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Rights and justice in Munich, deaths in la Magdalena and heavy rain in Ethiopia drew the news. Ethiopia'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 lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostGermany 48 in 100 of its 3,160 stories, usually 22
RegionEurope 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
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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Rights & justice

Germany

1,524 of its 3,160 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Munich accounted for 1,124 of Germany's 1,524 stories about harm, carried by 960 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,082 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Germany over 30 days → its stories → Munich stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

El Salvador

49 of its 62 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. la Magdalena accounted for 41 of el Salvador's 49 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

El Salvador over 30 days → its stories → La Magdalena stories →
Disasters & accidents

Ethiopia

143 of its 238 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (76 stories). Heavy rain was named in 76 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drownings. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Egypt

512 of its 877 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Cairo accounted for 378 of Egypt's 512 stories about harm, carried by 318 outlets. 192 of Cairo's 378 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Tunisia

39 of its 75 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

730 of its 991 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Baghdad accounted for 400 of Iraq's 730 stories about harm, carried by 404 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

1,137 of its 1,685 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (612 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kenya

505 of its 1,067 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of refugees ran at about 10 times the usual rate (154 stories). Ebola was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Canada

2,844 of its 9,056 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Norovirus was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with power cuts and malaria.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Latvia

24 of its 81 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 14 of Riga's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Nepal (106 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heatwave in Argentina (40 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Namibia (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); food poisoning in Angola (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in South Korea (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 60,852 stories about harm among 310,633 counted on 10 May.

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Nepal's news mentioned the avalanche about 6 times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 310,633 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Germany, 48% of the news was about people being harmed, where 22% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

El Salvador79 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 41 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Iraq74 in 100 of its 991 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen70 in 100 of its 186 stories · usually 82 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye67 in 100 of its 1,685 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Syria67 in 100 of its 1,199 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US245 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2249 Cairo Egypt192 stories about protests or strikes, of its 378 Jerusalem Israel182 stories about protests or strikes, of its 634 Dhaka Bangladesh179 stories about protests or strikes, of its 387 Los Angeles US179 stories about protests or strikes, of its 540

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: too little coverage to readVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: too little coverage to readSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: too little coverage to readMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: too little coverage to readIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: too little coverage to readCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: too little coverage to readWest Bank: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: too little coverage to readSiachen Glacier: too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: too little coverage to readVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readVanuatu: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualLiberia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about twice its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualFrench Riviera, France -- conflict & violence: 94 stories, carried by 76 outletsPalais, France -- conflict & violence: 98 stories, carried by 128 outletsKuopio, Finland -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsVermont, US -- health: 83 stories, carried by 56 outletsBamako, Mali -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 11 outletsBaton Rouge, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 37 stories, carried by 41 outletsIstanbul, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 162 stories, carried by 126 outletsBathurst, Gambia -- health: 30 stories, carried by 11 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

● France warmth about twice usual ● Belgium warmth about one and a half times usual ● Japan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Liberia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Singapore warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● French Riviera France about 4 times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 94 stories ● Palais France about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 98 stories ● Kuopio Finland about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Vermont US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 83 stories ● Bamako Mali about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 16,144 stories · less than usual (usually 31%) Conflict & violence22% 12,810 stories · about as usual Health20% 11,823 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Disasters & accidents16% 9,561 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,811 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,094 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 2,035 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,286 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 killed18,400 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,151 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,941 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,363 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,438 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,017 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Canada and the UK Stories reporting people displaced634 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions574 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people falling ill86 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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