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44,018 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Caracas (Venezuela), violence in Pyongyang and the earthquake in Tajikistan. Venezuela's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostBangladesh 54 in 100 of its 450 stories, usually 35
RegionCentral Asia 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
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

Venezuela

435 of its 624 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Caracas accounted for 342 of Venezuela's 435 stories about harm, carried by 342 outlets. 312 of Caracas' 342 stories were about protests or strikes. Malaria was named in 45 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Conflict & violence

North Korea

209 of its 573 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Pyongyang accounted for 190 of North Korea's 209 stories about harm, carried by 178 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

North Korea over 30 days → its stories → Pyongyang stories →
Disasters & accidents

Tajikistan

33 of its 47 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Earthquake was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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

Argentina

88 of its 259 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 54 of Buenos Aires' 59 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Belgium

134 of its 407 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Brussels accounted for 117 of Belgium's 134 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Austria

67 of its 194 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Avalanche was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hypothermia. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about 4 times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

Tabqa accounted for 422 of Syria's 774 stories about harm, carried by 342 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (102 stories). Flooding was named in 236 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Bangladesh

242 of its 450 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (57 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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Conflict & violence

Central African Republic

113 of its 123 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Balaka accounted for 50 of the Central African Republic's 113 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in China (453 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Somalia (160 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in Syria (236 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Romania (20 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); outbreaks in Yemen (37 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 44,018 stories about harm among 230,645 counted on 11 May.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 10 November 2016. Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in China's news. of the day's 230,645 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. Venezuela stood out: 70% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 62%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic92 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia80 in 100 of its 608 stories · usually 78 · mostly disasters & accidents Venezuela70 in 100 of its 624 stories · usually 62 · mostly rights & justice Syria67 in 100 of its 1,147 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti66 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 51 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Moscow Russia343 stories about protests or strikes, of its 499 Caracas Venezuela312 stories about protests or strikes, of its 342 Washington US256 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1612 Willingboro US195 stories about protests or strikes, of its 460 Charleston US145 stories about protests or strikes, of its 199

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: feelings about like the world'sU.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 readTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: 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: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: too little coverage to readDominican 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 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: 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'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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: 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 readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSt Vincent: 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 angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little warmer than 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'sNiger: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMauritania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as warm 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'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBotswana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMaldives: 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

● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 450 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 242 stories about harm ● Central African Republic about twice as angry as the world's · 113 stories about harm ● Belgium about twice as fearful as the world's · 134 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 774 stories about harm ● Somalia about twice as fearful as the world's · 484 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 12,170 stories · less than usual (usually 31%) Health22% 9,563 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence20% 8,463 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents14% 6,123 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,946 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,685 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,280 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 873 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 killed12,661 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests5,812 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,822 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,535 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions735 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees726 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced427 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations220 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill66 at about the usual rate

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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