 of Iran's 1,389 stories about harm, carried by 937 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (1,160 stories). Storms were named in 52 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

111 of its 127 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 77%. Khartoum accounted for 80 of Sudan's 111 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. 78 of Khartoum's 80 stories were about protests or strikes. Power cuts were named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. 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

Cambodia

355 of its 373 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Preah accounted for 265 of Cambodia's 355 stories about harm, carried by 377 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (290 stories). Building collapse was named in 89 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Cyprus

68 of its 79 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (63 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Mauritania

160 of its 210 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Nouakchott accounted for 128 of Mauritania's 160 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. 90 of Nouakchott's 128 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

117 of its 170 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Caracas accounted for 97 of Venezuela's 117 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. 61 of Caracas' 97 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (78 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

240 of its 354 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. 18 of Wan Chai's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (187 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Russia

192 of its 650 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 53 of Moscow's 73 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Israel

343 of its 786 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 85 of Jerusalem's 125 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (99 stories). Outbreaks were named in 91 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Mexico

128 of its 380 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (70 stories). Tropical storm was named in 45 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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Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Dominican Republic (84 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Switzerland (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Mexico (45 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Israel (91 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Laos (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 23,090 stories about harm among 98,311 counted on 22 Jun.

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It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 17 March 2019. of the day's 98,311 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. A year earlier, on 22 June 2018, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 today. Iran's news was 47% about people being harmed, against a usual 33%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Cambodia95 in 100 of its 373 stories · usually 33 · mostly disasters & accidents Nicaragua91 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 62 · mostly rights & justice Sudan87 in 100 of its 127 stories · usually 77 · mostly rights & justice Cyprus86 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 24 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Mauritania76 in 100 of its 210 stories · usually 29 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran294 stories about protests or strikes, of its 875 Chicago US186 stories about protests or strikes, of its 427 Los Angeles US160 stories about protests or strikes, of its 330 Washington US135 stories about protests or strikes, of its 680 Tbilisi Georgia129 stories about protests or strikes, of its 132

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'sVenezuela: 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: too little coverage to readUnited 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'sTunisia: 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'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: 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'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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: 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'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: 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 readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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 readCuba: 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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'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: too little coverage to readPitcairn: 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: too little coverage to readMontserrat: 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: feelings about like the world'sCook 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: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 warm as the world'sSpain: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMauritania: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMali: 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 fearful as the world'sLaos: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little angrier than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world'sCyprus: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChile: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCameroon: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: 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 more grief-stricken than the world'sBotswana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful 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'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than 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 a little warmer than 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

● Dominican Republic about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 133 stories about harm ● Pakistan about three times as fearful as the world's · 410 stories about harm ● Cyprus about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 68 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 95 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 103 stories about harm ● Mauritania about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 160 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 6,909 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 4,682 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Health17% 3,870 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Conflict & violence17% 3,825 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given9% 1,964 stories · more than usual (usually 6%) Shelter & services3% 720 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 509 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 299 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 killed8,452 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting arrests3,134 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured2,647 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Cambodia Stories reporting people affected2,164 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees446 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting evacuations180 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions157 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced150 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill21 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 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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