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The day's news pointed at protests in Guatemala City (Guatemala), people killed in Mongolia and heavy rain in Myanmar. Mongolia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNorth Korea 46 in 100 of its 258 stories, usually 17
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Protests & strikes

Guatemala

74 of its 107 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Guatemala City accounted for 52 of Guatemala's 74 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. 29 of Guatemala City's 52 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Guatemala over 30 days → its stories → Guatemala City stories →
Health

Mongolia

20 of its 33 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Plague was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Mongolia over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Myanmar

118 of its 148 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Yangon accounted for 103 of Myanmar's 118 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (43 stories). Heavy rain was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Yangon stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

401 of its 567 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Kabul accounted for 279 of Afghanistan's 401 stories about harm, carried by 275 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (110 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Poland

157 of its 334 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 63 of Birkenau's 69 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (105 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Libya

Tripoli accounted for 139 of Libya's 146 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Cholera was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hepatitis and tuberculosis. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

North Korea

118 of its 258 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

1,129 of its 1,861 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Paraguay

30 of its 35 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Flooding was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with heavy rain.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Palestine

437 of its 707 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Hebron accounted for 291 of Palestine's 437 stories about harm, carried by 10 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (82 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Paraguay (27 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Iceland (24 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); plane crash in Russia (72 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); flooding in Puerto Rico (12 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); earthquake in Portugal (16 of its stories, more than ten 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 8 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 38,111 stories about harm among 204,532 counted on 8 May.

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Mentions of flooding ran about 8 times their usual in Paraguay's news. of the day's 204,532 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. Guatemala stood out: 69% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 38%. A year earlier, on 8 May 2018, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo82 in 100 of its 122 stories · usually 76 · mostly health Myanmar80 in 100 of its 148 stories · usually 70 · mostly rights & justice Syria74 in 100 of its 313 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan71 in 100 of its 567 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Libya70 in 100 of its 209 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Highlands Ranch US747 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2808 Boston US316 stories about protests or strikes, of its 524 Islamabad Pakistan211 stories about protests or strikes, of its 278 Portland US162 stories about protests or strikes, of its 342 Washington US145 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1030

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: 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 readSão 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: 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 readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: 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'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: 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'sBangladesh: 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'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSan 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little warmer than 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 a little warmer than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPoland: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMongolia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGabon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrunei: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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

● Poland about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 157 stories about harm ● Sri Lanka about twice as fearful as the world's · 293 stories about harm ● Congo about twice as angry as the world's · 100 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 401 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 233 stories about harm ● Pakistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,129 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 11,117 stories · about as usual Health21% 8,015 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence20% 7,494 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 5,449 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,880 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,199 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,169 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,158 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 killed11,169 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,864 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people injured5,034 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,998 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees659 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Mexico and the US Stories reporting evacuations309 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting abductions263 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about France and the US Stories reporting people displaced256 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Libya and the US Stories reporting people falling ill27 at less than a quarter 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.

● 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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