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9,256 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Illness in Pyongyang, people killed in Pakistan and protests in Jammu (Kashmir) drew the news. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostNorth Korea 92 in 100 of its 96 stories, usually 33
RegionEast Asia 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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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Health

North Korea

88 of its 96 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Pyongyang accounted for 66 of North Korea's 88 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (77 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

North Korea over 30 days → its stories → Pyongyang stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

264 of its 627 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (128 stories). Drought was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with heatstroke and cholera. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories →
Food & livelihood

Lebanon

Beirut accounted for 42 of Lebanon's 49 stories about harm, carried by 238 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Power cuts were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

United Arab Emirates

37 of its 162 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories). Illness was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

57 of its 83 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

US

2,965 of its 9,730 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (610 stories). Oil spill was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Japan

12 of Okinawa's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Sri Lanka

Colombo accounted for 47 of Sri Lanka's 67 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. 37 of Colombo's 47 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 143 of Israel's 208 stories about harm, carried by 336 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: illness in United Arab Emirates (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in Australia (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in India (30 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); flooding in UK (23 of its stories, about 4 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 15 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 9,256 stories about harm among 39,226 counted on 15 May.

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The news turned to North Korea for the fourth day running. 24 in every 100 of the day's 39,226 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. In North Korea, 92% of the news was about people being harmed, where 33% is usual. Lebanon's news mentioned power cuts about 9 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 15 May 2021, 26 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 24 today. This week the news turned most often to North Korea, on 4 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

North Korea92 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 33 · mostly health Palestine69 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia62 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir58 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Israel48 in 100 of its 437 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US75 stories about protests or strikes, of its 369 Jerusalem Israel57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 143 Sokoto Nigeria51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 57 Kurochka Russia49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 49 Colombo Sri Lanka37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 47

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: no storiesUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: no storiesGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: 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 lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesThailand: 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: no storiesSuriname: no storiesSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSudan: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: 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 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: no storiesSamoa: 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 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 lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: 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 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 storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: 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 lessLibya: 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 lessLaos: 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 lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIndia: 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 lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: 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: no storiesNew 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 lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: no storiesEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl 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: no storiesGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: 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 lessColombia: 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 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 lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: no storiesBenin: 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 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: no storiesNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos 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: no storiesJersey: 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: no storiesAruba: 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: no storiesNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 50 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)US: 30 in 100 of its 9,730 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Ukraine: 34 in 100 of its 959 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Türkiye: 44 in 100 of its 118 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Tunisia: 57 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Tonga: 80 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Tanzania: 64 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Taiwan: 39 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Syria: 74 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Sri Lanka: 44 in 100 of its 153 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)South Africa: 37 in 100 of its 346 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Somalia: 62 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Russia: 33 in 100 of its 630 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Pakistan: 42 in 100 of its 627 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)North Korea: 92 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Lebanon: 40 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Jamaica: 39 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Israel: 48 in 100 of its 437 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 69 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Iran: 39 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Indonesia: 34 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Haiti: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Cambodia: 53 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Myanmar: 69 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Botswana: 78 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Bangladesh: 41 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Afghanistan: 37 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 58 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 69 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 69 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 58 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 58 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Ukraine: 34 in 100 of its 959 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 69 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 58 in 100 of its 121 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

● North Korea 92 in 100 of its 96 stories · mostly health ● Palestine 69 in 100 of its 83 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 58 in 100 of its 121 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Somalia 62 in 100 of its 79 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 48 in 100 of its 437 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Pakistan 42 in 100 of its 627 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health36% 3,265 stories · much less than usual (usually 43%) Conflict & violence20% 1,845 stories · much more than usual (usually 12%) Rights & justice20% 1,844 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 1,043 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 437 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 362 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 187 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 168 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 killed2,948 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured1,048 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting arrests745 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected695 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees105 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Lebanon Stories reporting evacuations77 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people displaced62 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting abductions49 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill13 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US

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.

● Angerabout one and a half times usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout one and a half times 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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