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The news turned to protests in Jerusalem (Israel), violence in Surabaya and the hypothermia in Nepal. Indonesia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 84 in 100 of its 1,803 stories, usually 41
RegionSoutheast Asia 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Israel

5,462 of its 8,015 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Jerusalem accounted for 5,026 of Israel's 5,462 stories about harm, carried by 2,166 outlets. 3,756 of Jerusalem's 5,026 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (827 stories). Wildfires were named in 30 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Conflict & violence

Indonesia

1,514 of its 1,803 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Surabaya accounted for 1,294 of Indonesia's 1,514 stories about harm, carried by 1,060 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (1,137 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Surabaya stories →
Rights & justice

Nepal

203 of its 405 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (76 stories). Hypothermia was named in 91 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with avalanche, snowstorms and ebola.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Belgium

75 of its 269 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Guatemala

57 of its 65 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Jalapa accounted for 50 of Guatemala's 57 stories about harm, carried by 67 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (51 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

France

568 of its 2,172 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (351 stories). Hunger was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

228 of its 251 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Sirte accounted for 123 of Libya's 228 stories about harm, carried by 100 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

614 of its 1,430 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (5 stories). Bridge collapse was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Health

Panama

25 of its 96 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (7 stories). HIV was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Bulgaria

38 of its 156 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 23 of Sofia's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: ebola in Guinea (14 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); tropical storm in Cuba (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Panama (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Ireland (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Congo (16 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 24 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 42,929 stories about harm among 194,192 counted on 14 May.

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On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 194,192 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 14 May 2017, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today. In Israel, 68% of the news was about people being harmed, where 48% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo91 in 100 of its 256 stories · usually 66 · mostly health Libya91 in 100 of its 251 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Guatemala88 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 24 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia84 in 100 of its 1,803 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Nicaragua81 in 100 of its 172 stories · usually 80 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel3756 stories about protests or strikes, of its 5026 Surabaya Indonesia264 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1294 Washington US237 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1544 Gaza Palestine150 stories about protests or strikes, of its 270 Paris France133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 476

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: 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'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: too little coverage to readPortugal: 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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: 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'sMali: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: 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 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'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: 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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMoldova: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrunei: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: 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

● Guatemala about three times as angry as the world's · 57 stories about harm ● Indonesia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,514 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 180 stories about harm ● France about twice as fearful as the world's · 568 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 137 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 469 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 11,305 stories · less than usual (usually 31%) Conflict & violence24% 10,299 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Health20% 8,397 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 6,650 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,708 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,242 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 851 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 786 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 killed17,325 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people injured7,227 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Indonesia Stories reporting people affected5,040 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,666 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,208 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations1,044 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people displaced485 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions467 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill131 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 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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