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22,963 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Jerusalem (Israel), people injured in Russia and flooding in Indonesia. Israel's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 53 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIsrael 70 in 100 of its 1,661 stories, usually 47
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 49 in 100 of its stories, usually 37
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

1,156 of its 1,661 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Jerusalem accounted for 971 of Israel's 1,156 stories about harm, carried by 1,007 outlets. 563 of Jerusalem's 971 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (680 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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

Russia

435 of its 922 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (147 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Indonesia

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Flooding was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with landslides. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Kashmir

68 of its 100 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Jammu accounted for 27 of Kashmir's 68 stories about harm, carried by 15 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 32 of Palestine's 65 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 87 of Afghanistan's 130 stories about harm, carried by 121 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Singapore

78 of its 206 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Libya

20 of its 32 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Thailand

Bangkok accounted for 49 of Thailand's 108 stories about harm, carried by 143 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (50 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: meningitis in UK (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 22,963 stories about harm among 92,920 counted on 11 May.

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The news turned to Israel for the fourth day running. 25 in every 100 of the day's 92,920 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Indonesia's news, mentions of flooding ran about 4 times their usual. A year earlier, on 11 May 2020, 34 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 today. Israel's news was 70% about people being harmed, against a usual 47%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel70 in 100 of its 1,661 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir68 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan58 in 100 of its 223 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia54 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 48 · mostly health Nepal54 in 100 of its 118 stories · usually 52 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel563 stories about protests or strikes, of its 971 Washington US118 stories about protests or strikes, of its 832 London UK56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 377 Delhi India43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 390 Hollywood US39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 196

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'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'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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: 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'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'sSomalia: 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: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: 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 readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: 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: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: 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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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'sEcuador: 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: too little coverage to readFaroe 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican 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: too little coverage to readPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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 a little more fearful than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sOman: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer 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'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry 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 fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: 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'sBhutan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful 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 twice as fearful as the world's · 68 stories about harm ● Israel about three times as angry as the world's · 1,156 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 435 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 130 stories about harm ● Denmark few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 17 stories about harm ● Burkina Faso few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 7 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health53% 11,988 stories · about as usual Rights & justice17% 3,893 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence12% 2,626 stories · more than usual (usually 8%) Disasters & accidents7% 1,582 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 956 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 854 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 533 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 275 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 killed6,483 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,807 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting arrests1,558 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,523 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees146 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions132 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced110 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations64 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting people falling ill22 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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