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32,037 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at the malaria in Brazil, rights and justice in Kabul and protests in Guayaquil (Ecuador). Libya's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 72 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostChile 59 in 100 of its 93 stories, usually 25
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 40
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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Health

Brazil

265 of its 428 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Malaria was named in 39 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with hiv and plague. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Bangladesh

126 of its 189 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Dhaka accounted for 56 of Bangladesh's 126 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Pakistan

188 of its 325 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Plane crash was named in 54 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Chile

55 of its 93 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Santiago accounted for 35 of Chile's 55 stories about harm, carried by 143 outlets.

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Palestine

61 of its 101 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

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Mongolia

9 of its 12 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Armenia

49 of its 125 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: plane crash in Pakistan (54 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); malaria in Switzerland (23 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); earthquake in New Zealand (40 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); respiratory illness in Kashmir (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Nigeria (48 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

32 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 32,037 stories about harm among 99,974 counted on 26 May.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Brazil. A year earlier, on 27 May 2019, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 32 today. Stories about people being harmed made up 32 in every 100 of the day's 99,974 stories, below the usual 35. Brazil's news was 62% about people being harmed, against a usual 49%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan67 in 100 of its 163 stories · usually 73 · mostly rights & justice Bangladesh67 in 100 of its 189 stories · usually 59 · mostly health Syria64 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq62 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Brazil62 in 100 of its 428 stories · usually 49 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China115 stories about protests or strikes, of its 408 Washington US113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1112 Minneapolis US49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 104 Chicago US41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 299 Delhi India39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 467

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Vanuatu: 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'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'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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'sSamoa: 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'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: 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 readMorocco: 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'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: 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'sGuatemala: 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: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew 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'sFiji: 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'sDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: 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'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: 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 readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: too little coverage to readNauru: 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sZambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSão Tomé: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPanama: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: 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 fearful than the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: 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 angry as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than 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 twice as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAnguilla: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJersey: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Spain about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 188 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 109 stories about harm ● Libya few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 40 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 46 stories about harm ● Hong Kong about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 104 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 126 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health72% 22,835 stories · less than usual (usually 75%) Rights & justice10% 3,136 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents7% 2,270 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 1,108 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence3% 1,093 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 675 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 386 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 289 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 killed8,740 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,193 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,577 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,139 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations238 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees152 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions107 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced98 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting people falling ill69 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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