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19,206 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Tirana (Albania), violence in Dablo and illness in Curacao. Burkina Faso's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostAlbania 84 in 100 of its 147 stories, usually 20
RegionSoutheast Asia 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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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Protests & strikes

Albania

124 of its 147 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Tirana accounted for 121 of Albania's 124 stories about harm, carried by 253 outlets. 121 of Tirana's 121 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Albania over 30 days → its stories → Tirana stories →
Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

219 of its 227 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Dablo accounted for 154 of Burkina Faso's 219 stories about harm, carried by 138 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (69 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Burkina Faso over 30 days → its stories → Dablo stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

France

350 of its 946 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (47 stories). Cyclone was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with storms.

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

Cuba

147 of its 262 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Havana accounted for 133 of Cuba's 147 stories about harm, carried by 125 outlets. 125 of Havana's 133 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (49 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Poland

59 of its 142 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 32 of Warsaw's 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

153 of its 187 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (47 stories). Flooding was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Lebanon

76 of its 217 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 42 of Beirut's 56 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (60 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Germany

168 of its 821 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (86 stories). Hunger was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

642 of its 913 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 189 of Gaza's 276 stories were about protests or strikes. Outbreaks were named in 75 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Panama (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Bangladesh (45 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in South Sudan (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Myanmar (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Canada (63 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 19,206 stories about harm among 97,896 counted on 12 May.

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In Albania, 84% of the news was about people being harmed, where 20% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 97,896 stories, as usual. Mentions of respiratory illness ran about 5 times their usual in the Netherlands' news. A year earlier, on 12 May 2018, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. This week the news turned most often to Syria, 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 →

Burkina Faso96 in 100 of its 227 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Albania84 in 100 of its 147 stories · usually 20 · mostly rights & justice Syria82 in 100 of its 187 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Libya78 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 73 · mostly disasters & accidents Kashmir71 in 100 of its 184 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Houston US505 stories about protests or strikes, of its 944 Gaza Palestine189 stories about protests or strikes, of its 276 Jerusalem Israel148 stories about protests or strikes, of its 326 Havana Cuba125 stories about protests or strikes, of its 133 Tirana Albania121 stories about protests or strikes, of its 121

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: 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 readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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 readJapan: 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'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readDR 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: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: 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'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 readAksai Chin: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: 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'sSan 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPanama: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: 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 grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAlbania: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sGuernsey: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMaldives: 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

● Burkina Faso about three times as angry as the world's · 219 stories about harm ● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 131 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 124 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 553 stories about harm ● Mexico about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 169 stories about harm ● Algeria few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 14 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 6,253 stories · much more than usual (usually 28%) Conflict & violence22% 4,239 stories · about as usual Health17% 3,263 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents14% 2,620 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,208 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 534 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 438 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 404 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 killed6,149 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,516 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,878 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,772 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions312 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Burkina Faso and the US Stories reporting refugees211 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations130 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Canada and Myanmar Stories reporting people displaced129 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill15 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia

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 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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