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Protests in Ramallah (Palestine), violence in Kabul and people affected in Brazil drew the news. Afghanistan's coverage was about 6 times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 78 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPalestine 68 in 100 of its 123 stories, usually 51
RegionCentral Asia 44 in 100 of its stories, usually 41
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

Palestine

84 of its 123 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. 19 of Ramallah's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Ramallah stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

283 of its 327 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Kabul accounted for 243 of Afghanistan's 283 stories about harm, carried by 323 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about 6 times as angry as the world's.

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

Brazil

Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Train derailment was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Guinea

11 of its 14 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. 5 of Conakry's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 192 of Israel's 338 stories about harm, carried by 246 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (51 stories). Road crashes were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Health

Lesotho

36 of its 76 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories).

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Health

South Korea

Seoul accounted for 152 of South Korea's 244 stories about harm, carried by 344 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Health

Spain

Respiratory illness was named in 36 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. 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.

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Health

Indonesia

Jakarta accounted for 77 of Indonesia's 146 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in Malaysia (32 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hiv in Switzerland (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Spain (36 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Israel (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

34 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 39,917 stories about harm among 118,245 counted on 13 May.

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Switzerland's news mentioned HIV more than ten times as often as usual. 34 in every 100 of the day's 118,245 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 37. A year earlier, on 14 May 2019, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 34 today. Palestine stood out: 68% 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 →

Afghanistan87 in 100 of its 327 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen70 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 75 · mostly health Palestine68 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Liberia63 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 62 · mostly health Iraq59 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 54 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US207 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2115 Kabul Afghanistan62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 243 London UK53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 679 Chicago US43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 296 Wuhan China42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 563

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: 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'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth 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: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: 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'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 readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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'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'sFiji: 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'sEgypt: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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'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'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'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: 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'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTajikistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLesotho: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEstonia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBenin: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about 6 times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: 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 6 times as angry as the world's · 283 stories about harm ● Türkiye about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 115 stories about harm ● Iraq about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 73 stories about harm ● Syria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 60 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 84 stories about harm ● Mexico about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 148 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health78% 30,774 stories · about as usual Rights & justice8% 3,173 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents5% 1,842 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence3% 1,290 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 1,021 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 745 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 397 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 387 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 killed10,855 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,749 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,974 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,431 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations191 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees185 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill146 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced116 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions92 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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