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46,152 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Storms in Oman, train derailment in Italy and violence in Baghdad drew the news. Iraq's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostOman 66 in 100 of its 201 stories, usually 24
RegionCentral Asia 20 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Oman

133 of its 201 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Salalah accounted for 106 of Oman's 133 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Storms were named in 53 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with volcanic eruption.

Oman over 30 days → its stories → Salalah stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Italy

477 of its 1,877 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (216 stories). Train derailment was named in 87 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with measles. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Italy over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

227 of its 413 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Baghdad accounted for 182 of Iraq's 227 stories about harm, carried by 174 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (164 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Yemen

260 of its 313 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Socotra accounted for 224 of Yemen's 260 stories about harm, carried by 168 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (80 stories). Storms were named in 142 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Sri Lanka

154 of its 284 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (12 stories). Drownings were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

99 of its 127 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (67 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Austria

64 of its 179 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Health

South Sudan

71 of its 95 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. HIV was named in 55 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Displacement

Bangladesh

309 of its 578 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: storms in Yemen (142 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in South Sudan (55 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in Nepal (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Bahrain (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in New Zealand (49 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 46,152 stories about harm among 233,542 counted on 24 May.

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Yemen's news mentioned storms more than ten times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 233,542 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. In Oman, 66% of the news was about people being harmed, where 24% is usual. the news turned to Oman for the second day running. A year earlier, on 24 May 2017, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo88 in 100 of its 321 stories · usually 83 · mostly health Nicaragua83 in 100 of its 178 stories · usually 79 · mostly rights & justice Yemen83 in 100 of its 313 stories · usually 68 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan78 in 100 of its 127 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Burundi76 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Thoothukudi India336 stories about protests or strikes, of its 367 Ramallah Palestine282 stories about protests or strikes, of its 378 Jerusalem Israel210 stories about protests or strikes, of its 568 Washington US185 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1385 Hollywood US176 stories about protests or strikes, of its 628

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: 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'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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'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 readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: 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'sBelgium: 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: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: 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 readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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: 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'sZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: 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'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice 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 angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPortugal: 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'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPapua New Guinea: 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'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMauritius: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJersey: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMayotte: 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

● Iraq about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 227 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 600 stories about harm ● Somalia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 109 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 99 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 233 stories about harm ● Austria about twice as fearful as the world's · 64 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 14,337 stories · about as usual Health22% 9,840 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 7,475 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 6,853 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,066 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,593 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,134 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 919 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 killed13,735 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,768 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,088 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,063 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting refugees665 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting abductions659 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations489 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people displaced470 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill40 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and India

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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less 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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