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The day's news pointed at protests in Jerusalem (Israel), violence in Kabul and illness in Ndjamena. Afghanistan's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 54 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAfghanistan 86 in 100 of its 305 stories, usually 62
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 36
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

Israel

382 of its 646 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Jerusalem accounted for 333 of Israel's 382 stories about harm, carried by 411 outlets. 239 of Jerusalem's 333 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (247 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Afghanistan

262 of its 305 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Kabul accounted for 213 of Afghanistan's 262 stories about harm, carried by 419 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (180 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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

Chad

37 of its 58 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Ndjamena accounted for 28 of Chad's 37 stories about harm, carried by 340 outlets. Covid was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Chad over 30 days → its stories → Ndjamena stories →
Disasters & accidents

Guinea

10 of its 13 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). 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.

Guinea over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Maldives

32 of its 47 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

South Sudan

10 of its 12 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Brazil

4 of Jacarezinho's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). 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

Laos

16 of its 19 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Vientiane accounted for 16 of Laos' 16 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

27 of its 32 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Nepal

43 of its 65 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Kathmandu accounted for 24 of Nepal's 43 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Mexico (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Australia (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in UK (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

27 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 25; 26 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 10,974 stories about harm among 41,217 counted on 9 May.

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Mentions of Covid ran more than ten times their usual in Chad's news. of the day's 41,217 news stories, 27 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 25. the news turned to Israel for the second day running. A year earlier, on 9 May 2020, 36 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 27 today. In Israel, 59% of the news was about people being harmed, where 44% is usual. This week the news turned most often to Colombia, on 5 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan86 in 100 of its 305 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal66 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 51 · mostly health Chad64 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 54 · mostly health Israel59 in 100 of its 646 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh52 in 100 of its 138 stories · usually 48 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel239 stories about protests or strikes, of its 333 Boston US61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 100 Washington US55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 370 Kabul Afghanistan26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 213 Times Square US20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 105

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'sVietnam: 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: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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 readRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPapua 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: 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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai 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: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: 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 readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRomania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLaos: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: 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'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier 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'sAnguilla: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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

● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 262 stories about harm ● Israel about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 382 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 27 stories about harm ● Guinea few stories about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 10 stories about harm ● Nigeria about twice as angry as the world's · 323 stories about harm ● UK a little warmer than the world's · 764 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health54% 5,844 stories · about as usual Rights & justice16% 1,736 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence13% 1,372 stories · more than usual (usually 8%) Disasters & accidents8% 855 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 489 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 222 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 217 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 127 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 killed3,433 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured981 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting arrests824 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected677 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions78 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees56 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people displaced44 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about South Sudan and Somalia Stories reporting evacuations32 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel

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.

● Angera little more than 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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