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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 →
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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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: 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 Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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 lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: 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 lessSouth Sudan: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: 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 lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: 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 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: 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 lessKuwait: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: 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 lessIran: 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 lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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: too little coverage to readFrench 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial 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 readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech 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 lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: 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: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: 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: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: 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: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: about as warm as its own usual or lessGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: warmth about its own usualGuam: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualDR Congo: warmth about its own usualBurundi: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBolivia: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualAlbania: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBering Strait, US -- disasters & accidents: 54 stories, carried by 51 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 13 outletsRaleigh, US -- disasters & accidents: 28 stories, carried by 28 outletsMadrid, Spain -- rights & justice: 35 stories, carried by 29 outletsTakur Ghar, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsVictor Harbor, Australia -- health: 15 stories, carried by 15 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 84 stories, carried by 69 outletsNorthumbria, UK -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 12 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

● Niger warmth about one and a half times usual ● Spain warmth about one and a half times usual ● Burundi warmth about one and a half times usual ● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Bering Strait US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 54 stories ● Kabul Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories ● Raleigh US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 28 stories ● Madrid Spain about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 35 stories ● Takur Ghar Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories

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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