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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.

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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).

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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.

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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 the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: too little coverage to readYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: too little coverage to readVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: too little coverage to readEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: too little coverage to readBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKurochka, Russia -- conflict & violence: 49 stories, carried by 47 outletsLas Vegas, US -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsCranswick, UK -- health: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 35 stories, carried by 21 outletsMissouri, US -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 12 outletsBrisbane, Australia -- health: 11 stories, carried by 58 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 22 stories, carried by 11 outletsAnkara, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 39 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

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.

Warmest news

● Russia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Ukraine warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Kurochka Russia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 49 stories ● Las Vegas US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Cranswick UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Jammu Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 35 stories ● Missouri US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 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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