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The news turned to people killed in the Dominican Republic, people displaced in Yanaquihua and violence in Kyiv. the Dominican Republic's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostDominican Republic 64 in 100 of its 70 stories, usually 18
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Dominican Republic

45 of its 70 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Illness was named in 41 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Dominican Republic over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Peru

80 of its 140 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Yanaquihua accounted for 43 of Peru's 80 stories about harm, carried by 208 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Yanaquihua stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

331 of its 757 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Kyiv accounted for 142 of Ukraine's 331 stories about harm, carried by 388 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (74 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Rights & justice

Venezuela

63 of its 100 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Russia

Moscow accounted for 143 of Russia's 270 stories about harm, carried by 331 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (22 stories). Wildfires were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Congo

30 of its 41 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Landslides were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Belarus

12 of its 28 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 3 of Pinsk's 3 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

86 of its 167 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Vietnam

273 of its 937 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Heatwave was named in 51 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain and storms. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Displacement

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 96 of Sudan's 194 stories about harm, carried by 151 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Canada (170 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); landslides in Congo (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in Vietnam (51 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Nepal (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cyclone in Bangladesh (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 20,444 stories about harm among 107,693 counted on 8 May.

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The Dominican Republic's news was 64% about people being harmed, against a usual 18%. of the day's 107,693 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 8 May 2022, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan69 in 100 of its 282 stories · usually 75 · mostly displacement Dominican Republic64 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 18 · mostly health Venezuela63 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 23 · mostly rights & justice Peru57 in 100 of its 140 stories · usually 24 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria56 in 100 of its 198 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

London UK144 stories about protests or strikes, of its 297 Washington US112 stories about protests or strikes, of its 602 Dallas US84 stories about protests or strikes, of its 515 Manipur India61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 172 Delhi India39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 168

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'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: 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'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: 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'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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'sLibya: 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'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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'sGuyana: 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: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: 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'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. 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'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: 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'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readWestern 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: too little coverage to readChagos 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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 readVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: 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'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sComoros: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBolivia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than 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 a little more fearful than 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

● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 86 stories about harm ● Dominican Republic few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 45 stories about harm ● Iran about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 109 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 270 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 331 stories about harm ● Israel about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 245 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 6,245 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 4,403 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents15% 2,976 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 2,844 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,102 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 842 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 841 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 830 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 killed5,671 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,231 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,994 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,908 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting evacuations406 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Canada and Ukraine Stories reporting refugees281 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting people displaced237 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Sudan and the US Stories reporting abductions174 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill12 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 harsher 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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