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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

how these are picked →
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.

its stories →
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.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: too little coverage to readIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: too little coverage to readGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about one and a half times its own usualThailand: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLiberia: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualBosnia: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBahrain: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualMonaco: warmth about its own usualGibraltar: warmth about its own usualAguelhok, Mali -- conflict & violence: 70 stories, carried by 91 outletsMillbury, US -- rights & justice: 23 stories, carried by 22 outletsIllinois, US -- other: 28 stories, carried by 27 outletsTataouine, Tunisia -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 13 outletsPort-au-Prince, Haiti -- disasters & accidents: 40 stories, carried by 55 outletsGympie, Australia -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 26 outletsManama, Bahrain -- rights & justice: 70 stories, carried by 48 outletsMylor, UK -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 10 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

● Mali warmth about one and a half times usual ● Israel warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bahrain warmth about one and a half times usual ● South Sudan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Switzerland warmth about one and a half times usual ● Belgium warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Aguelhok Mali about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 70 stories ● Millbury US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 23 stories ● Illinois US about twice as warm as the day's news · other · 28 stories ● Tataouine Tunisia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Port-au-Prince Haiti about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 40 stories

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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