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The day's news pointed at arrests in Syria, illness in Dubai and protests in Minsk (Belarus). Syria's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 55 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostPalestine 62 in 100 of its 98 stories, usually 48
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Syria

82 of its 117 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Kashmir

128 of its 188 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Jammu accounted for 64 of Kashmir's 128 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

China

Beijing accounted for 652 of China's 1,446 stories about harm, carried by 764 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (112 stories). Natural hazards were named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Health

Nigeria

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Polio was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Ireland

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Drownings were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Yemen

29 of its 31 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Sanaa accounted for 16 of Yemen's 29 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets.

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Health

Bahrain

19 of its 46 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in South Korea (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Nigeria (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in India (61 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in Ireland (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in China (20 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

31 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 34; 31 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 31,830 stories about harm among 103,436 counted on 19 Jun.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 11 March 2020. In South Korea's news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 31 in every 100 of the day's 103,436 stories, below the usual 34. A year earlier, on 20 June 2019, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 31 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria70 in 100 of its 117 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir68 in 100 of its 188 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine62 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 48 · mostly health Afghanistan56 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Guam53 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 40 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US403 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1259 Tulsa US140 stories about protests or strikes, of its 267 Texas US102 stories about protests or strikes, of its 386 Chicago US99 stories about protests or strikes, of its 310 Beijing China89 stories about protests or strikes, of its 652

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'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'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: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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'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'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: too little coverage to readNiue: 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: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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 readJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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'sGermany: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: 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 readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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'sMyanmar: 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'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: 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 readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: 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: 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: 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 a little more fearful than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful 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'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMauritius: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuinea-Bissau: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: 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 a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBolivia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little angrier 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 grief-stricken as the world's · 128 stories about harm ● Iraq few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 42 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 130 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 61 stories about harm ● Syria about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 82 stories about harm ● Brazil about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 101 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health55% 17,236 stories · less than usual (usually 58%) Rights & justice26% 8,147 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence6% 2,009 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents6% 1,755 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 1,060 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 655 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 381 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 302 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 killed8,059 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,108 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,095 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured1,227 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees265 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people displaced167 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting abductions113 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations93 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill55 at about the usual rate

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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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