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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.

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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).

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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).

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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

usually 20; 23 the day before
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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.

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 lessVietnam: 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: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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 lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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 lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: too little coverage to readEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth 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: too little coverage to readNetherlands: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: 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: too little coverage to readIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: too little coverage to readHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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 lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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 lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: 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 lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: 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 lessAksai Chin: 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 lessCrimea: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMauritania: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualCosta Rica: warmth about its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCanada: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualMopti, Mali -- conflict & violence: 100 stories, carried by 86 outletsPetersburg, Russia -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 94 stories, carried by 81 outletsMission City, Canada -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 94 outletsBonn, Germany -- displacement: 44 stories, carried by 43 outletsSousse, Tunisia -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 65 outletsMissouri, US -- disasters & accidents: 21 stories, carried by 19 outletsIdaho Falls, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsShiv, India -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 16 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

● Russia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mali warmth about one and a half times usual ● Central African Republic warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Mopti Mali about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 100 stories ● Petersburg Russia about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 94 stories ● Mission City Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Bonn Germany about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 44 stories ● Sousse Tunisia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories

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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