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The day's news pointed at train derailment in India, protests in Dakar (Senegal) and arrests in Russia. Russia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostIndia 38 in 100 of its 4,371 stories, usually 18
RegionSouth Asia 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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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Disasters & accidents

India

1,645 of its 4,371 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (656 stories). Train derailment was named in 447 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with bridge collapse. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

India over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Senegal

35 of its 44 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Dakar accounted for 33 of Senegal's 35 stories about harm, carried by 263 outlets. 23 of Dakar's 33 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories).

Senegal over 30 days → its stories → Dakar stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

228 of its 602 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (46 stories). Poisoning was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Vietnam

268 of its 952 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (94 stories). Heavy rain was named in 63 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with outbreaks, dengue and drownings.

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

Somalia

42 of its 53 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Mogadishu accounted for 28 of Somalia's 42 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. 20 of Mogadishu's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sweden

38 of its 117 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Stockholm accounted for 28 of Sweden's 38 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. 15 of Stockholm's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

China

298 of its 1,177 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 129 of Tiananmen's 170 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (80 stories). Landslides were named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain.

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Disasters & accidents

Egypt

87 of its 213 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (36 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

26 of its 77 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 12 of Causeway Bay's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (16 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Poland

33 of its 103 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 13 of Warsaw's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Covid was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Saudi Arabia (18 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in Indonesia (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Afghanistan (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Poland (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); heatwave in Bangladesh (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 10,951 stories about harm among 56,321 counted on 4 Jun.

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It was the third day running that the news turned to India. of the day's 56,321 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. India stood out: 38% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 18%. A year earlier, on 4 June 2022, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. This week the news turned most often to Senegal, on 4 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia79 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan72 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 71 · mostly displacement Syria57 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq47 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence Israel44 in 100 of its 437 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tiananmen China129 stories about protests or strikes, of its 170 Washington US60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 244 Manipur India37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 64 Jerusalem Israel34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 93 London UK28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 122

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: too little coverage to readYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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: 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 readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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 readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: 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'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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'sIreland: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: 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'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readHong 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: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer 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'sSyria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times 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'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier 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

● Somalia few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 42 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 195 stories about harm ● Sweden few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 38 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 128 stories about harm ● Israel about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 192 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 71 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 2,940 stories · less than usual (usually 32%) Disasters & accidents24% 2,583 stories · much more than usual (usually 15%) Rights & justice21% 2,287 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence12% 1,321 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 603 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 386 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 371 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 287 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 killed3,497 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting people injured1,386 at about twice the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting people affected1,257 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,027 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations208 at about twice the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting refugees132 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people displaced120 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions75 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill5 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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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