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23,782 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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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.

its stories →
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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: 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: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: 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 lessTanzania: 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 lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: 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 lessNiue: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: 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 lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: 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 lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: 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 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 lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: 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 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 lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: 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 lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: 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 lessComoros: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: 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 lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: 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 lessBolivia: 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 lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: 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): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessVatican 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: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: 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: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 28 in 100 of its 257 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Yemen: 36 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Venezuela: 43 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Puerto Rico: 32 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 33 in 100 of its 805 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Uganda: 29 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Türkiye: 37 in 100 of its 374 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tunisia: 78 in 100 of its 217 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tonga: 48 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 59 in 100 of its 188 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 72 in 100 of its 305 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 25 in 100 of its 1,151 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 60 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Rwanda: 64 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Russia: 27 in 100 of its 1,094 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Poland: 30 in 100 of its 166 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Philippines: 24 in 100 of its 805 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Peru: 29 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 59 in 100 of its 1,434 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Niger: 57 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nicaragua: 65 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)New Zealand: 28 in 100 of its 835 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Netherlands: 26 in 100 of its 300 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nepal: 30 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Namibia: 30 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mozambique: 37 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mali: 38 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Libya: 45 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Liberia: 28 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kuwait: 31 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kenya: 29 in 100 of its 430 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 57 in 100 of its 863 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 76 in 100 of its 202 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 30 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 36 in 100 of its 165 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Indonesia: 26 in 100 of its 448 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 45 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Guatemala: 55 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)New Caledonia: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ethiopia: 30 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Denmark: 26 in 100 of its 125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 27 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)DR Congo: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Congo: 67 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Colombia: 31 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Chad: 30 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cameroon: 31 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 48 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Burundi: 57 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Belarus: 42 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Barbados: 38 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 28 in 100 of its 225 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 46 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 76 in 100 of its 202 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 76 in 100 of its 202 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 33 in 100 of its 805 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 76 in 100 of its 202 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 123 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

● Tunisia 78 in 100 of its 217 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 72 in 100 of its 305 stories · mostly displacement ● Palestine 76 in 100 of its 202 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Pakistan 59 in 100 of its 1,434 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Israel 57 in 100 of its 863 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 59 in 100 of its 188 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

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 →

harshwarm

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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