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42,533 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to rights and justice in Pyongyang, protests in Khartoum (Sudan) and people killed in Australia. Sudan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMontenegro 78 in 100 of its 102 stories, usually 12
RegionSoutheast Asia 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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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Rights & justice

North Korea

716 of its 1,419 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Pyongyang accounted for 523 of North Korea's 716 stories about harm, carried by 603 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Hunger was named in 86 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with drought. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

North Korea over 30 days → its stories → Pyongyang stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

132 of its 198 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Khartoum accounted for 85 of Sudan's 132 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. 52 of Khartoum's 85 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Health

Australia

1,773 of its 6,540 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (1,051 stories). Storms were named in 74 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with heavy rain, extreme cold and power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Australia over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Niger

181 of its 205 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 77%. Tongo Tongo accounted for 123 of Niger's 181 stories about harm, carried by 247 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (73 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Niger over 30 days → its stories → Tongo Tongo stories →
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Protests & strikes

Singapore

200 of its 798 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 125 of Ang Mo Kio's 138 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (152 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Israel

1,187 of its 2,106 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Jerusalem accounted for 684 of Israel's 1,187 stories about harm, carried by 483 outlets. 487 of Jerusalem's 684 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

423 of its 675 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (53 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Laos

33 of its 45 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Health

Congo

392 of its 462 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Hong Kong

118 of its 322 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Kenya (168 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in China (105 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in Italy (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in France (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Jamaica (10 of its stories, about three times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 42,533 stories about harm among 209,755 counted on 11 May.

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For the fourth day running, the news turned to North Korea. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 209,755 stories, below the usual 21. Mentions of the drought ran about three times their usual in Kenya's news. In North Korea, 50% of the news was about people being harmed, where 29% is usual. On 11 May 2017, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Niger88 in 100 of its 205 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence DR Congo86 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 50 · mostly health Congo85 in 100 of its 462 stories · usually 60 · mostly health Nicaragua83 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 78 · mostly rights & justice Montenegro78 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 12 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel487 stories about protests or strikes, of its 684 Philippine Philippines246 stories about protests or strikes, of its 282 Washington US209 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2161 Chicago US167 stories about protests or strikes, of its 463 Gaza Palestine137 stories about protests or strikes, of its 196

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: 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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: 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'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: 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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: 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: too little coverage to readFaroe 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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 readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUruguay: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTurkmenistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSuriname: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: 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'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNiger: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNicaragua: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMontenegro: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLaos: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMaldives: coverage a little more fearful 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

● United Arab Emirates about three times as fearful as the world's · 69 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 174 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 445 stories about harm ● Nicaragua about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 91 stories about harm ● Sudan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 132 stories about harm ● South Africa about twice as angry as the world's · 463 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 13,476 stories · about as usual Health22% 9,097 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 6,672 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 6,649 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,375 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,369 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,146 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 killed11,887 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,542 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,933 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,188 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations993 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting abductions683 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees490 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Greece Stories reporting people displaced467 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill130 at about the usual rate

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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The words in the day's stories were about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as 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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