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20,227 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to a disaster in Tivaouane, violence in Jammu and protests in Islamabad (Pakistan). Kashmir's coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 40 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostSenegal 67 in 100 of its 108 stories, usually 29
RegionNorth America 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Senegal

72 of its 108 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Tivaouane accounted for 52 of Senegal's 72 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Senegal over 30 days → its stories → Tivaouane stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

106 of its 155 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Jammu accounted for 51 of Kashmir's 106 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Protests & strikes

Pakistan

314 of its 775 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Islamabad accounted for 149 of Pakistan's 314 stories about harm, carried by 135 outlets. 112 of Islamabad's 149 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (82 stories).

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Islamabad stories →
Health

Switzerland

130 of its 769 stories (17%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Switzerland over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

113 of its 166 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Kabul accounted for 69 of Afghanistan's 113 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

29 of its 35 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

US

8,292 of its 26,947 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (3,783 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 51 of Iran's 116 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. Accidents were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Ghana

120 of its 377 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Flooding was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Dominican Republic

Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Peru (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Italy (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Ghana (18 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Nigeria (26 of its stories, about three times its usual); accidents in Iran (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 24 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 20,227 stories about harm among 87,833 counted on 26 May.

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In Peru's news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 87,833 stories, as usual. Senegal's news was 67% about people being harmed, against a usual 29%. A year earlier, on 26 May 2021, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Kashmir68 in 100 of its 155 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan68 in 100 of its 166 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Senegal67 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 29 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine53 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Syria53 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Uvalde US169 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1767 Islamabad Pakistan112 stories about protests or strikes, of its 149 Washington US90 stories about protests or strikes, of its 722 Davos Switzerland38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 92 Chicago US35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 206

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'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'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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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'sNorway: 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 readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: 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: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: 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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: 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'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUS: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSenegal: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEquatorial Guinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGreenland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChad: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as 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

● Kashmir about 4 times as fearful as the world's · 106 stories about harm ● Senegal about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 72 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 113 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 380 stories about harm ● Qatar few stories a little warmer than the world's · 15 stories about harm ● Burkina Faso few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 19 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health40% 7,966 stories · less than usual (usually 43%) Conflict & violence19% 3,783 stories · much more than usual (usually 12%) Rights & justice17% 3,376 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents9% 1,799 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 1,205 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,024 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 514 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 307 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 killed6,174 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting arrests1,459 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,427 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,226 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees175 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people displaced118 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting abductions77 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations64 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill27 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as 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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