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12,156 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to a disaster in Ras Laffan, people injured in the Philippines and protests in la Espriella (Colombia). Russia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostQatar 61 in 100 of its 273 stories, usually 7
RegionSoutheast Asia 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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

Qatar

166 of its 273 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 7%. Ras Laffan accounted for 133 of Qatar's 166 stories about harm, carried by 124 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (123 stories). Accidents were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Qatar over 30 days → its stories → Ras Laffan stories →
Rights & justice

Philippines

216 of its 562 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (105 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

France

148 of its 683 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (58 stories). Heatwave was named in 68 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with storms, drownings and heatstroke.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 272 of Iran's 401 stories about harm, carried by 474 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Trinidad & Tobago

12 of its 26 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 5 of Fyzabad's 9 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Disasters & accidents

Belize

11 of its 22 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Nigeria

41 of Abuja's 68 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: heatwave in France (68 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flu in Australia (63 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); heatwave in UK (192 of its stories, about three times its usual); helicopter crash in US (17 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 22 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 12,156 stories about harm among 67,163 counted on 22 Jun.

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In Qatar, 61% of the news was about people being harmed, where 7% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 67,163 stories, as usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan61 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Qatar61 in 100 of its 273 stories · usually 7 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine55 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Syria51 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence Israel47 in 100 of its 514 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US70 stories about protests or strikes, of its 403 Tehran Iran59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 272 Abuja Nigeria41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 68 London UK40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 196 La Espriella Colombia28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 54

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'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: 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'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: 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: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: 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: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: 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'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'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sParaguay: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer 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

● Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 405 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 94 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 111 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 240 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 53 stories about harm ● Sudan few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 35 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 3,050 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 2,806 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 2,463 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence13% 1,573 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 763 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 511 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 499 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 264 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 killed3,246 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,352 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,229 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured994 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced126 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions115 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting evacuations100 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Qatar Stories reporting refugees93 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill13 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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