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43,827 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Rights and justice in Dakar, a disaster in Budapest and people killed in Zimbabwe drew the news. Zimbabwe's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostSenegal 82 in 100 of its 539 stories, usually 35
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
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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Rights & justice

Senegal

443 of its 539 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Dakar accounted for 388 of Senegal's 443 stories about harm, carried by 325 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Senegal over 30 days → its stories → Dakar stories →
Disasters & accidents

Hungary

103 of its 211 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Budapest accounted for 80 of Hungary's 103 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Accidents were named in 72 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Hungary over 30 days → its stories → Budapest stories →
Health

Zimbabwe

214 of its 500 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (132 stories). Poisoning was named in 89 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Zimbabwe over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

258 of its 685 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 93 of Tehran's 176 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Plane crash was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Iraq

1,393 of its 1,747 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Fallujah accounted for 1,252 of Iraq's 1,393 stories about harm, carried by 970 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Chad

167 of its 243 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Bahrain

188 of its 286 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 45 of Manama's 53 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (42 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

408 of its 796 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (77 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

169 of its 245 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Mogadishu accounted for 145 of Somalia's 169 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (32 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Netherlands

181 of its 802 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 98 of Amsterdam's 125 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (112 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Laos (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in Sierra Leone (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Malaysia (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Nepal (29 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); polio in Pakistan (80 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 43,827 stories about harm among 199,872 counted on 30 May.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Senegal. Senegal stood out: 82% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 35%. 22 in every 100 of the day's 199,872 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 20.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Senegal82 in 100 of its 539 stories · usually 35 · mostly rights & justice Cambodia81 in 100 of its 284 stories · usually 48 · mostly rights & justice Iraq80 in 100 of its 1,747 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Libya77 in 100 of its 441 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Antarctica71 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 27 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Cincinnati US555 stories about protests or strikes, of its 849 Delhi India206 stories about protests or strikes, of its 691 Brooklyn US123 stories about protests or strikes, of its 126 Cairo Egypt120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 334 Washington US111 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1130

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: 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'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: 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'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: 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'sIndonesia: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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 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: too little coverage to readEl 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: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: 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'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTogo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMauritius: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMauritania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKuwait: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage a little angrier than 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 fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGrenada: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrench Polynesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChad: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCambodia: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sBrunei: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNauru: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMaldives: 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

● Cambodia about three times as fearful as the world's · 230 stories about harm ● Mali about twice as warm as the world's · 171 stories about harm ● Zimbabwe about twice as angry as the world's · 214 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 61 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 662 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 475 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 11,114 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Conflict & violence25% 10,829 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents19% 8,277 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Health15% 6,520 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,028 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,216 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,214 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 902 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 killed15,363 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting people affected6,672 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Italy Stories reporting arrests4,771 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,215 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting refugees1,479 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Italy and Sweden Stories reporting abductions800 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Egypt Stories reporting evacuations780 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nepal Stories reporting people displaced388 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Iraq Stories reporting people falling ill104 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nepal

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
● Griefa little more 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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