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The day's news pointed at protests in Dushanbe (Tajikistan), violence in Tehran and a disaster in Roatan. Tajikistan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostTajikistan 99 in 100 of its 147 stories, usually 33
RegionCentral Asia 48 in 100 of its stories, usually 13
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

Tajikistan

145 of its 147 stories (99%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Dushanbe accounted for 93 of Tajikistan's 145 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. 91 of Dushanbe's 93 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (144 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Tajikistan over 30 days → its stories → Dushanbe stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

968 of its 2,032 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Tehran accounted for 851 of Iran's 968 stories about harm, carried by 800 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Disasters & accidents

Honduras

63 of its 69 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Roatan accounted for 47 of Honduras' 63 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Honduras over 30 days → its stories → Roatan stories →
Rights & justice

Guatemala

81 of its 104 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (52 stories). Earthquake was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with volcanic eruption.

Guatemala over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Egypt

299 of its 525 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Cairo accounted for 260 of Egypt's 299 stories about harm, carried by 207 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (212 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Cambodia

36 of its 69 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (24 stories). Hunger was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

212 of its 273 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Idlib accounted for 121 of Syria's 212 stories about harm, carried by 147 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Brazil

332 of its 598 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (77 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Bermuda

63 of its 106 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Hurricane was named in 48 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with cyclone and tropical storm. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Oman

27 of its 103 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (13 stories). Flooding was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with heavy rain.

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Bermuda (48 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); ebola in Switzerland (60 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Nepal (39 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); outbreaks in China (174 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hunger in Cambodia (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 30,951 stories about harm among 168,870 counted on 20 May.

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Tajikistan's news was 99% about people being harmed, against a usual 33%. of the day's 168,870 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. Bermuda's news mentioned the hurricane about 10 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 20 May 2018, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Tajikistan99 in 100 of its 147 stories · usually 33 · mostly rights & justice Honduras91 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 39 · mostly disasters & accidents Guatemala78 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 38 · mostly rights & justice Syria78 in 100 of its 273 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Libya73 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Alabama US422 stories about protests or strikes, of its 560 Washington US166 stories about protests or strikes, of its 968 London UK119 stories about protests or strikes, of its 515 Tehran Iran100 stories about protests or strikes, of its 851 Dushanbe Tajikistan91 stories about protests or strikes, of its 93

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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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: 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'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'sTrinidad & Tobago: 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'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: 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'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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'sMozambique: 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: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGermany: 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: 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: 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: 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'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: 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'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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'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'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuam: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTurkmenistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTajikistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMali: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLaos: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer 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'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHonduras: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBhutan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBenin: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMarshall Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBermuda: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little angrier 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

● Tajikistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 145 stories about harm ● Brazil about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 332 stories about harm ● Mali about three times as angry as the world's · 81 stories about harm ● Cambodia few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 36 stories about harm ● Bermuda about twice as fearful as the world's · 63 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 968 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 8,696 stories · about as usual Health22% 6,768 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 5,851 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents16% 4,745 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,029 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 859 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 838 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 626 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 killed7,970 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests3,731 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,989 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,886 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Egypt Stories reporting people displaced338 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees315 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Sweden Stories reporting abductions301 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations246 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Iraq and the US Stories reporting people falling ill33 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and China

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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