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35,788 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at arrests in Lesotho and Chad and people injured in Côte d’Ivoire. Lesotho's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 55 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostNorway 36 in 100 of its 184 stories, usually 26
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Lesotho

18 of its 21 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Lesotho over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Chad

21 of its 49 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).

Chad over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Norway

67 of its 184 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about 4 times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

Jammu accounted for 39 of Kashmir's 90 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Puerto Rico

59 of its 85 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (40 stories).

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Health

Jamaica

60 of its 143 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

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Health

Iran

120 of its 232 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Tehran accounted for 62 of Iran's 120 stories about harm, carried by 134 outlets.

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Health

Zimbabwe

126 of its 261 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: oil spill in Russia (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in China (32 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in India (60 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); ebola in South Africa (11 of its stories, about three times its usual).

32 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 34; 33 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 35,788 stories about harm among 110,507 counted on 11 Jun.

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In Lesotho, 86% of the news was about people being harmed, where 32% is usual. A year earlier, on 12 June 2019, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 32 today. 32 in every 100 of the day's 110,507 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 34.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Puerto Rico69 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 57 · mostly health Kashmir60 in 100 of its 150 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan53 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 62 · mostly health Philippines53 in 100 of its 704 stories · usually 56 · mostly health Burundi52 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 59 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US764 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1646 London UK170 stories about protests or strikes, of its 702 Los Angeles US135 stories about protests or strikes, of its 366 New York US121 stories about protests or strikes, of its 476 Beijing China120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 303

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: feelings about like the world'sCayman 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'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'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth 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 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'sSaudi Arabia: 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: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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: feelings about like the world'sPakistan: feelings about like the world'sOman: 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 readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: 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'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: 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'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: 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'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'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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 readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSlovakia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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'sLesotho: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBurundi: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sGuernsey: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 90 stories about harm ● Lesotho few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 18 stories about harm ● Côte d’Ivoire few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 21 stories about harm ● Norway about twice as angry as the world's · 67 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 138 stories about harm ● Slovakia few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 17 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health55% 19,625 stories · much less than usual (usually 64%) Rights & justice28% 9,968 stories · much more than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents5% 1,856 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence5% 1,715 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 1,018 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 702 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 370 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 296 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 killed8,511 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,366 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,037 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,156 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees140 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced131 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations110 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions108 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill40 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and China

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 about as 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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