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12,760 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at illness in Jerusalem, violence in Kabul and protests in Ndjamena (Chad). Afghanistan's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 54 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAfghanistan 76 in 100 of its 265 stories, usually 58
RegionCentral Asia 57 in 100 of its stories, usually 37
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Israel

173 of its 293 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Jerusalem accounted for 97 of Israel's 173 stories about harm, carried by 176 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (88 stories). Plague was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

201 of its 265 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Kabul accounted for 125 of Afghanistan's 201 stories about harm, carried by 310 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Japan

116 of its 455 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Earthquake was named in 41 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tsunami and landslides. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kyrgyzstan

48 of its 71 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

India

1,619 of its 3,676 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Cholera was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

UK

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Storms were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Colombia

31 of its 53 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Hong Kong

24 of its 42 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Japan (41 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); covid in Sri Lanka (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Taiwan (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); covid in Syria (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in UK (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 25; 24 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 12,760 stories about harm among 50,435 counted on 1 May.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Israel. Stories about people being harmed made up 25 in every 100 of the day's 50,435 stories, as usual. Mentions of the earthquake ran about 4 times their usual in Japan's news. A year earlier, on 1 May 2020, 35 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 today. Israel stood out: 59% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 42%. Over April, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 39 in April 2020.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan76 in 100 of its 265 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Kyrgyzstan68 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh61 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 49 · mostly health Israel59 in 100 of its 293 stories · usually 42 · mostly health Colombia58 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 35 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 446 Delhi India33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 446 Paris France32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 48 London UK30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 190 Jerusalem Israel24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 97

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: 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: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sPakistan: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: 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'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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'sPalestine: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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 readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: 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: too little coverage to readHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSt. Lucia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPanama: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLatvia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBrazil: 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'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 · 201 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 173 stories about harm ● Chad few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 18 stories about harm ● UK about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 883 stories about harm ● Iraq few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 23 stories about harm ● Kyrgyzstan few stories about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 48 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health54% 6,844 stories · about as usual Rights & justice19% 2,346 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents9% 1,138 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence8% 990 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 631 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 318 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 228 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 154 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 killed4,096 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,031 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected951 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured829 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions152 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced100 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and Ethiopia Stories reporting refugees74 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations53 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill19 at about one and a half times 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 harsher than 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.