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The news turned to protests in Azaz (Syria), storms in Senegal and violence in Kabul. Afghanistan's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMaldives 77 in 100 of its 108 stories, usually 33
RegionCentral Asia 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
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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Protests & strikes

Syria

996 of its 1,304 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Azaz accounted for 498 of Syria's 996 stories about harm, carried by 344 outlets. 419 of Azaz's 498 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Polio was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Azaz stories →
Disasters & accidents

Senegal

73 of its 114 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Dakar accounted for 65 of Senegal's 73 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (66 stories). Storms were named in 61 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. 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.

Senegal over 30 days → its stories → Dakar stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

1,080 of its 1,274 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Kabul accounted for 745 of Afghanistan's 1,080 stories about harm, carried by 602 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (693 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Rights & justice

Maldives

83 of its 108 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (79 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Maldives over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

North Macedonia

102 of its 139 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Skopje accounted for 92 of North Macedonia's 102 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. 78 of Skopje's 92 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (41 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

Mogadishu accounted for 149 of Somalia's 279 stories about harm, carried by 126 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories). Malaria was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. 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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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Iran

678 of its 1,126 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (255 stories). Poisoning was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

138 of its 163 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Health

Denmark

135 of its 337 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

165 of its 293 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Avalanche was named in 69 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with drought.

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Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Nepal (69 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); measles in Italy (73 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Niger (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Vanuatu (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); rabies in Latvia (12 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 3 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 51,355 stories about harm among 249,259 counted on 3 May.

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Mentions of storms ran about 10 times their usual in Senegal's news. of the day's 249,259 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. A year earlier, on 3 May 2016, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today. Syria's news was 76% about people being harmed, against a usual 71%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan85 in 100 of its 1,274 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Mali85 in 100 of its 163 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Maldives77 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 33 · mostly rights & justice Syria76 in 100 of its 1,304 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence North Macedonia73 in 100 of its 139 stories · usually 53 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Baton Rouge US653 stories about protests or strikes, of its 992 Azaz Syria419 stories about protests or strikes, of its 498 Boston US354 stories about protests or strikes, of its 832 Washington US308 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2202 Jerusalem Israel194 stories about protests or strikes, of its 853

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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readUnited 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 lessUkraine: 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 lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: 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 lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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 lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: 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 lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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 readSaudi 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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 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 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 lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: 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: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: 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 lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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 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: 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 lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: 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 readChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: too little coverage to readChad: 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 lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: 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 lessBangladesh: 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 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 lessAfghanistan: 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 readCrimea: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualTrinidad & Tobago: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSomalia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSenegal: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRussia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualNamibia: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualKazakhstan: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGuyana: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualEritrea: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about one and a half times its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAlbania: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualMaldives: warmth about its own usualBonn, Germany -- rights & justice: 30 stories, carried by 32 outletsLoch Lomond, UK -- disasters & accidents: 42 stories, carried by 45 outletsWindhoek, Namibia -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 10 outletsSouth Dakota, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 15 outletsIrvine, US -- health: 86 stories, carried by 88 outletsArlingham, UK -- health: 15 stories, carried by 60 outletsJakarta, Indonesia -- rights & justice: 50 stories, carried by 34 outletsVienna, Austria -- health: 20 stories, carried by 18 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 ● Senegal warmth about one and a half times usual ● Sri Lanka warmth about one and a half times usual ● Austria warmth about one and a half times usual ● Somalia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Denmark warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Bonn Germany about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 30 stories ● Loch Lomond UK about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 42 stories ● Windhoek Namibia about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 17 stories ● South Dakota US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Irvine US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 86 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 15,386 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence21% 10,663 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Health19% 9,584 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 6,095 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given9% 4,350 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,103 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,263 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 818 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 killed16,876 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,381 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,071 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,860 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced630 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Russia and the US Stories reporting refugees593 at about half the usual rate · most about Syria and Australia Stories reporting abductions429 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations229 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill105 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Belize

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.

● Angerabout two-thirds of 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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