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18,006 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Khartoum (Sudan), rights and justice in South Ossetia and people displaced in Congo. Sudan's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 40 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSudan 75 in 100 of its 88 stories, usually 55
RegionSoutheast Asia 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
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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Protests & strikes

Sudan

66 of its 88 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Khartoum accounted for 51 of Sudan's 66 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. 47 of Khartoum's 51 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Rights & justice

Georgia

17 of its 29 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. South Ossetia accounted for 14 of Georgia's 17 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Georgia over 30 days → its stories → South Ossetia stories →
Conflict & violence

Congo

22 of its 25 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Congo over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Belgium

49 of its 138 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Wieze accounted for 40 of Belgium's 49 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Food poisoning was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Poland

36 of its 105 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 8 of Warsaw's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Ecuador

33 of its 50 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. 10 of Quito's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

63 of its 174 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 23 of Hong Kong Island's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories).

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Libya

16 of its 40 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Denmark

36 of its 107 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Covid was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Kashmir (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); cyclone in Trinidad & Tobago (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in Japan (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in South Africa (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); typhoon in China (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 18,006 stories about harm among 85,381 counted on 30 Jun.

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Mentions of food poisoning ran more than ten times their usual in Belgium's news. of the day's 85,381 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Sudan stood out: 75% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 55%. On 30 June 2021, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan75 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 55 · mostly rights & justice Ecuador66 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 50 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan66 in 100 of its 174 stories · usually 66 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria57 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine56 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US179 stories about protests or strikes, of its 635 Beijing China51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 131 Philippine Philippines51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 133 Khartoum Sudan47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 51 Manila Philippines45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 118

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: 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: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: 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'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: 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 readN. 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 readChina: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTogo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSt. Lucia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPeru: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPanama: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier 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'sMalawi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 grief-stricken 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

● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 48 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 343 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 39 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 303 stories about harm ● Jamaica few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 32 stories about harm ● Sudan about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 66 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health40% 7,089 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 4,101 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents12% 2,055 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,887 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood7% 1,262 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 627 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 483 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 332 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 killed4,008 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,624 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,464 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured855 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting refugees183 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced172 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions157 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting evacuations113 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill9 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Greece

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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