Most of the day's attention went to protests in Pyongyang (North Korea), illness in Brussels and violence in Kashmir. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read harsher than usual.
58 of its 95 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Pyongyang accounted for 41 of North Korea's 58 stories about harm, carried by 212 outlets. 27 of Pyongyang's 41 stories were about protests or strikes. Hunger was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.
73 of its 162 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Brussels accounted for 57 of Belgium's 73 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (28 stories).
30 of its 81 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 6 of Manama's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual:
earthquake in Indonesia (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Ghana (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); volcanic eruption in New Zealand (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); building collapse in Pakistan (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); meningitis in Nigeria (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 35,429 stories about harm among 107,159 counted on 9 Jun.
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North Korea's news mentioned the hunger about 7 times as often as usual. 33 in every 100 of the day's 107,159 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 34. On 10 June 2019, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 33 today. North Korea stood out: 61% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 36%.
33 in every 100 of the day's 107,159 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 34).
North Korea: 58 of its 95 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%.
Belgium: 73 of its 162 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%.
Kashmir: 96 of its 143 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%.
Dominican Republic: 9 of its 12 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%.
Mentions of the hunger ran about 7 times their usual in North Korea's news.
Mentions of the earthquake ran about 4 times their usual in Indonesia's news.
Across the world, the words of the day's news were harsher than usual.
A year earlier, on 10 June 2019, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 33 today.
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