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The news turned to protests in Jerusalem (Israel), illness in Bucharest and violence in Mogadishu. Somalia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 54 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIsrael 64 in 100 of its 1,310 stories, usually 45
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 46 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

838 of its 1,310 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Jerusalem accounted for 748 of Israel's 838 stories about harm, carried by 847 outlets. 486 of Jerusalem's 748 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (512 stories). Natural hazards were named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Health

Romania

95 of its 229 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Bucharest accounted for 55 of Romania's 95 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (37 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Romania over 30 days → its stories → Bucharest stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

33 of its 46 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Mogadishu accounted for 23 of Somalia's 33 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Afghanistan

285 of its 382 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Kabul accounted for 191 of Afghanistan's 285 stories about harm, carried by 293 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (175 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iraq

65 of its 98 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. 16 of Karbala's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice 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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Protests & strikes

Colombia

51 of its 83 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. 10 of Bogota's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

New Zealand

203 of its 705 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Burundi

10 of its 14 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice 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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Conflict & violence

Marshall Islands

9 of its 11 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Myanmar (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tropical storm in Mexico (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Spain (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in South Africa (24 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in China (12 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 25; 27 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 20,088 stories about harm among 81,005 counted on 10 May.

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For the third day running, the news turned to Israel. Stories about people being harmed made up 25 in every 100 of the day's 81,005 stories, as usual. Mentions of Covid ran about 4 times their usual in Myanmar's news. On 10 May 2020, a year earlier, the share was 38 in every 100, against 25 today. Israel stood out: 64% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 45%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan75 in 100 of its 382 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar71 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 78 · mostly rights & justice Iraq66 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Israel64 in 100 of its 1,310 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Colombia61 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel486 stories about protests or strikes, of its 748 Washington US102 stories about protests or strikes, of its 720 Delhi India38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 405 London UK35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 328 Los Angeles US25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 161

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Zimbabwe: 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: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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'sSudan: 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'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNiue: 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: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: 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: 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'sKuwait: 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'sJapan: 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 readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: 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'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: 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'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: 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 grief-stricken as 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sQatar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLatvia: 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'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice 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'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half 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'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMarshall Islands: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMaldives: coverage a little angrier 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

● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 285 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 33 stories about harm ● Israel about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 838 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 65 stories about harm ● Denmark few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 21 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 66 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health54% 10,677 stories · about as usual Rights & justice16% 3,154 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence11% 2,262 stories · more than usual (usually 8%) Disasters & accidents8% 1,650 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 836 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 551 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 453 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 258 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 killed5,340 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,691 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people affected1,390 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,293 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions158 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees137 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced101 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations69 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill20 at about the usual rate

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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