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The day's news pointed at violence in Solhan, heavy rain in Sri Lanka and protests in Jerusalem (Israel). Burkina Faso's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 46 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostBurkina Faso 97 in 100 of its 76 stories, usually 61
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

74 of its 76 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Solhan accounted for 62 of Burkina Faso's 74 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Burkina Faso over 30 days → its stories → Solhan stories →
Disasters & accidents

Sri Lanka

120 of its 243 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Colombo accounted for 87 of Sri Lanka's 120 stories about harm, carried by 331 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (6 stories). Heavy rain was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with flooding.

Sri Lanka over 30 days → its stories → Colombo stories →
Protests & strikes

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 203 of Israel's 285 stories about harm, carried by 195 outlets. 125 of Jerusalem's 203 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Rights & justice

Nigeria

422 of its 983 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (247 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Yemen

45 of its 66 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Marib accounted for 30 of Yemen's 45 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Jordan

25 of its 74 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 7 of Amman's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

111 of its 154 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Kabul accounted for 58 of Afghanistan's 111 stories about harm, carried by 133 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Canada

331 of its 1,003 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (42 stories). Hunger was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Outbreaks were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Taiwan

94 of its 135 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Taipei accounted for 62 of Taiwan's 94 stories about harm, carried by 317 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Türkiye (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Canada (22 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); earthquake in Philippines (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); road crashes in UK (33 of its stories, about three times its usual); heatwave in US (15 of its stories, about three times its usual).

26 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 10,480 stories about harm among 41,032 counted on 6 Jun.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Burkina Faso. Stories about people being harmed made up 26 in every 100 of the day's 41,032 stories, as usual. Mentions of outbreaks ran about 4 times their usual in Türkiye's news. A year earlier, on 6 June 2020, 37 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 26 today. Burkina Faso stood out: 97% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 61%. This week the news turned most often to Sri Lanka, on 6 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burkina Faso97 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan72 in 100 of its 154 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Taiwan70 in 100 of its 135 stories · usually 45 · mostly health Yemen68 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Thailand53 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 43 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel125 stories about protests or strikes, of its 203 Washington US100 stories about protests or strikes, of its 324 Beijing China34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 70 Lagos Nigeria19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 86 San Francisco US19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 56

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: 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: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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 readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: 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'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: 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'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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: too little coverage to readNew 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'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai 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: too little coverage to readPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: feelings about like the world'sSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHungary: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEquatorial Guinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half 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

● Burkina Faso about three times as angry as the world's · 74 stories about harm ● Türkiye few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 42 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about three times as angry as the world's · 45 stories about harm ● Nigeria about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 422 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 111 stories about harm ● Bosnia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 8 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health46% 4,807 stories · less than usual (usually 50%) Rights & justice20% 2,052 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,293 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 1,105 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 577 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 220 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 185 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 143 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 killed3,183 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests821 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected763 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured652 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced95 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Burkina Faso and the US Stories reporting abductions89 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting evacuations71 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nepal Stories reporting refugees69 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill19 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about China and the UK

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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than 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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