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21,122 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Caracas (Venezuela), violence in Ashkelon and people injured in Russia. Israel's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostRussia 56 in 100 of its 1,838 stories, usually 11
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 53 in 100 of its stories, usually 38
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

428 of its 627 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Caracas accounted for 341 of Venezuela's 428 stories about harm, carried by 309 outlets. 233 of Caracas' 341 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (326 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 103 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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

Israel

1,978 of its 2,446 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Ashkelon accounted for 1,304 of Israel's 1,978 stories about harm, carried by 919 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (1,003 stories). Heavy rain was named in 39 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Ashkelon stories →
Disasters & accidents

Russia

1,023 of its 1,838 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (549 stories). Plane crash was named in 101 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Colombia

29 of its 46 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 22 of Santander de Quilichao's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Libya

113 of its 143 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Tripoli accounted for 90 of Libya's 113 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets. Avalanche was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

135 of its 170 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Idlib accounted for 102 of Syria's 135 stories about harm, carried by 90 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Italy

122 of its 539 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 38 of Rome's 47 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Tunisia

22 of its 28 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Jordan

86 of its 241 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: measles in Germany (117 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Mexico (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in France (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Ghana (13 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); avalanche in Libya (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 21,122 stories about harm among 100,789 counted on 5 May.

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Mentions of measles ran more than ten times their usual in Germany's news. of the day's 100,789 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. Reports of peace efforts, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. On 5 May 2018, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 21 today. In Venezuela, 68% of the news was about people being harmed, where 44% is usual. This week the news turned most often to Israel, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 3 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Brunei94 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 41 · mostly rights & justice Cyprus91 in 100 of its 221 stories · usually 49 · mostly rights & justice Israel81 in 100 of its 2,446 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence Syria79 in 100 of its 170 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Libya79 in 100 of its 143 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Caracas Venezuela233 stories about protests or strikes, of its 341 Ashkelon Israel218 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1304 Gaza Palestine78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 733 Washington US63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 572 Carnegie Hall US57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 146

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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'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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: 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'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: 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'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: 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'sAustria: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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 warm as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPanama: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sJordan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three 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 fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrunei: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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

● Palestine about three times as angry as the world's · 843 stories about harm ● Jordan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 86 stories about harm ● Tunisia few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 22 stories about harm ● Rwanda few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 23 stories about harm ● Libya about twice as angry as the world's · 113 stories about harm ● Cyprus about twice as angry as the world's · 201 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence26% 5,520 stories · much more than usual (usually 21%) Rights & justice24% 4,964 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Disasters & accidents18% 3,699 stories · about as usual Health17% 3,572 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 1,687 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 619 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 441 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 399 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 killed8,916 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people injured3,616 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people affected2,249 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,741 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations289 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India and Israel Stories reporting abductions259 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting refugees230 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced228 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Sudan and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill23 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and the Netherlands

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

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout one and a half times usual
● Feara little less than 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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