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22,248 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Tegucigalpa (Honduras), train derailment in Tunisia and rights and justice in Bucharest. Honduras' coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostHonduras 93 in 100 of its 163 stories, usually 37
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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

151 of its 163 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Tegucigalpa accounted for 134 of Honduras' 151 stories about harm, carried by 417 outlets. 115 of Tegucigalpa's 134 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Honduras over 30 days → its stories → Tegucigalpa stories →
Disasters & accidents

Tunisia

29 of its 59 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Tunis accounted for 23 of Tunisia's 29 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (13 stories). Train derailment was named in 10 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.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Rights & justice

Romania

98 of its 259 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Bucharest accounted for 76 of Romania's 98 stories about harm, carried by 196 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (50 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

216 of its 278 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Jenin accounted for 108 of Palestine's 216 stories about harm, carried by 118 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (171 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Jenin stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Iran

73 of its 188 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories). Poisoning was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Guadeloupe

34 of its 34 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Lesser Antilles accounted for 28 of Guadeloupe's 34 stories about harm, carried by 272 outlets. Hurricane was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with cyclone.

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Disasters & accidents

Barbados

44 of its 73 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Hurricane was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with flooding.

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Disasters & accidents

Belize

44 of its 92 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Malaria was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

248 of its 522 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (90 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Croatia

16 of its 39 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Guadeloupe (29 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hurricane in Barbados (22 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); gas explosion in France (101 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Ethiopia (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); malaria in Belize (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 22,248 stories about harm among 122,916 counted on 21 Jun.

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Honduras stood out: 93% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 37%. 18 in every 100 of the day's 122,916 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Honduras. On 21 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 →

Honduras93 in 100 of its 163 stories · usually 37 · mostly rights & justice Palestine78 in 100 of its 278 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan67 in 100 of its 188 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia61 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Barbados60 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 20 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US159 stories about protests or strikes, of its 632 Tegucigalpa Honduras115 stories about protests or strikes, of its 134 Jenin Palestine45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 108 New York US39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 240 Turmus Ayya Palestine38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 73

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAfghanistan: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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 readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too 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a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIceland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHonduras: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGabon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: 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

● Honduras about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 151 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as fearful as the world's · 248 stories about harm ● Palestine about three times as angry as the world's · 216 stories about harm ● Hong Kong few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 23 stories about harm ● Uganda about twice as angry as the world's · 71 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 126 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 6,621 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 5,163 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 4,356 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 2,098 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,008 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 987 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 917 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 587 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 killed4,848 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,307 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting arrests2,280 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,416 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees367 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced258 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations183 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting abductions133 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Uganda and the US Stories reporting people falling ill40 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and China

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
● 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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