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21,930 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to illness in Babahoyo, violence in Ituri and a disaster in Bogota. Ecuador's coverage was about 5 times 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 mostEcuador 48 in 100 of its 129 stories, usually 20
RegionCentral Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
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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Health

Ecuador

62 of its 129 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Babahoyo accounted for 49 of Ecuador's 62 stories about harm, carried by 142 outlets. Illness was named in 57 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ecuador over 30 days → its stories → Babahoyo stories →
Conflict & violence

DR Congo

15 of its 19 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Ituri accounted for 11 of the DR Congo's 15 stories about harm, carried by 11 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

DR Congo over 30 days → its stories → Ituri stories →
Displacement

Congo

19 of its 28 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Syria

143 of its 198 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Cuba

28 of its 65 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 6 of Havana's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

512 of its 1,150 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (228 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

UK

1,986 of its 7,756 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (152 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

218 of its 675 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (42 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 76 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Somalia

36 of its 48 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. 7 of Mogadishu's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Pakistan (93 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Philippines (76 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cyclone in India (304 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); covid in Bangladesh (19 of its stories, about three times its usual); illness in Nepal (14 of its stories, about 4 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 13 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 21,930 stories about harm among 120,690 counted on 13 Jun.

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Ecuador's news was 48% about people being harmed, against a usual 20%. of the day's 120,690 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 13 June 2022, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria72 in 100 of its 198 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine65 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Colombia63 in 100 of its 164 stories · usually 43 · mostly disasters & accidents Myanmar62 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice Sudan57 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 69 · mostly displacement

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US153 stories about protests or strikes, of its 644 Miami US151 stories about protests or strikes, of its 250 Delhi India79 stories about protests or strikes, of its 269 London UK59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 406 New York US31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 310

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: 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'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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 readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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'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'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: 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'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: 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'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: 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: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: 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'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'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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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'sYemen: 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'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: 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 warm as the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: 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'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sParaguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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 fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEritrea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful 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'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 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'sJersey: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCook Islands: 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

● Ecuador about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 62 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 63 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 512 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 143 stories about harm ● Denmark few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 32 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 250 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 6,665 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 5,377 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 3,922 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 2,096 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,105 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 1,089 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 798 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 504 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 killed5,117 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,444 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,304 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,566 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations415 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India and Syria Stories reporting refugees247 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people displaced187 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the Philippines and Sudan Stories reporting abductions142 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill17 at about the usual rate

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
● 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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