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19,000 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

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 lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: 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 lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: 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 lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: 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 lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: no storiesRomania: 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 lessPeru: 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: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: 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 lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: 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 lessMexico: 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 lessMali: 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 lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: 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: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: 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 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 lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: 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 lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: 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 lessChina: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: 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 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: no storiesAlgeria: 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: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook Islands: no storiesAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: 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: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessYemen: 73 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Uzbekistan: 26 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Puerto Rico: 35 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 36 in 100 of its 764 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Türkiye: 47 in 100 of its 301 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tunisia: 43 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tanzania: 38 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 71 in 100 of its 232 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 82 in 100 of its 640 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 26 in 100 of its 530 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 35 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sierra Leone: 39 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Senegal: 42 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Samoa: 43 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Rwanda: 31 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Russia: 29 in 100 of its 700 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Philippines: 26 in 100 of its 656 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 34 in 100 of its 643 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)New Zealand: 23 in 100 of its 669 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mozambique: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malaysia: 28 in 100 of its 231 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malawi: 47 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 47 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kenya: 32 in 100 of its 317 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 29 in 100 of its 650 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 48 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 34 in 100 of its 164 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Honduras: 62 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 57 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)France: 23 in 100 of its 850 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ethiopia: 40 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Egypt: 29 in 100 of its 296 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ecuador: 32 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Djibouti: 42 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Greenland: 43 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 27 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Congo: 65 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Colombia: 29 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Hong Kong: 25 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 47 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Burkina Faso: 71 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bulgaria: 31 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bolivia: 44 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 39 in 100 of its 140 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bahamas: 34 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 40 in 100 of its 172 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 50 in 100 of its 132 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 50 in 100 of its 132 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 50 in 100 of its 132 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 36 in 100 of its 764 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 50 in 100 of its 132 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)
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 18 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

● Sudan 82 in 100 of its 640 stories · mostly displacement ● Syria 71 in 100 of its 232 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 63 in 100 of its 93 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Türkiye 47 in 100 of its 301 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 50 in 100 of its 132 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iraq 48 in 100 of its 62 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

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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