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43,440 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Violence in Seoul, protests in Caracas (Venezuela) and people displaced in Bangui drew the news. Venezuela's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSouth Korea 49 in 100 of its 994 stories, usually 13
RegionSoutheast Asia 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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

South Korea

492 of its 994 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Seoul accounted for 377 of South Korea's 492 stories about harm, carried by 485 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Poisoning was named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

South Korea over 30 days → its stories → Seoul stories →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

417 of its 536 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Caracas accounted for 284 of Venezuela's 417 stories about harm, carried by 314 outlets. 273 of Caracas' 284 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

133 of its 293 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (92 stories). Avalanche was named in 94 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

North Korea

436 of its 897 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Pyongyang accounted for 369 of North Korea's 436 stories about harm, carried by 312 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (238 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

784 of its 854 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Mogadishu accounted for 680 of Somalia's 784 stories about harm, carried by 580 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (189 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Indonesia

288 of its 693 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 86 of Jakarta's 149 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (123 stories). Oil spill was named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Mexico

635 of its 1,885 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 140 of Rio Bravo's 140 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (120 stories). Poisoning was named in 100 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Iceland

51 of its 101 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Volcanic eruption was named in 36 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Czechia

78 of its 301 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 59 of Prague's 67 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (59 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Iceland (36 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Haiti (38 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); wildfires in Spain (69 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Cambodia (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Mexico (100 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 43,440 stories about harm among 209,878 counted on 5 May.

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South Korea stood out: 49% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 13%. 21 in every 100 of the day's 209,878 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. A year earlier, on 5 May 2016, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia92 in 100 of its 854 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Central African Republic89 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 65 · mostly displacement Vanuatu85 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 49 · mostly disasters & accidents Venezuela78 in 100 of its 536 stories · usually 61 · mostly rights & justice South Sudan77 in 100 of its 171 stories · usually 76 · mostly displacement

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Paris France693 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1060 Washington US511 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2301 Caracas Venezuela273 stories about protests or strikes, of its 284 Delhi India235 stories about protests or strikes, of its 715 Rio Bravo Mexico140 stories about protests or strikes, of its 140

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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 readUganda: 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: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth 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'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: 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'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: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: 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'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: 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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readSan 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIceland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrunei: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJersey: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuernsey: coverage a little warmer 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

● Somalia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 784 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 260 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 37 stories about harm ● Sweden about twice as fearful as the world's · 59 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 102 stories about harm ● South Korea about twice as angry as the world's · 492 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 13,758 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Conflict & violence20% 8,603 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Health20% 8,567 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents13% 5,616 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,616 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,206 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,149 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,145 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 killed12,085 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests6,052 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,184 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,867 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,212 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people displaced637 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Somalia and the US Stories reporting abductions432 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting evacuations282 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill100 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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