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36,947 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Violence in Idlib, the tsunami in Papua New Guinea and rights and justice in Yangon drew the news. Syria's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPapua New Guinea 73 in 100 of its 193 stories, usually 24
RegionSoutheast Asia 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Syria

269 of its 334 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Idlib accounted for 188 of Syria's 269 stories about harm, carried by 139 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (77 stories). Building collapse was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Idlib stories →
Disasters & accidents

Papua New Guinea

140 of its 193 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Bulolo accounted for 95 of Papua New Guinea's 140 stories about harm, carried by 100 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (53 stories). Tsunami was named in 122 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with landslides.

Papua New Guinea over 30 days → its stories → Bulolo stories →
Rights & justice

Myanmar

613 of its 661 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Yangon accounted for 560 of Myanmar's 613 stories about harm, carried by 604 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (51 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Yangon stories →
Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

217 of its 290 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. 79 of Hawassa's 79 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Drought was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Hawassa stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Niger

55 of its 59 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Niamey accounted for 45 of Niger's 55 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Mongolia

20 of its 34 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Plague was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Guatemala

45 of its 75 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 37 of Fraijanes' 40 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Switzerland

104 of its 389 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Ebola was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Brazil

154 of its 512 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 29 of Rio de Janeiro's 56 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Accidents were named in 34 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Russia

925 of its 2,552 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (34 stories). Plane crash was named in 102 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with volcanic eruption.

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Also named far more than usual: plague in Mongolia (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in Argentina (23 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); wildfires in Puerto Rico (19 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Namibia (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Indonesia (43 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 36,947 stories about harm among 197,155 counted on 7 May.

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Papua New Guinea's news mentioned the tsunami about three times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 197,155 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. A year earlier, on 7 May 2018, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. Syria stood out: 81% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 68%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Niger93 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 51 · mostly disasters & accidents Myanmar93 in 100 of its 661 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice Syria81 in 100 of its 334 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia75 in 100 of its 290 stories · usually 56 · mostly rights & justice Papua New Guinea73 in 100 of its 193 stories · usually 24 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US146 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1342 Lahore Pakistan137 stories about protests or strikes, of its 178 Yangon Myanmar132 stories about protests or strikes, of its 560 Dallas US132 stories about protests or strikes, of its 267 Jerusalem Israel129 stories about protests or strikes, of its 287

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'sVietnam: 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: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSomaliland: 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'sPortugal: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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 readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: 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'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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 readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: 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'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: 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: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMongolia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMoldova: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Macedonia: 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'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 angry as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBrunei: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMarshall Islands: 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

● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 269 stories about harm ● Myanmar about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 613 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 158 stories about harm ● Sri Lanka about twice as fearful as the world's · 475 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 154 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 307 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 10,810 stories · about as usual Health22% 8,160 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 6,397 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents16% 5,871 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,091 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,333 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 971 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 768 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 killed11,535 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,651 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,961 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured2,839 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions464 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees444 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced338 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations197 at about half the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting people falling ill31 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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 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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