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18,179 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Phnom Penh (Cambodia), violence in Darfur and people killed in Guatemala. Sudan's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 41 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUganda 46 in 100 of its 69 stories, usually 33
RegionCentral Asia 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Cambodia

43 of its 83 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Phnom Penh accounted for 30 of Cambodia's 43 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. 18 of Phnom Penh's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (14 stories).

Cambodia over 30 days → its stories → Phnom Penh stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

35 of its 50 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Darfur accounted for 18 of Sudan's 35 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Darfur stories →
Disasters & accidents

Guatemala

10 of its 17 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Guatemala over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Myanmar

19 of its 22 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Ecuador

20 of its 36 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 13 of Quito's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

South Sudan

21 of its 33 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Flooding was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with hunger. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

29 of its 33 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Seytenga accounted for 21 of Burkina Faso's 29 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 50 of Iran's 83 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. Poisoning was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with road crashes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Togo

8 of its 13 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Cameroon

11 of its 20 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in South Sudan (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); oil spill in Yemen (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); poisoning in Iran (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Russia (19 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heavy rain in Canada (27 of its stories, about three times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 18,179 stories about harm among 83,322 counted on 14 Jun.

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South Sudan's news mentioned flooding about 5 times as often as usual. 22 in every 100 of the day's 83,322 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Cambodia, 52% of the news was about people being harmed, where 39% is usual. On 14 June 2021, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan70 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan53 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 49 · mostly displacement Cambodia52 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 39 · mostly rights & justice Rwanda49 in 100 of its 195 stories · usually 49 · mostly displacement Uganda46 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 33 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US185 stories about protests or strikes, of its 644 Delhi India104 stories about protests or strikes, of its 257 Uvalde US51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 198 London UK49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 335 New York US35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 183

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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 readSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: 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: too little coverage to readSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: 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 readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: 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'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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: 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'sJordan: 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'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: too little coverage to readCentral 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'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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 readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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 readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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'sBermuda: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUruguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTogo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTajikistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSt. Lucia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: 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 a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGrenada: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFiji: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEritrea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times 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 about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times 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

● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 213 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 335 stories about harm ● Burkina Faso few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 29 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 30 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 83 stories about harm ● Russia about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 257 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health41% 7,313 stories · about as usual Rights & justice20% 3,524 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 2,277 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,765 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Food & livelihood8% 1,407 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 679 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 615 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 394 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 killed3,534 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests1,659 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,561 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured798 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting refugees223 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations155 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting people displaced129 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions128 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill13 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India

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

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout two-thirds of 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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