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22,655 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Bogota (Colombia), abductions in Uganda and arrests in Fiji. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 56 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostUganda 59 in 100 of its 150 stories, usually 33
RegionCentral Asia 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 38
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Colombia

100 of its 161 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 36 of Bogota's 37 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (51 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Bogota stories →
Rights & justice

Uganda

88 of its 150 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Fiji

40 of its 104 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Hong Kong

53 of its 126 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 16 of Yuen Long's 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Maldives

33 of its 72 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (13 stories).

its stories →
Health

Nepal

48 of its 82 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Kathmandu accounted for 36 of Nepal's 48 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets.

its stories →
Health

Malawi

25 of its 59 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of refugees ran at about 10 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Health

Tunisia

34 of its 62 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Tunis accounted for 25 of Tunisia's 34 stories about harm, carried by 5 outlets.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: hunger in Ethiopia (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in South Africa (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in Philippines (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); plane crash in US (148 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

24 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 6 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 22,655 stories about harm among 96,214 counted on 6 May.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 5 November 2020. of the day's 96,214 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 25. the news turned to Colombia for the fifth day running. Mentions of the hunger ran about three times their usual in Ethiopia's news. A year earlier, on 6 May 2020, 35 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 24 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen62 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 61 · mostly food & livelihood Colombia62 in 100 of its 161 stories · usually 41 · mostly rights & justice Syria61 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Uganda59 in 100 of its 150 stories · usually 33 · mostly rights & justice Nepal59 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 49 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US173 stories about protests or strikes, of its 886 San Francisco US45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 167 Beijing China44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 156 Jerusalem Israel43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 125 Moscow Russia42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 104

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'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'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: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: 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'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: 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'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: 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'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: 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 readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: 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: 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'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: 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: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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 angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSlovakia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 twice as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: 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'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage about three 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 fearful as the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than 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 three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three 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 three times as fearful as the world'sMaldives: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 56 stories about harm ● Colombia about three times as angry as the world's · 100 stories about harm ● Armenia few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 40 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 121 stories about harm ● Uganda about three times as angry as the world's · 88 stories about harm ● Brazil about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 107 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health56% 12,596 stories · more than usual (usually 54%) Rights & justice19% 4,366 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents8% 1,801 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence6% 1,445 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 834 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 542 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 528 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 323 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 killed5,672 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,677 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,643 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,057 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions201 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees155 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced129 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations53 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and South Africa Stories reporting people falling ill17 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Cuba

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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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