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21,784 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to the earthquake in Haiti, people injured in Afghanistan and protests in Dakar (Senegal). Haiti's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostHaiti 93 in 100 of its 123 stories, usually 48
RegionCentral Asia 20 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Haiti

115 of its 123 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 36 of Haiti's 115 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (56 stories). Earthquake was named in 62 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with landslides, hurricane and tropical storm. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

102 of its 187 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories). Poisoning was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Senegal

39 of its 66 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Dakar accounted for 26 of Senegal's 39 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. 17 of Dakar's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).

Senegal over 30 days → its stories → Dakar stories →
Rights & justice

Hong Kong

53 of its 177 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Ukraine

819 of its 1,547 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Kherson accounted for 282 of Ukraine's 819 stories about harm, carried by 493 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (119 stories). Drownings were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

India

1,559 of its 6,441 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Bridge collapse was named in 43 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Health

United Arab Emirates

Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Covid was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Displacement

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 41 of Sudan's 74 stories about harm, carried by 67 outlets. Illness was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Kyrgyzstan

18 of its 38 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

438 of its 1,159 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: covid in United Arab Emirates (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Ghana (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Sudan (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Philippines (19 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); respiratory illness in Vietnam (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 21,784 stories about harm among 120,296 counted on 6 Jun.

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The news turned to Haiti for the second day running. 18 in every 100 of the day's 120,296 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Haiti's news, mentions of the earthquake ran about 4 times their usual. Haiti stood out: 93% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 48%. On 6 June 2022, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Haiti93 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 48 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan65 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 70 · mostly displacement Senegal59 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 47 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan55 in 100 of its 187 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine53 in 100 of its 1,547 stories · usually 30 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US118 stories about protests or strikes, of its 631 Hollywood US66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 277 Atlanta US55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 82 Beijing China42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 95 New York US35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 255

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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 readUganda: 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'sTogo: 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'sSyria: 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'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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'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: too little coverage to readHungary: 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'sGeorgia: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe 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 readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: 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'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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 readBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sCook 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sZambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSlovenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than 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 grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than 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 about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry 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'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 819 stories about harm ● Haiti about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 115 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 102 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 438 stories about harm ● Egypt about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 65 stories about harm ● Palestine about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 52 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 6,631 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 4,928 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 4,111 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence10% 2,121 stories · less than usual (usually 12%) Food & livelihood5% 1,056 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 1,019 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,009 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 524 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 killed4,904 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,284 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,081 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,259 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations328 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting refugees284 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people displaced199 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting abductions148 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill14 at about the usual rate

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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The words in the day's stories were about as 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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