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35,208 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to violence in Tripoli, people killed in Lesotho and the earthquake in Kashmir. Kashmir's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 56 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostLibya 71 in 100 of its 98 stories, usually 46
RegionCentral Asia 42 in 100 of its stories, usually 37
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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Rights & justice

Libya

70 of its 98 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Tripoli accounted for 41 of Libya's 70 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
Health

Lesotho

25 of its 49 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). HIV was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Lesotho over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

95 of its 134 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Jammu accounted for 61 of Kashmir's 95 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Earthquake was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Protests & strikes

Mali

27 of its 39 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. 6 of Bamako's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Syria

87 of its 123 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

China

1,490 of its 3,102 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (110 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

North Korea

Pyongyang accounted for 83 of North Korea's 94 stories about harm, carried by 207 outlets. 55 of Pyongyang's 83 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 47 of Afghanistan's 83 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

India

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Poisoning was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Brazil

12 of Brasilia's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Romania (27 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); respiratory illness in Ukraine (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Pakistan (17 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); flooding in Ireland (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hiv in UK (93 of its stories, about 5 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 16 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 35,208 stories about harm among 109,357 counted on 16 Jun.

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Mentions of HIV ran more than ten times their usual in Lesotho's news. On 17 June 2019, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 32 today. Libya stood out: 71% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 46%. 32 in every 100 of the day's 109,357 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 →

Yemen74 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 69 · mostly health Libya71 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice Kashmir71 in 100 of its 134 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Syria71 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan67 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US436 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1397 Albuquerque US139 stories about protests or strikes, of its 150 New York US133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 481 Atlanta US124 stories about protests or strikes, of its 299 Manhattan US119 stories about protests or strikes, of its 355

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: 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 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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'sSingapore: 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: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: 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'sPhilippines: 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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: 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'sGeorgia: 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: 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 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 readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: 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'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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'sGaza: 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: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNepal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLesotho: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIceland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea-Bissau: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little warmer 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 twice as fearful as the world's · 95 stories about harm ● Lesotho few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 25 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 58 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as fearful as the world's · 63 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 27 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 83 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health56% 19,753 stories · less than usual (usually 60%) Rights & justice25% 8,739 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents6% 1,982 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence6% 1,942 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,286 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 657 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 345 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 277 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 killed9,457 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,251 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,040 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,426 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees165 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions125 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced115 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations114 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Ghana Stories reporting people falling ill86 at about one and a half times 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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