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Most of the day's attention went to people displaced in Khartoum, protests in Paris (France) and people injured in Türkiye. Sudan's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostTürkiye 47 in 100 of its 301 stories, usually 31
RegionCentral Asia 21 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Displacement

Sudan

523 of its 640 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Khartoum accounted for 316 of Sudan's 523 stories about harm, carried by 579 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Hunger was named in 37 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Protests & strikes

France

195 of its 850 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Paris accounted for 134 of France's 195 stories about harm, carried by 331 outlets. 90 of Paris' 134 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (60 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

140 of its 301 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Covid was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Ukraine

272 of its 764 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (108 stories). Train derailment was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

66 of its 132 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Jammu accounted for 32 of Kashmir's 66 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Polio was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

165 of its 232 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

59 of its 93 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Jenin accounted for 21 of Palestine's 59 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

30 of its 62 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Vietnam (66 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Philippines (43 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Yemen (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Russia (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Israel (20 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 19,000 stories about harm among 105,132 counted on 1 May.

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The news turned to Sudan for the third day running. 18 in every 100 of the day's 105,132 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Vietnam's news, mentions of flooding ran more than ten times their usual. A year earlier, on 1 May 2022, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. Sudan's news was 82% about people being harmed, against a usual 73%. Over April, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 in April 2022.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan82 in 100 of its 640 stories · usually 73 · mostly displacement Syria71 in 100 of its 232 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine63 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir50 in 100 of its 132 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq48 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US95 stories about protests or strikes, of its 632 Paris France90 stories about protests or strikes, of its 134 Chicago US70 stories about protests or strikes, of its 229 London UK43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 208 Hollywood US36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 200

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: 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'sUnited States: 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'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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'sSouth Africa: 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: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew 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'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: 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: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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'sBangladesh: 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'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAfghanistan: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: 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: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUzbekistan: 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGrenada: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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

● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 272 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 66 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 216 stories about harm ● Kenya about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 101 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 205 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 165 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health33% 6,247 stories · about as usual Rights & justice20% 3,820 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents15% 2,831 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 2,240 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,189 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 863 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 817 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 699 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 killed5,035 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,048 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,616 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,430 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations355 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Sudan and the US Stories reporting refugees206 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced148 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions116 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill11 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India 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 softer than 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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