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45,737 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Tunis (Tunisia), a disaster in Managua and the hurricane in Mexico. Nicaragua's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNicaragua 68 in 100 of its 104 stories, usually 18
RegionSoutheast Asia 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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

Tunisia

164 of its 243 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Tunis accounted for 132 of Tunisia's 164 stories about harm, carried by 92 outlets. 102 of Tunis' 132 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories). Road crashes were named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nicaragua

71 of its 104 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Managua accounted for 65 of Nicaragua's 71 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Mexico

478 of its 1,126 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (54 stories). Hurricane was named in 60 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tropical storm and storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

436 of its 726 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (340 stories). Landslides were named in 25 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

Iran over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

420 of its 553 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Caracas accounted for 225 of Venezuela's 420 stories about harm, carried by 163 outlets. 219 of Caracas' 225 stories were about protests or strikes. Diphtheria was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with respiratory illness. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Bahrain

40 of its 238 stories (17%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. 22 of Manama's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Bosnia

21 of its 28 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 17 of Omarska's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories).

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Health

Portugal

115 of its 293 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Flu was named in 87 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Italy

504 of its 1,701 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (93 stories). Drownings were named in 109 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →
Shelter & services

Myanmar

87 of its 171 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Yangon accounted for 74 of Myanmar's 87 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (63 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: flu in Portugal (87 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Fiji (42 of its stories, about three times its usual); meningitis in Liberia (24 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); train derailment in Russia (370 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Latvia (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 45,737 stories about harm among 234,524 counted on 10 May.

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No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 20 March 2017. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 234,524 stories, below the usual 22. Mentions of the flu ran more than ten times their usual in Portugal's news. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Tunisia stood out: 67% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 50%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic83 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti81 in 100 of its 287 stories · usually 49 · mostly disasters & accidents Venezuela76 in 100 of its 553 stories · usually 62 · mostly rights & justice South Sudan71 in 100 of its 240 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Syria70 in 100 of its 1,378 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US327 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2464 Seoul South Korea315 stories about protests or strikes, of its 560 Caracas Venezuela219 stories about protests or strikes, of its 225 Jerusalem Israel201 stories about protests or strikes, of its 351 Fort Lauderdale US167 stories about protests or strikes, of its 276

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'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: 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 readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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 Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: 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'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew 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'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'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: 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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: 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 readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: feelings about like the world'sSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlbania: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sJersey: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMonaco: coverage a little more fearful than 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

● Sweden about three times as fearful as the world's · 81 stories about harm ● Central African Republic about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 88 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 961 stories about harm ● Nicaragua about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 71 stories about harm ● Kashmir about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 221 stories about harm ● South Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 171 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 13,357 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence22% 9,726 stories · about as usual Health21% 9,210 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents12% 5,596 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,026 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,587 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,268 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,080 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 killed13,527 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,349 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,054 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,424 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Venezuela Stories reporting abductions924 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees715 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations502 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced253 at about half the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Yemen Stories reporting people falling ill38 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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