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The day's news pointed at the hypothermia in Nepal, violence in Niamey and protests in Khartoum (Sudan). Niger's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNepal 60 in 100 of its 272 stories, usually 31
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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Health

Nepal

162 of its 272 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (31 stories). Hypothermia was named in 35 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with storms. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Niger

112 of its 122 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Niamey accounted for 56 of Niger's 112 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Niger over 30 days → its stories → Niamey stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

197 of its 310 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Khartoum accounted for 175 of Sudan's 197 stories about harm, carried by 130 outlets. 165 of Khartoum's 175 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (136 stories).

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Yemen

211 of its 254 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Sanaa accounted for 138 of Yemen's 211 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

210 of its 323 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

United Arab Emirates

159 of its 495 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (112 stories). Plane crash was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Rights & justice

Venezuela

487 of its 785 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Caracas accounted for 318 of Venezuela's 487 stories about harm, carried by 211 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (233 stories).

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Health

Panama

44 of its 97 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (35 stories). Drownings were named in 34 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with measles.

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Disasters & accidents

Cuba

50 of its 123 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (37 stories). Accidents were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: drownings in Panama (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Senegal (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in El Salvador (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Pakistan (83 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); accidents in Cuba (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 37,900 stories about harm among 201,756 counted on 16 May.

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The Marshall Islands' news mentioned poisoning more than ten times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 201,756 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Nepal, 60% of the news was about people being harmed, where 31% is usual. A year earlier, on 16 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 →

Niger92 in 100 of its 122 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen83 in 100 of its 254 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia77 in 100 of its 217 stories · usually 57 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Syria65 in 100 of its 289 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir65 in 100 of its 323 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US362 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1403 Khartoum Sudan165 stories about protests or strikes, of its 175 Alabama US161 stories about protests or strikes, of its 485 Tehran Iran152 stories about protests or strikes, of its 728 Caracas Venezuela125 stories about protests or strikes, of its 318

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: 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'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'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: 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'sQatar: 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 readNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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'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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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'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: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: 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'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 readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readWestern 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'sNorthern 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 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTogo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSenegal: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiue: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBenin: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sMarshall Islands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAnguilla: 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 210 stories about harm ● Senegal few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 29 stories about harm ● Niger about three times as angry as the world's · 112 stories about harm ● Vietnam about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 103 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 211 stories about harm ● Lebanon about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 71 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 10,272 stories · about as usual Health26% 9,550 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Conflict & violence18% 6,731 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents13% 4,947 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,769 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,263 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 845 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 798 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 killed11,346 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,788 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,537 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,771 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting abductions571 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees376 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people displaced245 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting evacuations149 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting people falling ill72 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nepal

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
● 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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