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The day's news pointed at violence in Hiroshima, rights and justice in Phnom Penh and arrests in Grenada. Thailand's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostJapan 56 in 100 of its 7,284 stories, usually 20
RegionEast Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
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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Conflict & violence

Japan

4,105 of its 7,284 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Hiroshima accounted for 2,765 of Japan's 4,105 stories about harm, carried by 1,677 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (348 stories). Heatwave was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Japan over 30 days → its stories → Hiroshima stories →
Rights & justice

Cambodia

234 of its 296 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Phnom Penh accounted for 192 of Cambodia's 234 stories about harm, carried by 161 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Cambodia over 30 days → its stories → Phnom Penh stories →
Health

Grenada

41 of its 64 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (36 stories). Heatstroke was named in 35 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Grenada over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Thailand

370 of its 1,002 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (207 stories). Storms were named in 99 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Uganda

214 of its 464 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Kampala accounted for 175 of Uganda's 214 stories about harm, carried by 165 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (122 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

175 of its 299 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Italy

635 of its 1,763 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (511 stories). Hypothermia was named in 46 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Colombia

321 of its 522 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (67 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Côte d’Ivoire

41 of its 65 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

112 of its 342 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (51 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: flu in Cameroon (29 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); natural hazards in Azerbaijan (38 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Tonga (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); landslides in Mexico (60 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Nicaragua (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 59,155 stories about harm among 285,955 counted on 27 May.

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In Grenada's news, mentions of the heatstroke ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 285,955 stories, as usual. Japan's news was 56% about people being harmed, against a usual 20%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Cambodia79 in 100 of its 296 stories · usually 48 · mostly rights & justice South Sudan74 in 100 of its 158 stories · usually 60 · mostly rights & justice Syria74 in 100 of its 1,392 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen71 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 81 · mostly conflict & violence Congo70 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 47 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Hiroshima Japan429 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2765 Washington US287 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2228 Fallujah Iraq210 stories about protests or strikes, of its 535 Azaz Syria205 stories about protests or strikes, of its 431 Los Angeles US187 stories about protests or strikes, of its 433

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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'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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: 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: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: 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'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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 readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: 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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: 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'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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): 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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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 readZimbabwe: 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'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 about three times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sThailand: coverage about twice 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 warmer than the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLaos: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGrenada: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChad: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: 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'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 angrier 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

● Uganda about three times as fearful as the world's · 214 stories about harm ● Nepal about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 272 stories about harm ● Côte d’Ivoire few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 41 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 510 stories about harm ● Colombia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 321 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 1,027 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 15,277 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Conflict & violence23% 13,182 stories · about as usual Health20% 11,310 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 9,421 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,642 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 2,042 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,766 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,323 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 killed17,125 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected8,488 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,354 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,058 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,187 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations998 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Japan and the US Stories reporting abductions882 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced688 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill81 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nepal and Australia

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
● Griefa little less than 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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