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22,974 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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A disaster in Mount Everest, violence in Gaza and protests in Nairobi (Kenya) drew the news. Palestine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostNepal 54 in 100 of its 147 stories, usually 31
RegionCentral Asia 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
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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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

80 of its 147 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Mount Everest accounted for 38 of Nepal's 80 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Mount Everest stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

110 of its 175 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Gaza accounted for 36 of Palestine's 110 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Gaza stories →
Protests & strikes

Kenya

188 of its 539 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 27 of Nairobi's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories → Nairobi stories →
Displacement

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 265 of Sudan's 485 stories about harm, carried by 375 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (115 stories). Hunger was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with flooding. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Syria

123 of its 181 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Aleppo accounted for 55 of Syria's 123 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Israel

380 of its 803 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Jerusalem accounted for 147 of Israel's 380 stories about harm, carried by 232 outlets. 79 of Jerusalem's 147 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

67 of its 152 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Jammu accounted for 40 of Kashmir's 67 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Heavy rain was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Tajikistan

9 of its 14 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Albania

9 of its 24 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: drownings in Vietnam (48 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Russia (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Ukraine (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Philippines (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Pakistan (15 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 2 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 22,974 stories about harm among 129,878 counted on 2 May.

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Mentions of drownings ran more than ten times their usual in Vietnam's news. of the day's 129,878 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 2 May 2022, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. Nepal's news was 54% about people being harmed, against a usual 31%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan76 in 100 of its 637 stories · usually 74 · mostly displacement Syria68 in 100 of its 181 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine63 in 100 of its 175 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia57 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal54 in 100 of its 147 stories · usually 31 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US168 stories about protests or strikes, of its 854 Hollywood US88 stories about protests or strikes, of its 279 Jerusalem Israel79 stories about protests or strikes, of its 147 Paris France66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 126 Chicago US60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 260

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: 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'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: 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'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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'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'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: 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'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: 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 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: 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'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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'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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTajikistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNepal: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: 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'sFiji: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than 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'sBrazil: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three 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 three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three 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 three 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 three times as fearful as the world's · 67 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 235 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 110 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 283 stories about harm ● Nepal about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 80 stories about harm ● Kenya about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 188 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health35% 7,860 stories · more than usual (usually 32%) Rights & justice23% 5,122 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 2,970 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 2,291 stories · less than usual (usually 12%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,448 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 1,152 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 928 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 801 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 killed6,001 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,675 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,333 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,495 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations330 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees324 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Sudan and the US Stories reporting people displaced212 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions130 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill18 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 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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