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The news turned to violence in Kabul, heavy rain in Bangladesh and protests in Quito (Ecuador). Afghanistan's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostAfghanistan 76 in 100 of its 259 stories, usually 50
RegionSouth Asia 38 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

197 of its 259 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Kabul accounted for 173 of Afghanistan's 197 stories about harm, carried by 274 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (132 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

161 of its 253 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Sylhet accounted for 92 of Bangladesh's 161 stories about harm, carried by 335 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (63 stories). Heavy rain was named in 54 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides and power cuts.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Sylhet stories →
Protests & strikes

Ecuador

17 of its 26 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Quito accounted for 13 of Ecuador's 17 stories about harm, carried by 16 outlets. 12 of Quito's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories).

Ecuador over 30 days → its stories → Quito stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Mexico

73 of its 173 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Pakistan

214 of its 551 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (24 stories). Power cuts were named in 22 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

France

89 of its 335 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Drought was named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with wildfires.

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Rights & justice

Brazil

65 of its 169 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 40 of Israel's 80 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Displacement

Cyprus

9 of its 15 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Belgium

20 of its 53 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: drought in France (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Spain (11 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); power cuts in Pakistan (22 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in India (49 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Canada (13 of its stories, about three times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 9,750 stories about harm among 43,097 counted on 18 Jun.

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Mentions of heavy rain ran more than ten times their usual in Bangladesh's news. of the day's 43,097 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Afghanistan stood out: 76% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 50%. On 18 June 2021, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 23 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan76 in 100 of its 259 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh64 in 100 of its 253 stories · usually 41 · mostly disasters & accidents Rwanda55 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir51 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Thailand43 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 30 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 350 Delhi India52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 168 Kyiv Ukraine50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 135 London UK39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 166 Bihar India34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 38

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: 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 readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: 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'sPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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'sLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: 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: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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 readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: 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'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTogo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: 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 angry as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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

● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 197 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 49 stories about harm ● Brazil about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 65 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 263 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 214 stories about harm ● Israel about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 80 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health36% 3,465 stories · less than usual (usually 40%) Rights & justice21% 2,035 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents16% 1,508 stories · more than usual (usually 12%) Conflict & violence13% 1,210 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 547 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 390 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 303 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 178 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 killed2,441 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,004 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests942 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured782 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting refugees100 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations80 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting abductions72 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced66 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Chile and the US

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 harsher 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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