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The news turned to protests in Islamabad (Pakistan), violence in Jerusalem and evacuations in Switzerland. Israel's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Mexico →
Part of lifeHealth 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPakistan 55 in 100 of its 1,236 stories, usually 35
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Pakistan

679 of its 1,236 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Islamabad accounted for 441 of Pakistan's 679 stories about harm, carried by 578 outlets. 257 of Islamabad's 441 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (233 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

Israel

425 of its 719 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Jerusalem accounted for 255 of Israel's 425 stories about harm, carried by 457 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (177 stories). Natural hazards were named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Health

Switzerland

105 of its 352 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Outbreaks were named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

Switzerland over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Mali

32 of its 50 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Armenia

75 of its 140 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Sotk accounted for 41 of Armenia's 75 stories about harm, carried by 15 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

113 of its 277 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories). Cyclone was named in 68 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storm surge, flooding and storms.

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Croatia

13 of its 46 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Taiwan

38 of its 175 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Haiti

25 of its 39 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Hunger was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cholera and outbreaks. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Senegal

11 of its 31 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 5 of Dakar's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Bangladesh (68 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Haiti (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Argentina (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Vietnam (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in India (38 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 12 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 22,117 stories about harm among 122,173 counted on 12 May.

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For the fourth day running, the news turned to Pakistan. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 122,173 stories, as usual. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Mexico. On 12 May 2022, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 18 today. Pakistan stood out: 55% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 35%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan70 in 100 of its 268 stories · usually 75 · mostly displacement Mali64 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 45 · mostly rights & justice Palestine63 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Israel59 in 100 of its 719 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar58 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 58 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Islamabad Pakistan257 stories about protests or strikes, of its 441 Washington US139 stories about protests or strikes, of its 675 London UK84 stories about protests or strikes, of its 364 Manhattan US83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 257 New York US63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 326

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'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: 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'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 readTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: 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'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: 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 readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: 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: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: 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'sMadagascar: 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'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'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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 readEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: 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 readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVanuatu: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTogo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about twice as angry as 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'sSlovenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPanama: coverage a little angrier 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 fearful as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChad: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half 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

● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 425 stories about harm ● Chad few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 39 stories about harm ● Taiwan few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 38 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 42 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 62 stories about harm ● Armenia about twice as angry as the world's · 75 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health33% 7,217 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 5,627 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 2,824 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 2,191 stories · less than usual (usually 12%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,124 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 1,062 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 867 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 808 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 killed5,083 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,563 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,497 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,330 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees639 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting people displaced226 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions181 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations156 at about half the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about half 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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