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22,680 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Jerusalem (Israel), drownings in Tunisia and illness in Dhaka. 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 51 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostTaiwan 51 in 100 of its 209 stories, usually 32
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 51 in 100 of its stories, usually 43
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

1,387 of its 2,047 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Jerusalem accounted for 771 of Israel's 1,387 stories about harm, carried by 830 outlets. 400 of Jerusalem's 771 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (59 stories). Earthquake was named in 42 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Disasters & accidents

Tunisia

40 of its 57 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Tunis accounted for 23 of Tunisia's 40 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (17 stories). Drownings were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Taiwan

106 of its 209 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Taipei accounted for 77 of Taiwan's 106 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets.

its stories →
Health

Peru

25 of its 57 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Health

Thailand

84 of its 158 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Bangkok accounted for 51 of Thailand's 84 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets.

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Health

Singapore

95 of its 282 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

India

Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (60 stories). Cyclone was named in 443 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain, storms and flooding.

its stories →
Health

Sri Lanka

Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: cyclone in India (443 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Jersey (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); cyclone in Pakistan (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Australia (48 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); outbreaks in Egypt (10 of its stories, about 6 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 18 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 22,680 stories about harm among 92,633 counted on 18 May.

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It was the tenth day running that the news turned to Israel. of the day's 92,633 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 18 May 2020, 34 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 24 today. Israel's news was 68% about people being harmed, against a usual 59%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Tunisia70 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 49 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel68 in 100 of its 2,047 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal59 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 52 · mostly health Bangladesh56 in 100 of its 192 stories · usually 48 · mostly health Palestine55 in 100 of its 298 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel400 stories about protests or strikes, of its 771 Washington US157 stories about protests or strikes, of its 848 London UK41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 353 Kaduna Nigeria38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 47 Delhi India35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 389

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 lessYemen: 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 lessUzbekistan: 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: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: 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: no storiesSouth Sudan: 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 lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: 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: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: 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: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: 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: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: 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 lessMalaysia: 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 lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: 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: no storiesKenya: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIran: 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 lessGuatemala: 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: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: 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 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: no storiesChina: 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 lessCameroon: 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 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 lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: 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 storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): 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: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: 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: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesUkraine: 36 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Uganda: 35 in 100 of its 85 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Türkiye: 34 in 100 of its 168 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Tunisia: 70 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Trinidad & Tobago: 35 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Thailand: 53 in 100 of its 158 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Taiwan: 51 in 100 of its 209 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Syria: 46 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Sudan: 54 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Sri Lanka: 38 in 100 of its 194 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Somalia: 60 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Singapore: 34 in 100 of its 282 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Philippines: 37 in 100 of its 548 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Peru: 44 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Pakistan: 35 in 100 of its 659 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)North Korea: 50 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Nepal: 59 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Mozambique: 52 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Libya: 49 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Lebanon: 40 in 100 of its 118 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Laos: 72 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kazakhstan: 45 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Israel: 68 in 100 of its 2,047 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 55 in 100 of its 298 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Iraq: 48 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Indonesia: 42 in 100 of its 151 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)India: 44 in 100 of its 4,446 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Ethiopia: 45 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Egypt: 33 in 100 of its 130 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Ecuador: 44 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Cuba: 37 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Colombia: 51 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Hong Kong: 37 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Cambodia: 39 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Myanmar: 62 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Brazil: 34 in 100 of its 172 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Belize: 48 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Bangladesh: 56 in 100 of its 192 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Afghanistan: 51 in 100 of its 150 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 37 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 55 in 100 of its 298 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 55 in 100 of its 298 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 37 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 37 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Ukraine: 36 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 55 in 100 of its 298 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 37 in 100 of its 107 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 2,047 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 55 in 100 of its 298 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Bangladesh 56 in 100 of its 192 stories · mostly health ● Tunisia 70 in 100 of its 57 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Thailand 53 in 100 of its 158 stories · mostly health ● Taiwan 51 in 100 of its 209 stories · mostly health

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health51% 11,423 stories · less than usual (usually 53%) Rights & justice18% 4,074 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 2,403 stories · more than usual (usually 9%) Conflict & violence10% 2,346 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 830 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 531 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 520 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 323 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 killed6,164 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,875 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,675 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,330 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees182 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced174 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations172 at about twice the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting abductions119 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill24 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
● 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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