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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Caracas, people killed in Iceland and flooding in Uzbekistan. Venezuela's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 77 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostKuwait 65 in 100 of its 71 stories, usually 44
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Conflict & violence

Venezuela

88 of its 138 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Caracas accounted for 65 of Venezuela's 88 stories about harm, carried by 146 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
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Conflict & violence

Iraq

74 of its 120 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

Handwara accounted for 74 of Kashmir's 144 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 61 of Afghanistan's 131 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (51 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Guatemala

12 of its 17 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Kenya

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Flooding was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with malaria.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Kenya (22 of its stories, about three times its usual); poisoning in Nigeria (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); helicopter crash in US (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

36 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 39; 38 the day before
44 in 10035 in 1005 Apr12 Apr19 Apr26 Apr4 May5 Apr: 44 in 1006 Apr: 41 in 1007 Apr: 40 in 1008 Apr: 40 in 1009 Apr: 39 in 10010 Apr: 41 in 10011 Apr: 43 in 10012 Apr: 44 in 10013 Apr: 42 in 10014 Apr: 40 in 10015 Apr: 39 in 10016 Apr: 38 in 10017 Apr: 38 in 10018 Apr: 40 in 10019 Apr: 42 in 10020 Apr: 38 in 10021 Apr: 37 in 10022 Apr: 37 in 10023 Apr: 37 in 10024 Apr: 36 in 10025 Apr: 37 in 10026 Apr: 39 in 10027 Apr: 37 in 10028 Apr: 37 in 10029 Apr: 36 in 10030 Apr: 35 in 1001 May: 35 in 1002 May: 37 in 1003 May: 38 in 1004 May: 36 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 37,186 stories about harm among 104,353 counted on 4 May.

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Uzbekistan's news mentioned flooding more than ten times as often as usual. 36 in every 100 of the day's 104,353 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 39. On 5 May 2019, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 36 today. Venezuela stood out: 64% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 51%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan76 in 100 of its 172 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan71 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 63 · mostly health Somalia70 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 68 · mostly health Kashmir70 in 100 of its 205 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Kuwait65 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 44 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US287 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1748 Akron US59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 80 Wuhan China58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 746 Orange County US55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 105 Jerusalem Israel48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 145

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'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: 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'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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'sLithuania: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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 readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: 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 readChad: 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'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRomania: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sParaguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sItaly: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGuernsey: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMaldives: 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

● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 131 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 144 stories about harm ● Iraq about three times as angry as the world's · 74 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 83 stories about harm ● Romania few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 36 stories about harm ● Venezuela about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 88 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health77% 28,526 stories · less than usual (usually 81%) Rights & justice8% 2,789 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents4% 1,564 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence4% 1,466 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 1,190 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 722 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 383 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 291 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 killed10,934 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,291 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,620 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,403 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations144 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees140 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions102 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced91 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Kenya Stories reporting people falling ill90 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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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