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54,266 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Deaths in Mount Everest, violence in Jakarta and protests in Brasilia (Brazil) drew the news. Indonesia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 71 in 100 of its 882 stories, usually 36
RegionSoutheast Asia 45 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Nepal

193 of its 335 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Mount Everest accounted for 136 of Nepal's 193 stories about harm, carried by 124 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (104 stories). Poisoning was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Mount Everest stories →
Conflict & violence

Indonesia

626 of its 882 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Jakarta accounted for 514 of Indonesia's 626 stories about harm, carried by 328 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (449 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Jakarta stories →
Protests & strikes

Brazil

475 of its 1,005 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 247 of Brasilia's 249 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (127 stories). Landslides were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories → Brasilia stories →
Disasters & accidents

Belize

108 of its 196 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. the Caribbean Sea accounted for 100 of Belize's 108 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Hurricane was named in 100 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tropical storm and storms.

Belize over 30 days → its stories → Caribbean Sea stories →
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Conflict & violence

Philippines

1,642 of its 2,614 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (343 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Greece

577 of its 1,088 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Athens accounted for 519 of Greece's 577 stories about harm, carried by 522 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (468 stories). Road crashes were named in 80 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake.

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Conflict & violence

UK

7,951 of its 19,189 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (2,168 stories). Tornadoes were named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Belgium

592 of its 1,545 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Brussels accounted for 589 of Belgium's 592 stories about harm, carried by 415 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (298 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

Caracas accounted for 141 of Venezuela's 211 stories about harm, carried by 124 outlets. 133 of Caracas' 141 stories were about protests or strikes. Power cuts were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Bahrain

96 of its 161 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 31 of Manama's 41 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (72 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: cholera in South Sudan (65 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Greece (80 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Taiwan (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); power cuts in Venezuela (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Bangladesh (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 54,266 stories about harm among 244,607 counted on 25 May.

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In Belize's news, mentions of the hurricane ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 244,607 stories, above the usual 21. A year earlier, on 25 May 2016, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today. In Nepal, 58% of the news was about people being harmed, where 45% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen78 in 100 of its 116 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq75 in 100 of its 705 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia71 in 100 of its 882 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia69 in 100 of its 175 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Congo67 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 79 · mostly displacement

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US324 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2087 Manchester UK269 stories about protests or strikes, of its 5804 Brasilia Brazil247 stories about protests or strikes, of its 249 Philadelphia US208 stories about protests or strikes, of its 347 Ramallah Palestine145 stories about protests or strikes, of its 186

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: 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'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: 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 readSão 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'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sPakistan: feelings about like the world'sOman: 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 readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: 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'sMalta: 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'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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: 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'sGeorgia: 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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 readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: 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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: feelings about like the world'sSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint 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 one and a half times as angry 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'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times 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 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSlovakia: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMontenegro: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMauritania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: 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'sIraq: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little more fearful than 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 a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: 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'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: 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 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

● Finland about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 78 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 232 stories about harm ● Slovakia about twice as warm as the world's · 50 stories about harm ● Belgium about twice as fearful as the world's · 592 stories about harm ● Indonesia about twice as angry as the world's · 626 stories about harm ● Denmark about twice as fearful as the world's · 52 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence34% 17,841 stories · much more than usual (usually 23%) Rights & justice25% 13,077 stories · much less than usual (usually 30%) Health18% 9,310 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents11% 5,809 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,650 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,427 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,007 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 936 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 killed20,001 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests8,756 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured6,872 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people affected5,165 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,017 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the Philippines and the US Stories reporting refugees624 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting evacuations455 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced302 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill85 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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Feara little more than 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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