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Most of the day's attention went to illness in Jakarta, protests in Yerevan (Armenia) and violence in Kyiv. Morocco's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.
Health
54 of its 121 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Jakarta accounted for 30 of Indonesia's 54 stories about harm, carried by 167 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Plague was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Protests & strikes
33 of its 77 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Yerevan accounted for 29 of Armenia's 33 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. 23 of Yerevan's 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories).
Displacement
Kyiv accounted for 254 of Ukraine's 786 stories about harm, carried by 500 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (213 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Conflict & violence
16 of its 38 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
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Health
464 of its 1,184 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Conflict & violence
Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (84 stories). Building collapse was named in 54 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Rights & justice
168 of its 528 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Health
Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (12 stories). Illness was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
Protests & strikes
8 of Santiago's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories).
Protests & strikes
9 of Barcelona's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories).
Also named far more than usual:
illness in France (29 of its stories, about three times its usual); building collapse in Nigeria (54 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (21 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); drought in Iraq (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heatwave in India (74 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
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In Nigeria's news, mentions of building collapse ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 68,146 stories, as usual. On 2 May 2021, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 22 today. In Indonesia, 45% of the news was about people being harmed, where 34% is usual.
22 in every 100 of the day's 68,146 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 23). Indonesia: 54 of its 121 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Armenia: 33 of its 77 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Ukraine: Kyiv accounted for 254 of Ukraine's 786 stories about harm, carried by 500 outlets. Morocco: 16 of its 38 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Mentions of building collapse ran more than ten times their usual in Nigeria's news. Mentions of road crashes ran about 7 times their usual in Ireland's news. Across the world, the words of the day's news were softer than usual. A year earlier, on 2 May 2021, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today. Written by code from the day's numbers.
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or less Zambia: about as warm as its own usual or less Yemen: about as warm as its own usual or less Vietnam: about as warm as its own usual or less Venezuela: about as warm as its own usual or less Vanuatu: too little coverage to read Uzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Uruguay: about as warm as its own usual or less Micronesia: too little coverage to read U.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to read Guam: about as warm as its own usual or less Puerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or less United States: about as warm as its own usual or less South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to read Falkland Islands: too little coverage to read Cayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or less Isle of Man: about as warm as its own usual or less United Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or less United Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or less Ukraine: about as warm as its own usual or less Uganda: about as warm as its own usual or less Turkmenistan: too little coverage to read Turkey: about as warm as its own usual or less Tunisia: about as warm as its own usual or less Trinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or less Tonga: too little coverage to read Togo: too little coverage to read Timor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or less Thailand: about as warm as its own usual or less Tanzania: about as warm as its own usual or less Tajikistan: too little coverage to read Taiwan: about as warm as its own usual or less Switzerland: about as warm as its own usual or less Sweden: about as warm as its own usual or less Eswatini: too little coverage to read Suriname: about as warm as its own usual or less South Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or less Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or less Sri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or less Spain: about as warm as its own usual or less South Korea: about as warm as its own usual or less South Africa: about as warm as its own usual or less Somalia: about as warm as its own usual or less Somaliland: too little coverage to read Solomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or less Slovakia: about as warm as its own usual or less Slovenia: about as warm as its own usual or less Singapore: about as warm as its own usual or less Sierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or less Seychelles: too little coverage to read Serbia: too little coverage to read Senegal: about as warm as its own usual or less Saudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or less São Tomé: too little coverage to read Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or less St Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or less St. Lucia: too little coverage to read Rwanda: about as warm as its own usual or less Russia: about as warm as its own usual or less Romania: about as warm as its own usual or less Qatar: about as warm as its own usual or less Portugal: about as warm as its own usual or less Poland: about as warm as its own usual or less Philippines: about as warm as its own usual or less Peru: about as warm as its own usual or less Paraguay: about as warm as its own usual or less Papua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or less Panama: about as warm as its own usual or less Palau: too little coverage to read Pakistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Oman: about as warm as its own usual or less Norway: about as warm as its own usual or less North Korea: about as warm as its own usual or less Nigeria: about as warm as its own usual or less Niger: about as warm as its own usual or less Nicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or less New Zealand: too little coverage to read Niue: too little coverage to read Netherlands: about as warm as its own usual or less Curaçao: too little coverage to read Nepal: about as warm as its own usual or less Namibia: about as warm as its own usual or less Mozambique: about as warm as its own usual or less Morocco: about as warm as its own usual or less Western Sahara: too little coverage to read Montenegro: too little coverage to read Mongolia: about as warm as its own usual or less Moldova: about as warm as its own usual or less Mexico: about as warm as its own usual or less Mauritius: about as warm as its own usual or less Mauritania: about as warm as its own usual or less Malta: about as warm as its own usual or less Mali: about as warm as its own usual or less Malawi: about as warm as its own usual or less Madagascar: about as warm as its own usual or less North Macedonia: too little coverage to read Luxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or less Lithuania: about as warm as its own usual or less Libya: about as warm as its own usual or less Liberia: about as warm as its own usual or less Lesotho: about as warm as its own usual or less Lebanon: about as warm as its own usual or less Latvia: about as warm as its own usual or less Laos: about as warm as its own usual or less Kyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or less Kuwait: too little coverage to read Kosovo: too little coverage to read Kiribati: too little coverage to read Kenya: about as warm as its own usual or less Kazakhstan: too little coverage to read Jordan: about as warm as its own usual or less Japan: about as warm as its own usual or less Jamaica: about as warm as its own usual or less Italy: about as warm as its own usual or less Israel: about as warm as its own usual or less Palestine: about as warm as its own usual or less Ireland: about as warm as its own usual or less Iraq: about as warm as its own usual or less Iran: about as warm as its own usual or less India: too little coverage to read Iceland: about as warm as its own usual or less Hungary: about as warm as its own usual or less Honduras: too little coverage to read Haiti: about as warm as its own usual or less Guyana: about as warm as its own usual or less Guinea-Bissau: too little coverage to read Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or less Guatemala: about as warm as its own usual or less Grenada: about as warm as its own usual or less Greece: about as warm as its own usual or less Ghana: about as warm as its own usual or less Germany: about as warm as its own usual or less Georgia: about as warm as its own usual or less Gambia: about as warm as its own usual or less Gabon: too little coverage to read France: about as warm as its own usual or less St Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to read French Polynesia: too little coverage to read New Caledonia: too little coverage to read French Southern Territories: too little coverage to read Åland Islands: too little coverage to read Finland: about as warm as its own usual or less Fiji: too little coverage to read Ethiopia: about as warm as its own usual or less Estonia: about as warm as its own usual or less Eritrea: about as warm as its own usual or less Equatorial Guinea: too little coverage to read El Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or less Egypt: about as warm as its own usual or less Ecuador: about as warm as its own usual or less Dominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or less Dominica: about as warm as its own usual or less Djibouti: too little coverage to read Greenland: about as warm as its own usual or less Faroe Islands: too little coverage to read Denmark: too little coverage to read Czech Republic: too little coverage to read N. Cyprus: too little coverage to read Cyprus: too little coverage to read Cuba: about as warm as its own usual or less Croatia: about as warm as its own usual or less Côte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or less Costa Rica: about as warm as its own usual or less DR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or less Congo: about as warm as its own usual or less Comoros: too little coverage to read Colombia: about as warm as its own usual or less China: about as warm as its own usual or less Hong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or less Chile: about as warm as its own usual or less Chad: about as warm as its own usual or less Central African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or less Cape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or less Canada: about as warm as its own usual or less Cameroon: about as warm as its own usual or less Cambodia: about as warm as its own usual or less Myanmar: about as warm as its own usual or less Burundi: too little coverage to read Burkina Faso: too little coverage to read Bulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or less Brunei: too little coverage to read Brazil: about as warm as its own usual or less Botswana: about as warm as its own usual or less Bosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or less Bolivia: too little coverage to read Bhutan: too little coverage to read Benin: about as warm as its own usual or less Belize: too little coverage to read Belgium: about as warm as its own usual or less Belarus: about as warm as its own usual or less Barbados: about as warm as its own usual or less Bangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or less Bahrain: about as warm as its own usual or less Bahamas: about as warm as its own usual or less Azerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or less Austria: about as warm as its own usual or less Australia: about as warm as its own usual or less Heard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to read Armenia: about as warm as its own usual or less Argentina: about as warm as its own usual or less Antigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to read Angola: too little coverage to read Andorra: too little coverage to read Algeria: about as warm as its own usual or less Albania: about as warm as its own usual or less Jammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or less Aksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or less Gaza: about as warm as its own usual or less West Bank: about as warm as its own usual or less Western Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to read Western Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to read Azad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Siachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or less Crimea: about as warm as its own usual or less East Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or less Azad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Vatican City: about as warm as its own usual or less Marshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or less Northern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to read American Samoa: too little coverage to read Chagos Islands: too little coverage to read St. Helena: too little coverage to read Pitcairn: too little coverage to read Anguilla: too little coverage to read Bermuda: about as warm as its own usual or less British Virgin Islands: too little coverage to read Turks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to read Montserrat: too little coverage to read Jersey: about as warm as its own usual or less Guernsey: too little coverage to read San Marino: too little coverage to read St Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to read Cook Islands: too little coverage to read Aruba: too little coverage to read Nauru: too little coverage to read Monaco: too little coverage to read Maldives: about as warm as its own usual or less Liechtenstein: too little coverage to read Wallis & Futuna: too little coverage to read St. Martin: too little coverage to read St. Barthélemy: too little coverage to read Macao: too little coverage to read Norfolk Island: too little coverage to read Sint Maarten: too little coverage to read Christmas Island: too little coverage to read Gibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or less Mayotte: too little coverage to read Syria: warmth about its own usual Malaysia: warmth about its own usual Indonesia: warmth about its own usual Afghanistan: warmth about its own usual Arizona, US -- rights & justice: 21 stories, carried by 15 outlets Abuja, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 37 stories, carried by 16 outlets Mississippi, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 21 outlets Moncton, Canada -- health: 10 stories, carried by 13 outlets Brussels, Belgium -- health: 13 stories, carried by 12 outlets Ottawa, Canada -- health: 26 stories, carried by 34 outlets Kabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 45 outlets Harare, Zimbabwe -- health: 11 stories, carried by 20 outlets
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.
The day in three measures
harsh warm
The words in the day's stories were softer than usual .
Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.
● Angera little less than 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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