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17,636 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →

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.

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 lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: 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: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSlovakia: 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: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: 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 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 storiesPakistan: near the world's share or lessOman: 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: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: 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 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 lessLiberia: 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: no storiesKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: 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: near the world's share or lessGuinea: 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 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: near the world's share or lessNew 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 lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl 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: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: 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 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 lessCape Verde: 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 lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: no storiesBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: 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: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: 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): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: no storiesNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: 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: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 66 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Vietnam: 30 in 100 of its 248 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 39 in 100 of its 1,019 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Uganda: 38 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Türkiye: 40 in 100 of its 251 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Thailand: 35 in 100 of its 202 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Tajikistan: 100 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Syria: 48 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)South Sudan: 46 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sudan: 54 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sri Lanka: 46 in 100 of its 182 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)South Africa: 32 in 100 of its 823 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Somalia: 67 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Solomon Islands: 44 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Slovenia: 56 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Rwanda: 44 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Philippines: 32 in 100 of its 726 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Peru: 37 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)North Korea: 52 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Nepal: 84 in 100 of its 155 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Mozambique: 44 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Mexico: 40 in 100 of its 392 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Mali: 76 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Libya: 53 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Lesotho: 52 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Lebanon: 32 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kenya: 30 in 100 of its 242 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Israel: 36 in 100 of its 492 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 49 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iraq: 50 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iran: 45 in 100 of its 211 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Haiti: 56 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Georgia: 57 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ethiopia: 42 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Greenland: 50 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cuba: 35 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Congo: 71 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Chad: 52 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Central African Republic: 75 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Canada: 28 in 100 of its 2,360 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cameroon: 54 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cambodia: 46 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Myanmar: 59 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Brazil: 37 in 100 of its 206 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bangladesh: 34 in 100 of its 214 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Afghanistan: 59 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 61 in 100 of its 155 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 49 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 49 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 61 in 100 of its 155 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 61 in 100 of its 155 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 39 in 100 of its 1,019 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 49 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 61 in 100 of its 155 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)
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 22 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

● Nepal 84 in 100 of its 155 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Kashmir 61 in 100 of its 155 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 59 in 100 of its 108 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 45 in 100 of its 211 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iraq 50 in 100 of its 103 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sri Lanka 46 in 100 of its 182 stories · mostly food & livelihood

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

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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