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21,592 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Tegucigalpa (Honduras), rights and justice in Bucharest and violence in Jenin. Palestine's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostRomania 54 in 100 of its 379 stories, usually 13
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Honduras

32 of its 37 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Tegucigalpa accounted for 25 of Honduras' 32 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. 23 of Tegucigalpa's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Honduras over 30 days → its stories → Tegucigalpa stories →
Rights & justice

Romania

204 of its 379 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Bucharest accounted for 123 of Romania's 204 stories about harm, carried by 495 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (93 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Romania over 30 days → its stories → Bucharest stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

214 of its 284 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Jenin accounted for 145 of Palestine's 214 stories about harm, carried by 228 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (154 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Jenin stories →
Displacement

Sudan

176 of its 228 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Khartoum accounted for 61 of Sudan's 176 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Uganda

99 of its 163 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Kampala accounted for 39 of Uganda's 99 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (15 stories). 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

Afghanistan

139 of its 209 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Landslides were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

U.S. Virgin Islands

22 of its 27 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Hurricane was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with storm surge.

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Disasters & accidents

Guadeloupe

13 of its 13 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Hurricane was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Greece

124 of its 363 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

United Arab Emirates

57 of its 371 stories (15%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (32 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Guadeloupe (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in U.S. Virgin Islands (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); covid in Sri Lanka (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in Nepal (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Ireland (18 of its stories, about 8 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 20 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 21,592 stories about harm among 117,262 counted on 20 Jun.

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In Guadeloupe's news, mentions of the hurricane ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 117,262 stories, as usual. Honduras' news was 86% about people being harmed, against a usual 31%. A year earlier, on 20 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 →

Sudan77 in 100 of its 228 stories · usually 69 · mostly displacement Palestine75 in 100 of its 284 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Puerto Rico68 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 27 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan67 in 100 of its 209 stories · usually 46 · mostly disasters & accidents Somalia63 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US130 stories about protests or strikes, of its 510 Jenin Palestine49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 145 Hollywood US33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 184 Chicago US33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 237 New Delhi India31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 163

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle 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'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt 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'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'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: 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'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sFrance: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: 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: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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 readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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 readZambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than 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 fearful 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'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMoldova: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIceland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHonduras: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGabon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than 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

● Palestine about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 214 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as fearful as the world's · 187 stories about harm ● Uganda about twice as angry as the world's · 99 stories about harm ● Honduras few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 32 stories about harm ● Ghana a little warmer than the world's · 95 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 340 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 6,467 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 4,862 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 4,582 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence9% 1,893 stories · less than usual (usually 11%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 967 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 927 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 727 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 709 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 killed4,728 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,155 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting arrests2,255 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,499 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees528 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting people displaced279 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations197 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting abductions119 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Uganda and the US 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 softer than 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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