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Protests in Islamabad (Pakistan), violence in Tunis and people killed in the Netherlands drew the news. Tunisia's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostTunisia 78 in 100 of its 217 stories, usually 42
RegionSouth Asia 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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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Protests & strikes

Pakistan

841 of its 1,434 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Islamabad accounted for 557 of Pakistan's 841 stories about harm, carried by 504 outlets. 420 of Islamabad's 557 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (310 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Islamabad stories →
Conflict & violence

Tunisia

170 of its 217 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tunis accounted for 96 of Tunisia's 170 stories about harm, carried by 229 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (116 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Health

Netherlands

78 of its 300 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (41 stories). Hunger was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Netherlands over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 123 of Sudan's 220 stories about harm, carried by 231 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (64 stories). Hunger was named in 15 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 →
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Conflict & violence

Israel

492 of its 863 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

153 of its 202 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Gaza accounted for 74 of Palestine's 153 stories about harm, carried by 116 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Congo

24 of its 36 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Poland

49 of its 166 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Wildfires were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Belarus

21 of its 50 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 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: covid in Finland (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Tonga (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Vietnam (38 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); wildfires in Canada (135 of its stories, about three times its usual); snowstorms in New Zealand (15 of its stories, more than ten 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 10 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 23,782 stories about harm among 131,462 counted on 10 May.

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The news turned to Pakistan for the second day running. 18 in every 100 of the day's 131,462 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Finland's news, mentions of Covid ran about 4 times their usual. On 10 May 2022, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 18 today. Pakistan's news was 59% about people being harmed, against a usual 32%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Tunisia78 in 100 of its 217 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine76 in 100 of its 202 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan72 in 100 of its 305 stories · usually 74 · mostly displacement Pakistan59 in 100 of its 1,434 stories · usually 32 · mostly rights & justice Syria59 in 100 of its 188 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Islamabad Pakistan420 stories about protests or strikes, of its 557 Washington US172 stories about protests or strikes, of its 833 London UK72 stories about protests or strikes, of its 384 Lahore Pakistan71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 93 New York US42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 299

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: 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: too little coverage to readSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: 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 readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: 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'sMozambique: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: 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'sKyrgyzstan: 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'sIreland: 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'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: 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 readCôte 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'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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'sBarbados: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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'sTunisia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sTonga: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry 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 grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry 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 · 53 stories about harm ● Tunisia about three times as angry as the world's · 170 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 153 stories about harm ● Israel about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 492 stories about harm ● Finland few stories a little warmer than the world's · 34 stories about harm ● Belarus few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 21 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health33% 7,788 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 6,066 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 2,858 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 2,799 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 1,151 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,021 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 850 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 799 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 killed5,415 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,645 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,582 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,535 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees452 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting evacuations261 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Canada and India Stories reporting people displaced256 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions115 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill9 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Argentina

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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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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