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The day's news pointed at violence in Jerusalem, power cuts in Taiwan and protests in Khartoum (Sudan). Israel's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 53 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIsrael 68 in 100 of its 2,218 stories, usually 52
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 54 in 100 of its stories, usually 38
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Israel

1,511 of its 2,218 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Jerusalem accounted for 1,103 of Israel's 1,511 stories about harm, carried by 1,086 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (44 stories). Power cuts were named in 10 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 →
Health

Taiwan

76 of its 177 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Taipei accounted for 49 of Taiwan's 76 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (22 stories). Power cuts were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Iran

67 of its 131 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Thailand

98 of its 194 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Bangkok accounted for 68 of Thailand's 98 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (26 stories).

its stories →
Health

Indonesia

66 of its 121 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Covid was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

9 of its 12 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 3 of Managua's 6 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Health

Fiji

40 of its 105 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories).

its stories →
Health

Peru

22 of its 51 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Indonesia (34 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Liberia (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); house fires in Ireland (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Philippines (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); respiratory illness in China (18 of its stories, about three times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 22,787 stories about harm among 93,386 counted on 13 May.

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For the sixth day running, the news turned to Israel. Stories about people being harmed made up 24 in every 100 of the day's 93,386 stories, as usual. Mentions of Covid ran about three times their usual in Indonesia's news. A year earlier, on 13 May 2020, 34 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 24 today. Israel stood out: 68% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 52%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel68 in 100 of its 2,218 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan59 in 100 of its 163 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal55 in 100 of its 169 stories · usually 52 · mostly health Indonesia55 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 47 · mostly health Iran51 in 100 of its 131 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel511 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1103 Washington US232 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1139 Glasgow UK42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 94 Delhi India32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 395 Los Angeles US28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 148

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 51 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Uzbekistan: 71 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Uganda: 38 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Tunisia: 64 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Thailand: 51 in 100 of its 194 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Taiwan: 43 in 100 of its 177 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Syria: 37 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)South Sudan: 68 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Sudan: 70 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Sri Lanka: 34 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Somalia: 47 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Sierra Leone: 53 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Seychelles: 45 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)St Vincent: 50 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Philippines: 43 in 100 of its 510 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Peru: 43 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Pakistan: 39 in 100 of its 398 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Nigeria: 33 in 100 of its 1,045 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Niger: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Nicaragua: 75 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Nepal: 55 in 100 of its 169 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Mozambique: 57 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Malaysia: 34 in 100 of its 182 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Libya: 55 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Liberia: 40 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Laos: 70 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Jamaica: 34 in 100 of its 137 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Israel: 68 in 100 of its 2,218 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 41 in 100 of its 185 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Iraq: 47 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Iran: 51 in 100 of its 131 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Indonesia: 55 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)India: 40 in 100 of its 4,235 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Guatemala: 52 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Fiji: 38 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Ethiopia: 47 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Cuba: 46 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Colombia: 47 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Cameroon: 53 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Cambodia: 51 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Myanmar: 65 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Barbados: 44 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Bangladesh: 46 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Algeria: 74 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Afghanistan: 59 in 100 of its 163 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 41 in 100 of its 185 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 41 in 100 of its 185 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 41 in 100 of its 185 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Maldives: 60 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 24 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Israel 68 in 100 of its 2,218 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 59 in 100 of its 163 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Nepal 55 in 100 of its 169 stories · mostly health ● Indonesia 55 in 100 of its 121 stories · mostly health ● Thailand 51 in 100 of its 194 stories · mostly health ● Iran 51 in 100 of its 131 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health53% 11,919 stories · about as usual Rights & justice17% 3,756 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence12% 2,674 stories · more than usual (usually 9%) Disasters & accidents7% 1,604 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 1,082 stories · more than usual (usually 2%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 793 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 539 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 229 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 killed5,919 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,642 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,390 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,389 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees106 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations103 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced88 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting abductions84 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill19 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 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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