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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).

its stories →
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
24 in 10019 in 10015 Apr22 Apr29 Apr6 May14 May15 Apr: 24 in 10016 Apr: 22 in 10017 Apr: 21 in 10018 Apr: 21 in 10019 Apr: 20 in 10020 Apr: 21 in 10021 Apr: 24 in 10022 Apr: 24 in 10023 Apr: 22 in 10024 Apr: 22 in 10025 Apr: 21 in 10026 Apr: 20 in 10027 Apr: 20 in 10028 Apr: 21 in 10029 Apr: 21 in 10030 Apr: 20 in 1001 May: 19 in 1002 May: 19 in 1003 May: 20 in 1004 May: 20 in 1005 May: 23 in 1006 May: 24 in 1007 May: 22 in 1008 May: 20 in 1009 May: 20 in 10010 May: 21 in 10011 May: 20 in 10012 May: 22 in 10013 May: 24 in 10014 May: 22 in 100 · this day

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.

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 lessUnited 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 Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: 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 lessSwitzerland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: 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 lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: 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 readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: 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 lessMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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 lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: too little coverage to readJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: 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 lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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 lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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 lessBahrain: 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 readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualUK: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualKuwait: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualCanada: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBolivia: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualNorthwest Territories, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 75 stories, carried by 106 outletsVermont, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 17 outletsKawah Ijen, Indonesia -- disasters & accidents: 40 stories, carried by 40 outletsBalangir, India -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 20 outletsDover, US -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 15 outletsSinaloa, Mexico -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsAndover, UK -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsBaku, Azerbaijan -- displacement: 12 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

● Israel warmth about one and a half times usual ● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Northwest Territories Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 75 stories ● Vermont US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Kawah Ijen Indonesia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 40 stories ● Balangir India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 23 stories ● Dover US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 20 stories

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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