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37,649 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Khartoum (Sudan), a disaster in Kokopo and people injured in Somalia. Sudan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostPapua New Guinea 86 in 100 of its 251 stories, usually 29
RegionOceania 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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

Sudan

375 of its 499 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Khartoum accounted for 327 of Sudan's 375 stories about harm, carried by 245 outlets. 322 of Khartoum's 327 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (199 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Disasters & accidents

Papua New Guinea

217 of its 251 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Kokopo accounted for 135 of Papua New Guinea's 217 stories about harm, carried by 146 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (125 stories). Accidents were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Papua New Guinea over 30 days → its stories → Kokopo stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

107 of its 148 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Niger

18 of its 24 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Niger over 30 days → its stories →
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Disasters & accidents

Malta

95 of its 181 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Valletta accounted for 77 of Malta's 95 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (80 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

147 of its 243 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. 53 of Gaza's 74 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Kashmir

120 of its 234 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. 32 of Sumbal's 42 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Croatia

80 of its 142 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Landslides were named in 75 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Guinea

34 of its 42 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (32 stories). Earthquake was named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami.

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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

564 of its 1,150 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Riyadh accounted for 396 of Saudi Arabia's 564 stories about harm, carried by 413 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Croatia (75 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); oil spill in United Arab Emirates (113 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Guinea (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Venezuela (45 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); oil spill in Yemen (14 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 14 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 37,649 stories about harm among 197,630 counted on 14 May.

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Mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual in Croatia's news. of the day's 197,630 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 14 May 2018, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 19 today. Sudan's news was 75% about people being harmed, against a usual 50%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burkina Faso96 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Papua New Guinea86 in 100 of its 251 stories · usually 29 · mostly disasters & accidents Guatemala82 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan75 in 100 of its 499 stories · usually 50 · mostly rights & justice Sri Lanka73 in 100 of its 773 stories · usually 84 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Khartoum Sudan322 stories about protests or strikes, of its 327 Alabama US247 stories about protests or strikes, of its 292 San Francisco US197 stories about protests or strikes, of its 771 Jerusalem Israel161 stories about protests or strikes, of its 298 Washington US128 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1356

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: 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'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'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth 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'sSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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'sJordan: 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'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'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: too little coverage to readNew 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'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'sEgypt: 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 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: 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'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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 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'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: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUruguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTurkmenistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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 twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHungary: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGreenland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sComoros: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBenin: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half 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'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPitcairn: 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

● Switzerland about twice as fearful as the world's · 89 stories about harm ● Germany about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 349 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as angry as the world's · 564 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 222 stories about harm ● Burkina Faso about twice as angry as the world's · 74 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 375 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 11,166 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Health23% 8,450 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents17% 6,294 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 5,856 stories · much less than usual (usually 21%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,555 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,157 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 822 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 744 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 killed10,949 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,684 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,563 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,789 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting refugees550 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions485 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced357 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations151 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting people falling ill83 at about the usual rate

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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