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39,385 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Kabul, evacuations in Russia and protests in Niamey (Niger). Afghanistan's coverage was about 6 times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 76 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostAfghanistan 87 in 100 of its 350 stories, usually 71
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

Afghanistan

303 of its 350 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Kabul accounted for 251 of Afghanistan's 303 stories about harm, carried by 398 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about 6 times as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Health

Russia

502 of its 1,069 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (78 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

Hurricane was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tropical storm. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Bahamas over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Palestine

73 of its 120 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Jenin accounted for 51 of Palestine's 73 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

29 of its 42 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Tripoli accounted for 26 of Libya's 29 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

South Korea

229 of its 456 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Seoul accounted for 133 of South Korea's 229 stories about harm, carried by 241 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Health

Australia

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Ebola was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

Sudan

27 of its 35 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

71 of its 136 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. 22 of Mong Kok's 34 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Somalia (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); hiv in Malawi (12 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hiv in Poland (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Malaysia (22 of its stories, about three times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

34 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 37; 34 the day before
42 in 10033 in 10013 Apr20 Apr27 Apr4 May12 May13 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 1005 May: 35 in 1006 May: 35 in 1007 May: 34 in 1008 May: 33 in 1009 May: 36 in 10010 May: 38 in 10011 May: 34 in 10012 May: 34 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 39,385 stories about harm among 114,639 counted on 12 May.

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In the Bahamas' news, mentions of the hurricane ran about 4 times their usual. A year earlier, on 13 May 2019, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 34 today. 34 in every 100 of the day's 114,639 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 37. In Afghanistan, 87% of the news was about people being harmed, where 71% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan87 in 100 of its 350 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia75 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 70 · mostly health Yemen71 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 75 · mostly health Syria66 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh62 in 100 of its 303 stories · usually 59 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US240 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2283 Kabul Afghanistan61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 251 Wuhan China60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 713 London UK40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 626 Delhi India38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 538

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: 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'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'sUganda: 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: too little coverage to readThailand: 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: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: 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'sLithuania: 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'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sFrance: 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 readFinland: 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: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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 readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: 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 readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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 readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: 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'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: 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: 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: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMauritius: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKazakhstan: 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'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGabon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBhutan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 6 times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJersey: 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

● Afghanistan about 6 times as angry as the world's · 303 stories about harm ● Syria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 67 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 502 stories about harm ● Venezuela about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 60 stories about harm ● UK a little warmer than the world's · 2,716 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 66 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health76% 29,848 stories · less than usual (usually 79%) Rights & justice9% 3,446 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents5% 1,834 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence4% 1,375 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 1,075 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 758 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 400 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 396 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 killed10,928 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,708 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,218 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,535 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations263 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Russia and Afghanistan Stories reporting refugees211 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced126 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill114 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions86 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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