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The news turned to protests in Jerusalem (Israel), flooding in Afghanistan and a disaster in Valletta. Nepal's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMalta 75 in 100 of its 161 stories, usually 19
RegionSoutheast Asia 34 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

Israel

510 of its 876 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Jerusalem accounted for 355 of Israel's 510 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. 234 of Jerusalem's 355 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (119 stories). Heatwave was named in 78 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

231 of its 322 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Kabul accounted for 169 of Afghanistan's 231 stories about harm, carried by 162 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (49 stories). Flooding was named in 54 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain, snowstorms and drought. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Disasters & accidents

Malta

121 of its 161 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Valletta accounted for 84 of Malta's 121 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Malta over 30 days → its stories → Valletta stories →
Health

Nepal

332 of its 477 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Mount Everest accounted for 251 of Nepal's 332 stories about harm, carried by 341 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (298 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Mount Everest stories →
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Protests & strikes

Argentina

58 of its 100 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 28 of Buenos Aires' 53 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (53 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

65 of Acarigua's 74 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (103 stories). Outbreaks were named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with malaria. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Colombia

81 of its 126 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Bogota accounted for 67 of Colombia's 81 stories about harm, carried by 67 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Indonesia

241 of its 340 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. 86 of Jakarta's 88 stories were about protests or strikes. Volcanic eruption was named in 120 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Japan

447 of its 1,548 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Earthquake was named in 265 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with tsunami. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Bahamas

20 of its 51 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (19 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: earthquake in Japan (265 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Indonesia (120 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Puerto Rico (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Saudi Arabia (27 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); ebola in Malawi (10 of its stories, more than ten 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 25 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 21,264 stories about harm among 108,057 counted on 25 May.

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Japan's news mentioned the earthquake about 5 times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 108,057 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 25 May 2018, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. Israel stood out: 58% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 49%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Malta75 in 100 of its 161 stories · usually 19 · mostly disasters & accidents Lithuania74 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 14 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen74 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan72 in 100 of its 322 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia71 in 100 of its 340 stories · usually 42 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US316 stories about protests or strikes, of its 771 Jerusalem Israel234 stories about protests or strikes, of its 355 Kootenai County US180 stories about protests or strikes, of its 183 Jordan Valley Israel119 stories about protests or strikes, of its 120 Jakarta Indonesia86 stories about protests or strikes, of its 88

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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 readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: 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'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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 readGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR 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: 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: 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'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 readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast 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: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLithuania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBahamas: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMonaco: coverage a little warmer 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

● Philippines about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 175 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 231 stories about harm ● Nepal about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 332 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 92 stories about harm ● Türkiye few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 33 stories about harm ● Malawi few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 15 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 6,323 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 4,461 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Health18% 3,739 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Conflict & violence16% 3,420 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,519 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 587 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 552 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 344 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 killed6,060 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,550 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,252 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,120 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions470 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees294 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations208 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced111 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill25 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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