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31,750 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Violence in Baghdad, illness in Dubai and rights and justice in Burundi drew the news. Burundi's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 59 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIraq 69 in 100 of its 125 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

Iraq

86 of its 125 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Baghdad accounted for 62 of Iraq's 86 stories about harm, carried by 176 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bhutan

27 of its 58 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Heavy rain was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Kashmir

129 of its 185 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Anantnag accounted for 48 of Kashmir's 129 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Yemen

63 of its 75 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Hunger was named in 40 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.

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Health

Haiti

19 of its 22 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Health

Belgium

48 of its 112 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Brussels accounted for 37 of Belgium's 48 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets.

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Health

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 123 of Israel's 231 stories about harm, carried by 112 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Bangladesh

Dhaka accounted for 52 of Bangladesh's 116 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. 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: hunger in Yemen (40 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Romania (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); ebola in Uganda (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tornadoes in New Zealand (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Russia (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

30 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 33; 31 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 31,750 stories about harm among 104,216 counted on 26 Jun.

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In Yemen's news, mentions of the hunger ran about 4 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 30 in every 100 of the day's 104,216 stories, below the usual 33. A year earlier, on 27 June 2019, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 30 today. In Iraq, 69% of the news was about people being harmed, where 48% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen84 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 70 · mostly health Kashmir70 in 100 of its 185 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Syria69 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq69 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan61 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US473 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1631 Beijing China91 stories about protests or strikes, of its 315 Chicago US83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 324 New York US71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 399 San Francisco US68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 245

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: 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 readGuam: 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: 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'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNiger: 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 readWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: 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'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: 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 readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sFrance: 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'sEcuador: 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: feelings about like the world'sFaroe 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'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: 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'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sZambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: coverage a little angrier than 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'sTunisia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJordan: 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'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGambia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGabon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than 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 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'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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

● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 129 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 351 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 113 stories about harm ● Brazil about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 85 stories about harm ● Iraq about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 86 stories about harm ● Syria about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 78 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health59% 18,481 stories · more than usual (usually 55%) Rights & justice21% 6,755 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents7% 2,093 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence6% 1,763 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 1,096 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 674 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 359 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 290 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 killed7,876 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,025 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people affected1,922 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,398 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees220 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting abductions121 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced99 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting evacuations84 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting people falling ill42 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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.

● Angera little less than 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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