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46,579 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at illness in Panama City, violence in Baghdad and arrests in Jordan. Iraq's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPanama 86 in 100 of its 1,454 stories, usually 13
RegionSoutheast Asia 42 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
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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Health

Panama

1,251 of its 1,454 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Panama City accounted for 723 of Panama's 1,251 stories about harm, carried by 645 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (416 stories). Plague was named in 101 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Panama over 30 days → its stories → Panama City stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

1,272 of its 1,490 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Baghdad accounted for 1,120 of Iraq's 1,272 stories about harm, carried by 813 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (1,009 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Rights & justice

Jordan

110 of its 244 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (46 stories). Cholera was named in 32 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Jordan over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Lebanon

180 of its 347 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Beirut accounted for 167 of Lebanon's 180 stories about harm, carried by 219 outlets. 154 of Beirut's 167 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (78 stories).

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Philippines

1,351 of its 2,330 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Marawi accounted for 808 of the Philippines' 1,351 stories about harm, carried by 384 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Cambodia

125 of its 215 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 16 of Phnom Penh's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (80 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

205 of its 331 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Kathmandu accounted for 152 of Nepal's 205 stories about harm, carried by 181 outlets. Hypothermia was named in 115 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with extreme cold. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

663 of its 979 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (306 stories). Storm surge was named in 261 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tropical storm, hurricane and outbreaks.

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Disasters & accidents

Sri Lanka

401 of its 535 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (72 stories). Dengue was named in 74 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with tropical storm.

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Rights & justice

Malaysia

319 of its 959 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (179 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: hypothermia in Nepal (115 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tsunami in Indonesia (123 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storm surge in Bangladesh (261 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Sri Lanka (74 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hurricane in Russia (121 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 46,579 stories about harm among 203,838 counted on 30 May.

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Panama's news was 86% about people being harmed, against a usual 13%. of the day's 203,838 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. Nepal's news mentioned the hypothermia about 4 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 30 May 2016, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen88 in 100 of its 238 stories · usually 75 · mostly health Panama86 in 100 of its 1,454 stories · usually 13 · mostly health Central African Republic86 in 100 of its 214 stories · usually 87 · mostly rights & justice Iraq85 in 100 of its 1,490 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan81 in 100 of its 360 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Portland US551 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1140 Washington US286 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1363 Caracas Venezuela182 stories about protests or strikes, of its 207 Beirut Lebanon154 stories about protests or strikes, of its 167 Texas US107 stories about protests or strikes, of its 241

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIsrael: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIran: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 88 in 100 of its 238 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Venezuela: 46 in 100 of its 609 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Türkiye: 37 in 100 of its 656 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Tunisia: 50 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Thailand: 30 in 100 of its 585 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Tajikistan: 54 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Syria: 72 in 100 of its 672 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Switzerland: 42 in 100 of its 409 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Sudan: 81 in 100 of its 360 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sudan: 64 in 100 of its 210 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sri Lanka: 75 in 100 of its 535 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Somalia: 45 in 100 of its 136 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Senegal: 44 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Saudi Arabia: 39 in 100 of its 561 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Philippines: 58 in 100 of its 2,330 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Panama: 86 in 100 of its 1,454 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Pakistan: 38 in 100 of its 1,273 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nigeria: 29 in 100 of its 2,674 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nepal: 62 in 100 of its 331 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Morocco: 41 in 100 of its 150 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Malaysia: 33 in 100 of its 959 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Libya: 71 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Lebanon: 52 in 100 of its 347 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Latvia: 33 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Jordan: 45 in 100 of its 244 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 40 in 100 of its 640 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iraq: 85 in 100 of its 1,490 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Indonesia: 42 in 100 of its 626 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Haiti: 35 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Guyana: 32 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Grenada: 44 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ethiopia: 34 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Egypt: 56 in 100 of its 629 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Dominican Republic: 45 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)DR Congo: 43 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Congo: 46 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Central African Republic: 86 in 100 of its 214 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cambodia: 58 in 100 of its 215 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Myanmar: 53 in 100 of its 116 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Burundi: 88 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Brunei: 62 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bangladesh: 68 in 100 of its 979 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Albania: 50 in 100 of its 125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Afghanistan: 52 in 100 of its 323 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 46 in 100 of its 212 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 40 in 100 of its 640 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 40 in 100 of its 640 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 46 in 100 of its 212 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 46 in 100 of its 212 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 40 in 100 of its 640 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 46 in 100 of its 212 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 23 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Panama 86 in 100 of its 1,454 stories · mostly health ● Iraq 85 in 100 of its 1,490 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 88 in 100 of its 238 stories · mostly health ● South Sudan 81 in 100 of its 360 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Central African Republic 86 in 100 of its 214 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Sri Lanka 75 in 100 of its 535 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence26% 11,727 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 11,491 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Health19% 8,521 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 6,711 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,330 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,479 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,377 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 961 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 killed18,002 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,071 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,551 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,327 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees813 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations809 at about twice the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and the US Stories reporting abductions713 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced466 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill90 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.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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