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The news turned to protests in Bouake (Côte d’Ivoire), violence in Manchester and arrests in Indonesia. Côte d’Ivoire's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the UK and the US → Reports of people falling ill ran at about 7 times the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 43 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostBahrain 81 in 100 of its 444 stories, usually 20
RegionEurope 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Côte d’Ivoire

55 of its 69 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Bouake accounted for 52 of Côte d’Ivoire's 55 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. 50 of Bouake's 52 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Côte d’Ivoire over 30 days → its stories → Bouake stories →
Conflict & violence

UK

15,451 of its 26,711 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Manchester accounted for 12,960 of the UK's 15,451 stories about harm, carried by 3,845 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10,137 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

UK over 30 days → its stories → Manchester stories →
Rights & justice

Indonesia

650 of its 990 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (366 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

United Arab Emirates

176 of its 581 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (113 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Switzerland

449 of its 1,110 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (346 stories). Malaria was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

489 of its 524 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Marib accounted for 373 of Yemen's 489 stories about harm, carried by 319 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

92 of its 116 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Aguelhok accounted for 70 of Mali's 92 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

617 of its 770 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (123 stories). Hunger was named in 108 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

397 of its 546 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Caracas accounted for 242 of Venezuela's 397 stories about harm, carried by 229 outlets. 231 of Caracas' 242 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Bahrain

361 of its 444 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 59 of Manama's 70 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (127 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: snowstorms in Nepal (53 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); hiv in Mozambique (19 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); power cuts in Mexico (59 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Greece (43 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Syria (108 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

26 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 62,601 stories about harm among 236,293 counted on 23 May.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the highest since 9 April 2017. 26 in every 100 of the day's 236,293 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the UK and the US. Nepal's news mentioned snowstorms about 8 times as often as usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen93 in 100 of its 524 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Bahrain81 in 100 of its 444 stories · usually 20 · mostly rights & justice Syria80 in 100 of its 770 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Côte d’Ivoire80 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Mali79 in 100 of its 116 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel455 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1332 Manchester UK332 stories about protests or strikes, of its 12960 Caracas Venezuela231 stories about protests or strikes, of its 242 Washington US217 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1910 Seoul South Korea178 stories about protests or strikes, of its 271

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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 readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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'sPortugal: 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'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: 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'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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'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'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: 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'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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 readEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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: 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 readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: 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 readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: 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'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & 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'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'sCrimea: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readMayotte: feelings about like the world'sZambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNamibia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGeorgia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBenin: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMonaco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChristmas Island: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGibraltar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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

● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 321 stories about harm ● Mali about twice as warm as the world's · 92 stories about harm ● Somalia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 175 stories about harm ● Georgia few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 12 stories about harm ● UK about twice as fearful as the world's · 15,451 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 617 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence43% 26,713 stories · much more than usual (usually 22%) Rights & justice19% 11,992 stories · much less than usual (usually 30%) Health16% 9,925 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents8% 5,069 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,918 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,695 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,452 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 764 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 killed29,646 at about twice the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people injured17,712 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting arrests7,286 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,481 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees675 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting abductions551 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill451 at about 7 times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people displaced428 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations363 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than usual
● Fearabout one and a half times 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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