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44,304 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at violence in Brussels, the cyclone in Puerto Rico and people killed in the United Arab Emirates. Puerto Rico's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostBelgium 79 in 100 of its 1,339 stories, usually 16
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Belgium

1,056 of its 1,339 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Brussels accounted for 900 of Belgium's 1,056 stories about harm, carried by 1,002 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (134 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Belgium over 30 days → its stories → Brussels stories →
Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

386 of its 419 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (373 stories). Cyclone was named in 93 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with respiratory illness. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Puerto Rico over 30 days → its stories →
Health

United Arab Emirates

89 of its 418 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (53 stories). Nipah virus was named in 60 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

United Arab Emirates over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

186 of its 212 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Managua accounted for 168 of Nicaragua's 186 stories about harm, carried by 170 outlets. 168 of Managua's 168 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Nicaragua over 30 days → its stories → Managua stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Mozambique

76 of its 104 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Cabo Delgado accounted for 50 of Mozambique's 76 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Brazil

220 of its 682 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 64 of Rio de Janeiro's 67 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (67 stories). Dengue was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with chikungunya.

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Protests & strikes

Vietnam

168 of its 681 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 12 of Hanoi's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (119 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Ukraine

193 of its 399 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Kiev accounted for 143 of Ukraine's 193 stories about harm, carried by 142 outlets. Plane crash was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

151 of its 344 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (108 stories). Avalanche was named in 74 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Colombia

129 of its 217 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (77 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: drownings in Greece (89 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Nepal (74 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); respiratory illness in New Zealand (119 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Italy (41 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Mexico (34 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 29 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 44,304 stories about harm among 194,755 counted on 29 May.

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In Belgium, 79% of the news was about people being harmed, where 16% is usual. Greece's news mentioned drownings more than ten times as often as usual. On 29 May 2017, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 23 today. of the day's 194,755 news stories, 23 in every 100 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 →

Puerto Rico92 in 100 of its 419 stories · usually 44 · mostly disasters & accidents Nicaragua88 in 100 of its 212 stories · usually 75 · mostly rights & justice Congo82 in 100 of its 202 stories · usually 85 · mostly health Belgium79 in 100 of its 1,339 stories · usually 16 · mostly conflict & violence Guatemala78 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 31 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Philadelphia US643 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1531 Washington US288 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2000 Jerusalem Israel245 stories about protests or strikes, of its 906 Managua Nicaragua168 stories about protests or strikes, of its 168 Tuticorin India142 stories about protests or strikes, of its 175

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: 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: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: 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'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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: 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'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEstonia: 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'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: 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'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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 readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: 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'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTogo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPortugal: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNicaragua: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLatvia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGrenada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFinland: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: 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'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as angry as 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

● Puerto Rico about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 386 stories about harm ● Mali about twice as warm as the world's · 109 stories about harm ● Nicaragua about three times as angry as the world's · 186 stories about harm ● Belgium about three times as angry as the world's · 1,056 stories about harm ● Finland about twice as fearful as the world's · 54 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 313 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 13,838 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Disasters & accidents21% 9,085 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Health17% 7,604 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence16% 7,089 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,714 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,401 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 943 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 834 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 killed14,214 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,807 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,545 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,985 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees664 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions541 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations363 at about half the usual rate · most about France and the US Stories reporting people displaced347 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill69 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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The words in the day's stories were about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as 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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