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Protests in Lisbon (Portugal), power cuts in Oman and violence in Bogota drew the news. Oman's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much softer than usual.

Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostPortugal 57 in 100 of its 182 stories, usually 15
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Portugal

104 of its 182 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Lisbon accounted for 94 of Portugal's 104 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. 87 of Lisbon's 94 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Portugal over 30 days → its stories → Lisbon stories →
Disasters & accidents

Oman

151 of its 230 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Salalah accounted for 127 of Oman's 151 stories about harm, carried by 118 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (42 stories). Power cuts were named in 44 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. 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.

Oman over 30 days → its stories → Salalah stories →
Conflict & violence

Colombia

469 of its 663 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Bogota accounted for 316 of Colombia's 469 stories about harm, carried by 340 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (114 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Bogota stories →
Health

New Zealand

508 of its 1,298 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (186 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

New Zealand over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Albania

33 of its 61 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 18 of Tirana's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (22 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Ethiopia

55 of its 77 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Brazil

219 of its 495 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 73 of Rio de Janeiro's 76 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (64 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Tunisia

40 of its 63 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Palestine

654 of its 1,058 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Ramallah accounted for 465 of Palestine's 654 stories about harm, carried by 206 outlets. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Bangladesh

318 of its 633 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (76 stories). Road crashes were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Micronesia (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Uganda (21 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); hurricane in US (1543 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in China (64 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in Mexico (24 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 30,586 stories about harm among 134,057 counted on 28 May.

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Portugal's news was 57% about people being harmed, against a usual 15%. In Micronesia's news, mentions of volcanic eruption ran more than ten times their usual. A year earlier, on 28 May 2017, 26 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 today. 23 in every 100 of the day's 134,057 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo82 in 100 of its 142 stories · usually 85 · mostly health Nicaragua82 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen78 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Syria76 in 100 of its 411 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia71 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 28 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Philadelphia US301 stories about protests or strikes, of its 450 Thoothukudi India158 stories about protests or strikes, of its 204 Washington US148 stories about protests or strikes, of its 630 Lisbon Portugal87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 94 Jerusalem Israel80 stories about protests or strikes, of its 352

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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Kingdom: 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: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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: too little coverage to readThailand: 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 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: 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 readRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: 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 lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 lessIran: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: too little coverage to readGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte 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 lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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 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: too little coverage to readBurundi: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad 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: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBolivia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualAlbania: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGlaslough, Ireland -- health: 52 stories, carried by 52 outletsUmuahia, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 10 outletsBig Island, US -- disasters & accidents: 91 stories, carried by 147 outletsHavant, UK -- health: 103 stories, carried by 189 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 316 stories, carried by 340 outletsColumbus, US -- health: 19 stories, carried by 20 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 50 stories, carried by 39 outletsMedellin, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 99 stories, carried by 214 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

● Bolivia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Colombia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Albania warmth about one and a half times usual ● Pakistan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Glaslough Ireland about three times as warm as the day's news · health · 52 stories ● Umuahia Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories ● Big Island US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 91 stories ● Havant UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 103 stories ● Bogota Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 316 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents27% 7,995 stories · much more than usual (usually 17%) Rights & justice24% 7,121 stories · much less than usual (usually 30%) Conflict & violence18% 5,385 stories · about as usual Health18% 5,336 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,478 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,023 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 883 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 749 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 killed9,443 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,340 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Germany Stories reporting arrests3,872 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,051 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people displaced443 at about twice the usual rate · most about Colombia and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations430 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting refugees422 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions315 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill68 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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as 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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