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60,855 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at violence in Tunis, protests in Dhaka (Bangladesh) and rights and justice in el Faro. Bangladesh's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostTunisia 81 in 100 of its 204 stories, usually 33
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 50 in 100 of its stories, usually 47
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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Conflict & violence

Tunisia

166 of its 204 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Tunis accounted for 150 of Tunisia's 166 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (102 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

617 of its 1,104 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Dhaka accounted for 500 of Bangladesh's 617 stories about harm, carried by 364 outlets. 340 of Dhaka's 500 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Displacement

Nauru

40 of its 51 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Algeria

125 of its 203 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Algiers accounted for 118 of Algeria's 125 stories about harm, carried by 109 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (111 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

1,584 of its 1,838 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Baghdad accounted for 1,357 of Iraq's 1,584 stories about harm, carried by 1,081 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (1,189 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Taiwan

132 of its 433 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (75 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

242 of its 269 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 81%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (77 stories). Storms were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Rights & justice

Singapore

268 of its 1,806 stories (15%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (137 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Displacement

Kenya

416 of its 962 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (235 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Nepal (126 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); poisoning in Azerbaijan (43 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Ethiopia (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Rwanda (43 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); volcanic eruption in New Zealand (63 of its stories, about 6 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 11 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 60,855 stories about harm among 313,574 counted on 11 May.

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Tunisia's news was 81% about people being harmed, against a usual 33%. of the day's 313,574 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen90 in 100 of its 269 stories · usually 81 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq86 in 100 of its 1,838 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia81 in 100 of its 204 stories · usually 33 · mostly conflict & violence El Salvador80 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 44 · mostly rights & justice Nauru78 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 56 · mostly displacement

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Dhaka Bangladesh340 stories about protests or strikes, of its 500 Baghdad Iraq300 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1357 Washington US252 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1927 Delhi India243 stories about protests or strikes, of its 590 Jerusalem Israel145 stories about protests or strikes, of its 512

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: 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'sUruguay: 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'sPuerto Rico: 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'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: 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'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'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: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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 readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: 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'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: 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'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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 readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: 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 readChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: 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'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: 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: too little coverage to readChagos 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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 readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMauritius: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNauru: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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

● Bangladesh about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 617 stories about harm ● United Arab Emirates about twice as warm as the world's · 115 stories about harm ● Tunisia about three times as angry as the world's · 166 stories about harm ● Singapore about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 268 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 731 stories about harm ● Taiwan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 132 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 16,416 stories · less than usual (usually 31%) Conflict & violence22% 13,204 stories · about as usual Health20% 11,660 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Disasters & accidents15% 8,730 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 4,086 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 2,201 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 2,031 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,175 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 killed19,603 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,147 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,974 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,797 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,620 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced838 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions711 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting evacuations570 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting people falling ill111 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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