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36,531 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Jakarta (Indonesia), rights and justice in Nairobi and violence in Mogadishu. Somalia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 79 in 100 of its 1,212 stories, usually 33
RegionSoutheast Asia 39 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

Indonesia

963 of its 1,212 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Jakarta accounted for 883 of Indonesia's 963 stories about harm, carried by 717 outlets. 838 of Jakarta's 883 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (299 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Jakarta stories →
Rights & justice

Kenya

349 of its 817 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Nairobi accounted for 235 of Kenya's 349 stories about harm, carried by 266 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (213 stories). Power cuts were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories → Nairobi stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

170 of its 219 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Mogadishu accounted for 116 of Somalia's 170 stories about harm, carried by 100 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (100 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
Disasters & accidents

Netherlands

131 of its 470 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Earthquake was named in 60 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Netherlands over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

North Korea

241 of its 512 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Pyongyang accounted for 227 of North Korea's 241 stories about harm, carried by 249 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Algeria

16 of Algiers' 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories). Malaria was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Oman

75 of its 235 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Central African Republic

42 of its 63 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

163 of its 264 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Guatemala

47 of its 70 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Venezuela (65 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Algeria (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Argentina (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Mali (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Ghana (27 of its stories, about 5 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 22 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 36,531 stories about harm among 199,388 counted on 22 May.

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Venezuela's news mentioned the hunger more than ten times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 199,388 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. For the second day running, the news turned to Indonesia. Indonesia stood out: 79% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 33%. On 22 May 2018, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua89 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice Indonesia79 in 100 of its 1,212 stories · usually 33 · mostly rights & justice Syria78 in 100 of its 543 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia78 in 100 of its 219 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Libya75 in 100 of its 210 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jakarta Indonesia838 stories about protests or strikes, of its 883 Washington US312 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1450 Trump Tower US137 stories about protests or strikes, of its 347 Nairobi Kenya116 stories about protests or strikes, of its 235 San Francisco US110 stories about protests or strikes, of its 396

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'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'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'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: 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'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'sLaos: 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 readKazakhstan: 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'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: 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'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readFrench 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: 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'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: 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'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'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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'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: 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 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'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 readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTurkmenistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sOman: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 about one and a half times as warm as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Caledonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMonaco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMacao: 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

● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 422 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 163 stories about harm ● Oman about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 75 stories about harm ● Belarus few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 27 stories about harm ● Somalia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 170 stories about harm ● Egypt about twice as fearful as the world's · 106 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 11,025 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Health22% 7,915 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 5,781 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents16% 5,716 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 2,692 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,131 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 855 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 736 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 killed10,905 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,863 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,317 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,753 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting refugees527 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions305 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced254 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting evacuations184 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill80 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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