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23,711 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Jerusalem (Israel), violence in Kabul and rights and justice in Kampala drew the news. Israel's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 52 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIsrael 70 in 100 of its 2,308 stories, usually 49
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 54 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

1,610 of its 2,308 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Jerusalem accounted for 1,251 of Israel's 1,610 stories about harm, carried by 1,130 outlets. 661 of Jerusalem's 1,251 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (1,024 stories). Building collapse was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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

Afghanistan

134 of its 186 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Kabul accounted for 88 of Afghanistan's 134 stories about harm, carried by 114 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Sudan

31 of its 50 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Khartoum accounted for 23 of Sudan's 31 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. 22 of Khartoum's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

27 of its 56 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Cameroon

24 of its 47 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 9 of Yaounde's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Bosnia

18 of its 23 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

Congo

19 of its 26 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Ebola was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with outbreaks.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

9 of its 15 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 4 of Managua's 4 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: ebola in Congo (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); covid in Armenia (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); tornadoes in Algeria (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Philippines (21 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); respiratory illness in China (29 of its stories, about 6 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 12 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 23,711 stories about harm among 95,985 counted on 12 May.

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It was the fifth day running that the news turned to Israel. of the day's 95,985 news stories, 25 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Congo's news mentioned Ebola about 4 times as often as usual. On 12 May 2020, a year earlier, the share was 34 in every 100, against 25 today. In Israel, 70% of the news was about people being harmed, where 49% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan72 in 100 of its 186 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Israel70 in 100 of its 2,308 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq63 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan62 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 45 · mostly rights & justice Syria57 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel661 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1251 Washington US155 stories about protests or strikes, of its 854 Times Square US37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 142 Delhi India31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 398 Los Angeles US30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 111

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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 Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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 readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: 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: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualPanama: warmth about its own usualOman: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualDR Congo: warmth about its own usualBhutan: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualWyoming, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 20 outletsOhafia, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsRiver Thames, UK -- health: 23 stories, carried by 28 outletsBaghdad, Iraq -- rights & justice: 21 stories, carried by 19 outletsRhode Island, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsBristol, UK -- health: 42 stories, carried by 79 outletsChatham, Canada -- health: 12 stories, carried by 19 outletsCalabar, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 10 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Wyoming US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Ohafia Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● River Thames UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 23 stories ● Baghdad Iraq about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 21 stories ● Rhode Island US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health52% 12,177 stories · about as usual Rights & justice17% 3,878 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence13% 2,970 stories · more than usual (usually 9%) Disasters & accidents7% 1,562 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 1,218 stories · more than usual (usually 2%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 818 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 593 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 239 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 killed6,566 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,746 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting arrests1,683 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,502 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees144 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions115 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced109 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ethiopia Stories reporting evacuations62 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India 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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