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The day's news pointed at violence in Baghdad, protests in Caracas (Venezuela) and arrests in Liberia. Indonesia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCentral African Republic 95 in 100 of its 152 stories, usually 50
RegionCentral Asia 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

481 of its 627 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Baghdad accounted for 247 of Iraq's 481 stories about harm, carried by 142 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (410 stories). Building collapse was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

Caracas accounted for 658 of Venezuela's 724 stories about harm, carried by 377 outlets. 618 of Caracas' 658 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (472 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Health

Liberia

90 of its 137 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Liberia over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Indonesia

219 of its 618 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (141 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Central African Republic

144 of its 152 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Ouaka accounted for 69 of the Central African Republic's 144 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (139 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

264 of its 321 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (40 stories). Cholera was named in 81 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with measles and malaria. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Brazil

265 of its 728 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 87 of Rio de Janeiro's 94 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (165 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Greece

424 of its 1,175 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 241 of Athens' 364 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

206 of its 309 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Czechia

93 of its 483 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: cholera in Somalia (81 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Germany (78 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Botswana (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); extreme cold in Ukraine (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Yemen (19 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 2 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 49,011 stories about harm among 238,075 counted on 2 May.

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Somalia's news mentioned the cholera about 4 times as often as usual. 21 in every 100 of the day's 238,075 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. On 2 May 2016, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 21 today. Iraq stood out: 77% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 64%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic95 in 100 of its 152 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia82 in 100 of its 321 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq77 in 100 of its 627 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Syria74 in 100 of its 1,316 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Colombia69 in 100 of its 336 stories · usually 69 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US675 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2492 Caracas Venezuela618 stories about protests or strikes, of its 658 Portland US606 stories about protests or strikes, of its 672 Chicago US277 stories about protests or strikes, of its 505 Moscow Russia245 stories about protests or strikes, of its 787

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vanuatu: 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'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 readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: 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: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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 readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readPortugal: 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: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: 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'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: 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'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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 readFiji: 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'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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 readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: 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 readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sZambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTunisia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSt. Lucia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRomania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than 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 angry as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIndonesia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFinland: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCzechia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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

● Egypt about three times as angry as the world's · 463 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 971 stories about harm ● Central African Republic about three times as angry as the world's · 144 stories about harm ● Indonesia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 219 stories about harm ● Mali about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 61 stories about harm ● Finland few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 28 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 14,736 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence22% 10,397 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Health21% 10,081 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Disasters & accidents12% 5,861 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,089 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,719 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,228 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,026 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 killed15,123 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests8,191 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,091 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,069 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced760 at about twice the usual rate · most about Syria and Russia Stories reporting refugees722 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting abductions358 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations310 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill109 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US 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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than 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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