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Plane crash in Nepal, protests in Abadan (Iran) and people displaced in Cameroon drew the news. Iran's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 42 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNepal 84 in 100 of its 155 stories, usually 40
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
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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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

130 of its 155 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Kathmandu accounted for 71 of Nepal's 130 stories about harm, carried by 157 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (118 stories). Plane crash was named in 62 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

32 of Abadan's 36 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Building collapse was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Abadan stories →
Conflict & violence

Cameroon

13 of its 24 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Cameroon over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Brazil

77 of its 206 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (30 stories). Landslides were named in 35 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with flooding and heavy rain. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

94 of its 155 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Kulgam accounted for 42 of Kashmir's 94 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Its coverage was about 5 times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Mexico

157 of its 392 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Hurricane was named in 124 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with storms, heavy rain and flooding.

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Conflict & violence

Chad

14 of its 27 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

16 of its 30 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Tajikistan

8 of its 8 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 6 of Khorugh's 6 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Mexico (124 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); landslides in Brazil (35 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Iraq (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in France (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Ukraine (48 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 31 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 17,636 stories about harm among 79,087 counted on 31 May.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Nepal. of the day's 79,087 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Mexico's news mentioned the hurricane about 6 times as often as usual. Nepal's news was 84% about people being harmed, against a usual 40%. A year earlier, on 31 May 2021, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nepal84 in 100 of its 155 stories · usually 40 · mostly disasters & accidents Kashmir61 in 100 of its 155 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan59 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan54 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice Iraq50 in 100 of its 103 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Uvalde US88 stories about protests or strikes, of its 704 Washington US71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 493 London UK44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 241 Islamabad Pakistan34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 74 Abadan Iran32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 36

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: 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'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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: 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTajikistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sParaguay: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEquatorial Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreenland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 5 times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about 5 times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 5 times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about 5 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 5 times as fearful as the world's · 94 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 396 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 100 stories about harm ● Russia about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 465 stories about harm ● Iran about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 96 stories about harm ● Rwanda few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 33 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health42% 7,245 stories · about as usual Rights & justice17% 2,887 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence14% 2,478 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 2,151 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 1,109 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 791 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 489 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 301 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 killed4,603 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,393 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,289 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,006 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees183 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced125 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions109 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations64 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting people falling ill16 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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
● 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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