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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 →
6 more places the news pointed at
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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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 lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: 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 lessSweden: 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: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: too little coverage to readSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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 lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: 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 lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: 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 lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: too little coverage to readPalestine: 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: too little coverage to readGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR 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 lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: 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: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: too little coverage to readBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican 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: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readVietnam: warmth about its own usualU.S. Virgin Islands: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKigali, Rwanda -- conflict & violence: 135 stories, carried by 97 outletsFrench Riviera, France -- rights & justice: 31 stories, carried by 28 outletsLongford, Ireland -- health: 22 stories, carried by 21 outletsBoise, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 15 outletsToowoomba, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 149 outletsTequila, Mexico -- rights & justice: 29 stories, carried by 29 outletsThangool, Australia -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 27 outletsNew Jersey, US -- health: 18 stories, carried by 15 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

● Ukraine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Kenya warmth about one and a half times usual ● Rwanda warmth about one and a half times usual ● Norway warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Kigali Rwanda about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 135 stories ● French Riviera France about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 31 stories ● Longford Ireland about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 22 stories ● Boise US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Toowoomba Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 14 stories

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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