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20,316 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Srebrenica, train derailment in Pakistan and arrests in France. Bosnia's coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 49 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBosnia 90 in 100 of its 114 stories, usually 49
RegionOceania 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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

Bosnia

103 of its 114 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Srebrenica accounted for 70 of Bosnia's 103 stories about harm, carried by 211 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bosnia over 30 days → its stories → Srebrenica stories →
Disasters & accidents

Pakistan

382 of its 848 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (101 stories). Train derailment was named in 111 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with polio.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

France

254 of its 948 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (135 stories). Outbreaks were named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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

Burkina Faso

36 of its 40 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Solhan accounted for 29 of Burkina Faso's 36 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Libya

22 of its 40 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

34 of its 54 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Australia

Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (185 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with storms.

its stories →
Health

Canada

Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (104 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

US

Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (78 stories). Hantavirus was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: respiratory illness in Australia (21 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hiv in China (19 of its stories, about three times its usual); hantavirus in US (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 25; 23 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 20,316 stories about harm among 90,872 counted on 8 Jun.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 25 February 2020. A year earlier, on 8 June 2020, 35 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today. Bosnia stood out: 90% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 49%. 22 in every 100 of the day's 90,872 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 25.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bosnia90 in 100 of its 114 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq63 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan60 in 100 of its 196 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Syria52 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine51 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US203 stories about protests or strikes, of its 765 Jerusalem Israel52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 109 London UK35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 422 New York US29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 216 Moscow Russia23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 90

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: 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 readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: 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'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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 readNorway: 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 readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial 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: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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'sBelize: 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'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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 readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: too little coverage to readMontserrat: 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: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNamibia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: 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'sHonduras: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGrenada: 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'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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

● Bosnia about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 103 stories about harm ● Libya few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 22 stories about harm ● Burkina Faso few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 36 stories about harm ● United Arab Emirates few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 36 stories about harm ● Central African Republic few stories a little warmer than the world's · 13 stories about harm ● Canada about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 761 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health49% 9,808 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 4,489 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents10% 2,013 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence9% 1,763 stories · less than usual (usually 11%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 767 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 519 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 454 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 284 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 killed4,885 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests2,004 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,511 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured940 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting refugees226 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Guatemala Stories reporting people displaced134 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions115 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting evacuations87 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill16 at about two-thirds of 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 softer than 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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