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11,579 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Violence in Jerusalem, protests in Khartoum (Sudan) and the cyclone in India drew the news. Israel's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and the US → Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and the US → Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about India and Israel → Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 46 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostTaiwan 51 in 100 of its 115 stories, usually 31
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 58 in 100 of its stories, usually 41
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Israel

1,362 of its 1,931 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Jerusalem accounted for 938 of Israel's 1,362 stories about harm, carried by 1,039 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (91 stories). Building collapse was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with drownings. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

20 of its 25 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. 13 of Khartoum's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests 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.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Health

India

1,311 of its 2,754 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Cyclone was named in 236 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain, storms and storm surge.

India over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Palestine

203 of its 330 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Gaza accounted for 134 of Palestine's 203 stories about harm, carried by 269 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

105 of its 133 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Kabul accounted for 88 of Afghanistan's 105 stories about harm, carried by 142 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Colombia

27 of its 37 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. 7 of Bogota's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Canada

277 of its 853 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (28 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

China

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Tornadoes were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

UK

Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (72 stories). Gas explosion was named in 39 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with wildfires. 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: cyclone in Pakistan (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Sri Lanka (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); tornadoes in China (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); gas explosion in UK (39 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in US (22 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

28 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 16 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 11,579 stories about harm among 41,643 counted on 16 May.

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For the ninth day running, the news turned to Israel. Stories about people being harmed made up 28 in every 100 of the day's 41,643 stories, above the usual 25. It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 28 March 2021. On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and the US. This week the news turned most often to Israel, on 7 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 →

Afghanistan79 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia72 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 49 · mostly health Israel71 in 100 of its 1,931 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine62 in 100 of its 330 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Taiwan51 in 100 of its 115 stories · usually 31 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel402 stories about protests or strikes, of its 938 Washington US121 stories about protests or strikes, of its 388 Gaza Palestine42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 134 London UK34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 178 Manhattan US23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 73

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'sYemen: 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: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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: 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'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: 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'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIran: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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 readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: too little coverage to readCentral 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: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: 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 readAnguilla: 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: too little coverage to readSan 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: 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 Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Jamaica few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 39 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 105 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 1,362 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 203 stories about harm ● UK a little warmer than the world's · 811 stories about harm ● New Zealand a little warmer than the world's · 97 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health46% 5,243 stories · much less than usual (usually 53%) Conflict & violence17% 1,936 stories · much more than usual (usually 9%) Rights & justice16% 1,804 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents10% 1,180 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 560 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 267 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 255 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 216 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 killed4,228 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people injured1,308 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people affected935 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting arrests822 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees160 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations104 at about three times the usual rate · most about India and Israel Stories reporting people displaced89 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting abductions51 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill10 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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