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45,627 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to people injured in Congo, violence in Quetta and protests in Amman (Jordan). Congo's coverage was about three times 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 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostFinland 55 in 100 of its 339 stories, usually 13
RegionEast Asia 18 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
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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Health

Congo

413 of its 427 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Haemorrhagic fever was named in 286 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Congo over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

1,194 of its 2,038 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Quetta accounted for 670 of Pakistan's 1,194 stories about harm, carried by 413 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (600 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Quetta stories →
Protests & strikes

Jordan

105 of its 284 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 63 of Amman's 69 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (78 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Jordan over 30 days → its stories → Amman stories →
Disasters & accidents

Finland

186 of its 339 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (43 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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

Nepal

163 of its 294 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Kathmandu accounted for 133 of Nepal's 163 stories about harm, carried by 118 outlets. 95 of Kathmandu's 133 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

577 of its 1,057 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Ramallah accounted for 392 of Palestine's 577 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. 342 of Ramallah's 392 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (32 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

340 of its 498 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Caracas accounted for 248 of Venezuela's 340 stories about harm, carried by 178 outlets. 199 of Caracas' 248 stories were about protests or strikes. Malaria was named in 56 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with diphtheria.

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Protests & strikes

Côte d’Ivoire

133 of its 235 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Abidjan accounted for 85 of Côte d’Ivoire's 133 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. 85 of Abidjan's 85 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Protests & strikes

Bahrain

31 of its 101 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. 5 of Manama's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (20 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Italy

586 of its 2,045 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (98 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in El Salvador (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Ethiopia (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hunger in Zambia (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Iran (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Venezuela (56 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 12 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 45,627 stories about harm among 228,311 counted on 12 May.

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Mentions of haemorrhagic fever ran more than ten times their usual in Congo's news. of the day's 228,311 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. Congo stood out: 97% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 65%. A year earlier, on 12 May 2016, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo97 in 100 of its 427 stories · usually 65 · mostly health Central African Republic85 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence El Salvador71 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 49 · mostly disasters & accidents Venezuela68 in 100 of its 498 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan67 in 100 of its 418 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Ramallah Palestine342 stories about protests or strikes, of its 392 Caracas Venezuela199 stories about protests or strikes, of its 248 Washington US159 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1925 Raqqa Syria98 stories about protests or strikes, of its 254 Kathmandu Nepal95 stories about protests or strikes, of its 133

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: 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'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: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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'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 readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readWestern 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'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEl 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 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong 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'sCameroon: 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'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLaos: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful 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'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: 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'sIceland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGreece: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAngola: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMaldives: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGibraltar: 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

● Congo about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 413 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as angry as the world's · 1,194 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 485 stories about harm ● Jordan about twice as fearful as the world's · 105 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 539 stories about harm ● Taiwan few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 47 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 13,111 stories · about as usual Health24% 10,507 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence19% 8,316 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents14% 6,077 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,677 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,520 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,277 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 965 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 killed13,035 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,282 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,332 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,026 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting abductions990 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees599 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Germany and Jordan Stories reporting evacuations451 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people displaced319 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Somalia and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill44 at about two-thirds of 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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