Violence in Tripoli, volcanic eruption in Vanuatu and arrests in Ukraine drew the news. Libya's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much harsher than usual.
Tripoli accounted for 32 of Libya's 55 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
24 of its 32 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Volcanic eruption was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.
43 of its 50 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Sanaa accounted for 26 of Yemen's 43 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets.
Seoul accounted for 120 of South Korea's 173 stories about harm, carried by 150 outlets. Ebola was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual:
respiratory illness in Kashmir (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); ebola in South Korea (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Pakistan (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); wildfires in Ireland (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in India (45 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 34,615 stories about harm among 107,407 counted on 29 May.
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Mentions of volcanic eruption ran about 8 times their usual in Vanuatu's news. On 30 May 2019, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 32 today. Stories about people being harmed made up 32 in every 100 of the day's 107,407 stories, below the usual 34.
32 in every 100 of the day's 107,407 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 34).
Libya: Tripoli accounted for 32 of Libya's 55 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets.
Vanuatu: 24 of its 32 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%.
Ukraine: 85 of its 190 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%.
Ethiopia: Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
Mentions of volcanic eruption ran about 8 times their usual in Vanuatu's news.
Mentions of respiratory illness ran about 7 times their usual in Kashmir's news.
Across the world, the words of the day's news were much harsher than usual.
A year earlier, on 30 May 2019, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 32 today.
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