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The day's news pointed at flooding in Ukraine, protests in Dakar (Senegal) and people injured in Afghanistan. Afghanistan's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUkraine 55 in 100 of its 1,380 stories, usually 32
RegionEurope 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
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

Ukraine

760 of its 1,380 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Kherson accounted for 359 of Ukraine's 760 stories about harm, carried by 437 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (183 stories). Flooding was named in 428 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with drownings. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kherson stories →
Protests & strikes

Senegal

37 of its 56 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Dakar accounted for 25 of Senegal's 37 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. 22 of Dakar's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Afghanistan

143 of its 237 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (67 stories). Road crashes were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Uganda

76 of its 157 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Kampala accounted for 35 of Uganda's 76 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Covid was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Kampala stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Displacement

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 97 of Sudan's 120 stories about harm, carried by 230 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (44 stories). Hunger was named in 38 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

51 of its 98 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

France

324 of its 1,451 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (187 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Food & livelihood

Ethiopia

59 of its 113 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Tigray accounted for 30 of Ethiopia's 59 stories about harm, carried by 67 outlets.

its stories →
Health

Argentina

41 of its 128 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Health

Equatorial Guinea

8 of its 11 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Sudan (38 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Philippines (62 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in India (170 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in US (993 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hunger in Haiti (10 of its stories, about three 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 8 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 23,420 stories about harm among 123,598 counted on 8 Jun.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Ukraine. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 123,598 stories, as usual. Mentions of flooding ran about 4 times their usual in Ukraine's news. In Ukraine, 55% of the news was about people being harmed, where 32% is usual. On 8 June 2022, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Myanmar75 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice Sudan72 in 100 of its 167 stories · usually 70 · mostly displacement Senegal66 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 50 · mostly rights & justice Haiti63 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 55 · mostly rights & justice Palestine62 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US128 stories about protests or strikes, of its 765 Hollywood US94 stories about protests or strikes, of its 273 London UK60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 307 Khartoum Sudan46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 97 Jerusalem Israel34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 103

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: 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: too little coverage to readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: 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: too little coverage to readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew 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'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 readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: 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'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: 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: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: 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'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sZambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: 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 a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as 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 fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sParaguay: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLaos: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: 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'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEquatorial Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCyprus: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAngola: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken 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'sUkraine: 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'sMaldives: coverage a little warmer 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

● Afghanistan about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 143 stories about harm ● France about twice as angry as the world's · 324 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 29 stories about harm ● Rwanda few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 30 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 120 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 242 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 7,076 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 5,273 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 4,749 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence9% 2,164 stories · less than usual (usually 12%) Food & livelihood4% 1,027 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,001 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 969 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 764 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 killed4,556 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,581 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,093 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,378 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations401 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Canada Stories reporting refugees316 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced252 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions158 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill27 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan

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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less 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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