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34,904 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Jerusalem (Israel), volcanic eruption in Papua New Guinea and violence in Dar es Salaam drew the news. Israel's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostPapua New Guinea 75 in 100 of its 68 stories, usually 23
RegionEurope 18 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
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

Israel

524 of its 978 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Jerusalem accounted for 380 of Israel's 524 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. 281 of Jerusalem's 380 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (243 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Disasters & accidents

Papua New Guinea

51 of its 68 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Ulawun accounted for 40 of Papua New Guinea's 51 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 47 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

Papua New Guinea over 30 days → its stories → Ulawun stories →
Conflict & violence

Tanzania

55 of its 115 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Dar es Salaam accounted for 48 of Tanzania's 55 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Tanzania over 30 days → its stories → Dar es Salaam stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Italy

426 of its 1,165 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (121 stories). Bridge collapse was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain.

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Disasters & accidents

Spain

253 of its 802 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (116 stories). Outbreaks were named in 23 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Tunisia

153 of its 222 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Tunis accounted for 92 of Tunisia's 153 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. Its coverage was about 6 times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

El Salvador

39 of its 54 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

82 of its 242 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (71 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

590 of its 1,236 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (164 stories). Poisoning was named in 86 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Haiti (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Congo (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Palestine (86 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Russia (62 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); earthquake in Nepal (10 of its stories, about 4 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 28 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 34,904 stories about harm among 170,340 counted on 28 Jun.

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20 in every 100 of the day's 170,340 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 28 June 2018, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo77 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 69 · mostly disasters & accidents Papua New Guinea75 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 23 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria74 in 100 of its 300 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence El Salvador72 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 45 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen70 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US589 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1851 Charlottesville US516 stories about protests or strikes, of its 556 Stonewall Inn US408 stories about protests or strikes, of its 545 Jerusalem Israel281 stories about protests or strikes, of its 380 South Bend US250 stories about protests or strikes, of its 480

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'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'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 readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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 readTajikistan: 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 readSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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'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'sNorway: 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 readNamibia: 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 readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: 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: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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'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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: 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 readCyprus: 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'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong 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'sCambodia: 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'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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 readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: 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: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about 6 times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry 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 grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSlovenia: 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 fearful than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKiribati: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGambia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlgeria: 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'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'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

● Tunisia about 6 times as fearful as the world's · 153 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 221 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 524 stories about harm ● Sri Lanka about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 109 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 195 stories about harm ● El Salvador few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 39 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice35% 12,088 stories · more than usual (usually 31%) Health20% 7,030 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 5,405 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 4,788 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,133 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,152 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,146 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 677 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 killed8,783 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,375 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,478 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,077 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees584 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations483 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Italy and Spain Stories reporting abductions288 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced207 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill17 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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