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21,121 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at a disaster in Kalamata, violence in Kupwara and refugees in Finland. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGreece 48 in 100 of its 448 stories, usually 22
RegionEvery region about as usual
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

Greece

213 of its 448 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Kalamata accounted for 123 of Greece's 213 stories about harm, carried by 170 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (92 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Greece over 30 days → its stories → Kalamata stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

79 of its 150 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Kupwara accounted for 32 of Kashmir's 79 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Kupwara stories →
Health

Finland

48 of its 143 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Poisoning was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Sudan

134 of its 163 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Darfur accounted for 80 of Sudan's 134 stories about harm, carried by 137 outlets. Hunger was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about three 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

Mali

27 of its 43 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Health

Portugal

36 of its 131 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Rights & justice

Bangladesh

78 of its 187 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Nigeria

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). HIV was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tuberculosis.

its stories →
Health

Mexico

Poisoning was named in 47 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with food poisoning. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Pakistan (88 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); poisoning in Mexico (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Haiti (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cyclone in India (298 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Sudan (27 of its stories, about three 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 16 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 21,121 stories about harm among 115,772 counted on 16 Jun.

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It was the third day running that the news turned to Greece. of the day's 115,772 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Greece stood out: 48% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 22%. A year earlier, on 16 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 →

Sudan82 in 100 of its 163 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti63 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 56 · mostly health Syria58 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 53 · mostly displacement Kashmir53 in 100 of its 150 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan48 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US140 stories about protests or strikes, of its 564 Manipur India55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 118 London UK54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 304 Beijing China45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 228 Kalamata Greece43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 123

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: 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: feelings about like the world'sU.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: feelings about like the world'sIsle 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'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'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth 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'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: 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'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: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'sPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: 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: 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'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: 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: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIraq: 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'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'sGhana: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl 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'sDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: 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'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'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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'sBelize: 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'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sVietnam: 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 a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPanama: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sOman: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: 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'sIreland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCentral African Republic: 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'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times 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 three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times 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 three times as fearful as the world'sCook Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGibraltar: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 79 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 134 stories about harm ● Mexico about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 133 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 27 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 313 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 205 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 6,455 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 5,103 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 3,865 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence9% 1,964 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,005 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 978 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 845 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 488 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 killed5,124 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,545 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,255 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,531 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees284 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations268 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced259 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions157 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill20 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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