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53,853 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Phnom Penh (Cambodia), people injured in Rwanda and violence in Velky Meder. Rwanda's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Canada and the US →
Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostBahrain 62 in 100 of its 152 stories, usually 22
RegionSoutheast Asia 27 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

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Cambodia

172 of its 248 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Phnom Penh accounted for 112 of Cambodia's 172 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. 102 of Phnom Penh's 112 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (153 stories).

Cambodia over 30 days → its stories → Phnom Penh stories →
Disasters & accidents

Rwanda

288 of its 443 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (45 stories). Building collapse was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. 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.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Puerto Rico

163 of its 370 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Philippines

1,407 of its 3,929 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 325 of Philippine's 556 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (1,018 stories). Heatstroke was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with plague.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Canada

2,996 of its 7,985 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (917 stories). Tornadoes were named in 31 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with power cuts, oil spill and malaria.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Argentina

79 of its 261 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 49 of Buenos Aires' 66 stories were about protests or strikes. Heatwave was named in 47 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Tunisia

43 of its 102 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Egypt

505 of its 951 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Cairo accounted for 416 of Egypt's 505 stories about harm, carried by 275 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (156 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

Mogadishu accounted for 180 of Somalia's 224 stories about harm, carried by 218 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (152 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Azerbaijan (39 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Argentina (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Italy (58 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Liberia (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); helicopter crash in Malaysia (24 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 22 the day before
25 in 10018 in 10010 Apr17 Apr24 Apr1 May9 May10 Apr: 23 in 10011 Apr: 20 in 10012 Apr: 19 in 10013 Apr: 20 in 10014 Apr: 19 in 10015 Apr: 20 in 10016 Apr: 23 in 10017 Apr: 25 in 10018 Apr: 22 in 10019 Apr: 20 in 10020 Apr: 19 in 10021 Apr: 19 in 10022 Apr: 20 in 10023 Apr: 21 in 10024 Apr: 21 in 10025 Apr: 19 in 10026 Apr: 19 in 10027 Apr: 18 in 10028 Apr: 19 in 10029 Apr: 19 in 10030 Apr: 19 in 1001 May: 20 in 1002 May: 19 in 1003 May: 19 in 1004 May: 20 in 1005 May: 20 in 1006 May: 18 in 1007 May: 21 in 1008 May: 22 in 1009 May: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 May. 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 53,853 stories about harm among 274,154 counted on 9 May.

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In Azerbaijan's news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 274,154 stories, as usual. Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Canada and the US. In Cambodia, 69% of the news was about people being harmed, where 45% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen83 in 100 of its 332 stories · usually 82 · mostly conflict & violence Syria79 in 100 of its 1,162 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia75 in 100 of its 300 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan72 in 100 of its 635 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Mali71 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Athens Greece327 stories about protests or strikes, of its 371 Philippine Philippines325 stories about protests or strikes, of its 556 Aleppo Syria197 stories about protests or strikes, of its 636 Washington US196 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2037 Cairo Egypt134 stories about protests or strikes, of its 416

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: 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'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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: 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'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: 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'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: 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 readCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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'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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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 readSt 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 readFiji: 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'sEcuador: 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: 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: 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: 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 readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sUruguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTonga: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTogo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sSlovenia: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about three 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 grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMauritius: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLithuania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: 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'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAnguilla: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGibraltar: 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

● Somalia about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 224 stories about harm ● Slovenia about three times as fearful as the world's · 50 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 274 stories about harm ● Burundi few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 31 stories about harm ● France about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 449 stories about harm ● Puerto Rico about twice as fearful as the world's · 163 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 14,478 stories · less than usual (usually 31%) Health20% 10,732 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence19% 9,856 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents18% 9,405 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,635 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 2,060 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,675 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,025 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 killed15,775 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,463 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,807 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,566 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,256 at about twice the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting refugees1,187 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced634 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions483 at about half the usual rate · most about Spain and the US Stories reporting people falling ill85 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.

● Angera little less than 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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