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16,537 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Nairobi (Kenya), plane crash in India and people displaced in Tehran drew the news. Kenya's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostEgypt 35 in 100 of its 133 stories, usually 18
RegionSouth Asia 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
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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Protests & strikes

Kenya

104 of its 275 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Nairobi accounted for 64 of Kenya's 104 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. 38 of Nairobi's 64 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories → Nairobi stories →
Disasters & accidents

India

1,901 of its 6,093 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Ahmedabad accounted for 1,008 of India's 1,901 stories about harm, carried by 909 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (1,043 stories). Plane crash was named in 620 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.

India over 30 days → its stories → Ahmedabad stories →
Displacement

Iran

228 of its 712 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Tehran accounted for 169 of Iran's 228 stories about harm, carried by 247 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

27 of its 56 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Baghdad accounted for 19 of Iraq's 27 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Egypt

47 of its 133 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Cairo accounted for 31 of Egypt's 47 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. 29 of Cairo's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (14 stories).

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Displacement

Syria

67 of its 103 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of abductions ran at about 10 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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Protests & strikes

Bolivia

10 of its 14 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 3 of Llallagua's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

South Africa

Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Storms were named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with extreme cold and power cuts. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Austria

63 of its 152 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Malaysia

81 of its 324 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Sri Lanka (12 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); storms in South Africa (20 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Pakistan (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); plane crash in UK (25 of its stories, more than ten 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 12 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 16,537 stories about harm among 84,878 counted on 12 Jun.

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For the fourth day running, the news turned to Kenya. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 84,878 stories, as usual. Mentions of plane crash ran more than ten times their usual in India's news. On 12 June 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 19 today. Kenya stood out: 38% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 27%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan69 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 67 · mostly displacement Syria65 in 100 of its 103 stories · usually 51 · mostly displacement Palestine59 in 100 of its 276 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Israel56 in 100 of its 801 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq48 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 27 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Los Angeles US314 stories about protests or strikes, of its 481 Washington US263 stories about protests or strikes, of its 664 Ballymena UK94 stories about protests or strikes, of its 122 California US71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 187 Chicago US66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 140

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSomalia: 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'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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'sNorth Korea: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: 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'sLatvia: 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 readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: 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 readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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 readChina: 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readMyanmar: 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: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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 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 readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little warmer 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMoldova: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLaos: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBolivia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBenin: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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

● Kenya about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 104 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 445 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 99 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 163 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 267 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 166 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 4,503 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Health24% 3,876 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents21% 3,461 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence11% 1,807 stories · much less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 958 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 588 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 551 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 509 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 killed4,055 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,420 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected1,546 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured988 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions264 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced166 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations160 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees149 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
● Feara little less than 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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