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The day's news pointed at the typhoon in Oman, protests in Caracas (Venezuela) and violence in Jerusalem. Israel's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostOman 85 in 100 of its 480 stories, usually 24
RegionCentral Asia 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Oman

410 of its 480 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Salalah accounted for 399 of Oman's 410 stories about harm, carried by 429 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (39 stories). Typhoon was named in 158 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with landslides.

Oman over 30 days → its stories → Salalah stories →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

162 of its 341 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 49 of Caracas' 72 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (117 stories). Power cuts were named in 36 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

1,173 of its 1,712 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Jerusalem accounted for 541 of Israel's 1,173 stories about harm, carried by 232 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (171 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Burundi

80 of its 96 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Buganda accounted for 65 of Burundi's 80 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. 65 of Buganda's 65 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Niger

70 of its 82 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. 10 of Niamey's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Congo

The Congo River accounted for 99 of Congo's 213 stories about harm, carried by 113 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (28 stories). Malaria was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hiv and meningitis. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Libya

314 of its 358 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (256 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Algeria

35 of its 79 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 15 of Algiers' 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (13 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Argentina

68 of its 233 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 21 of Buenos Aires' 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: nipah virus in India (265 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); ebola in Switzerland (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); wildfires in Mexico (31 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); malaria in Congo (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Australia (46 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 42,503 stories about harm among 203,316 counted on 25 May.

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Oman's news was 85% about people being harmed, against a usual 24%. of the day's 203,316 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Oman for the third day running. Mentions of the typhoon ran about 6 times their usual in Oman's news. On 25 May 2017, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Libya88 in 100 of its 358 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence DR Congo86 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 79 · mostly health Oman85 in 100 of its 480 stories · usually 24 · mostly disasters & accidents Niger85 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Burundi83 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 71 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Manhattan US436 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1071 Spokane US344 stories about protests or strikes, of its 345 Hollywood US307 stories about protests or strikes, of its 895 Jerusalem Israel270 stories about protests or strikes, of its 541 Washington US215 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1099

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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'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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: 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'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: 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'sSaudi Arabia: 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: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: 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'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong 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 readCanada: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: 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'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos 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: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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'sSuriname: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSlovakia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as 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 grief-stricken than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLaos: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrench Polynesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as 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 about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGuernsey: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Indonesia about twice as fearful as the world's · 234 stories about harm ● Niger about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 70 stories about harm ● Libya about twice as angry as the world's · 314 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 343 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 340 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 177 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 13,673 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Health19% 8,090 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 7,428 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 6,705 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,664 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,206 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,000 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 865 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 killed13,087 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,638 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting arrests5,549 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,409 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees497 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting abductions479 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations356 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people displaced239 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Yemen and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill58 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and China

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 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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