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The news turned to protests in Kampala (Uganda), the earthquake in Taiwan and violence in Tunis. Tunisia's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUganda 59 in 100 of its 594 stories, usually 28
RegionCentral Asia 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
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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Protests & strikes

Uganda

350 of its 594 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Kampala accounted for 289 of Uganda's 350 stories about harm, carried by 235 outlets. 200 of Kampala's 289 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (136 stories).

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Kampala stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

236 of its 551 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Taipei accounted for 214 of Taiwan's 236 stories about harm, carried by 130 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (161 stories). Earthquake was named in 136 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with building collapse.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories → Taipei stories →
Conflict & violence

Tunisia

76 of its 115 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Tunis accounted for 63 of Tunisia's 76 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (61 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Rights & justice

Singapore

535 of its 2,516 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (190 stories). Flooding was named in 32 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with ebola and flu. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Singapore over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Iraq

1,054 of its 1,377 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Baghdad accounted for 782 of Iraq's 1,054 stories about harm, carried by 598 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (51 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

196 of Dhaka's 336 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Heavy rain was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Algeria

37 of its 81 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Ukraine

258 of its 489 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (153 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

325 of its 361 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 81%. Mukalla accounted for 207 of Yemen's 325 stories about harm, carried by 193 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Switzerland

181 of its 709 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Tuberculosis was named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hiv and malaria. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Nepal (181 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cholera in Haiti (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Ethiopia (32 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); malaria in Burkina Faso (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in Switzerland (33 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 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 60,139 stories about harm among 318,290 counted on 12 May.

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In Taiwan's news, mentions of the earthquake ran about 8 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 318,290 stories, below the usual 20. Uganda's news was 59% about people being harmed, against a usual 28%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen90 in 100 of its 361 stories · usually 81 · mostly conflict & violence Syria77 in 100 of its 1,165 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq77 in 100 of its 1,377 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia67 in 100 of its 256 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia66 in 100 of its 115 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US453 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2387 Baghdad Iraq312 stories about protests or strikes, of its 782 Kampala Uganda200 stories about protests or strikes, of its 289 Dhaka Bangladesh196 stories about protests or strikes, of its 336 Paris France173 stories about protests or strikes, of its 342

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'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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'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'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRussia: 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'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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'sLithuania: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: 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: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: 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: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: 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'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 readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: 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 readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: too little coverage to readTurks & 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 readYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTajikistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sRomania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMontenegro: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLaos: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKiribati: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNauru: 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

● Bangladesh about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 507 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 1,054 stories about harm ● Rwanda about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 189 stories about harm ● Denmark about twice as fearful as the world's · 109 stories about harm ● Singapore about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 535 stories about harm ● Switzerland about twice as fearful as the world's · 181 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 17,175 stories · about as usual Health21% 12,050 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence20% 11,484 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 7,939 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,894 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,154 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 2,019 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,898 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 killed17,970 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,444 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected7,285 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,750 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,547 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions713 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations596 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Canada and India Stories reporting people displaced578 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill62 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the U.S. Virgin Islands

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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