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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 →
6 more places the news pointed at
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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: too little coverage to readSouth 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 Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: too little coverage to readIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: too little coverage to readEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: 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 readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about one and a half times its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBurkina Faso: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLungro, Italy -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 21 outletsPyongyang, North Korea -- rights & justice: 46 stories, carried by 47 outletsMontana, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsWilliamstown, US -- disasters & accidents: 187 stories, carried by 426 outletsAmethi, India -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 13 outletsOdisha, India -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsFrench Riviera, France -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsGlasgow, UK -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 71 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

● North Korea warmth about one and a half times usual ● Malawi warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bangladesh warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Congo warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Lungro Italy about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 22 stories ● Pyongyang North Korea about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 46 stories ● Montana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Williamstown US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 187 stories ● Amethi India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories

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 →

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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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