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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Jerusalem, the cyclone in Bangladesh and protests in Islamabad (Pakistan). Israel's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Bangladesh →
Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostIsrael 62 in 100 of its 536 stories, usually 41
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Israel

331 of its 536 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Jerusalem accounted for 192 of Israel's 331 stories about harm, carried by 564 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (19 stories). Outbreaks were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

180 of its 342 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Dhaka accounted for 55 of Bangladesh's 180 stories about harm, carried by 137 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (57 stories). Cyclone was named in 150 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides, storm surge and storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Protests & strikes

Pakistan

505 of its 937 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Islamabad accounted for 198 of Pakistan's 505 stories about harm, carried by 140 outlets. 107 of Islamabad's 198 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Islamabad stories →
Displacement

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 59 of Sudan's 107 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories). 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

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 40 of Palestine's 80 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Myanmar

36 of its 45 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Cyclone was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Displacement

Mexico

90 of its 290 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (50 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Chad

14 of its 28 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Peru

23 of its 62 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Lima accounted for 18 of Peru's 23 stories about harm, carried by 16 outlets.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (58 stories). Heavy rain was named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding and house fires.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Myanmar (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Vietnam (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (18 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); illness in Ukraine (18 of its stories, about three times its usual); hepatitis in Canada (10 of its stories, about 4 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 13 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 12,457 stories about harm among 69,537 counted on 13 May.

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The news turned to Israel for the third day running. 18 in every 100 of the day's 69,537 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. Refugees were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Bangladesh. A year earlier, on 13 May 2022, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. Israel's news was 62% about people being harmed, against a usual 41%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan72 in 100 of its 149 stories · usually 75 · mostly displacement Palestine63 in 100 of its 126 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Israel62 in 100 of its 536 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan54 in 100 of its 937 stories · usually 37 · mostly rights & justice Bangladesh53 in 100 of its 342 stories · usually 33 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Islamabad Pakistan107 stories about protests or strikes, of its 198 Lahore Pakistan72 stories about protests or strikes, of its 124 Jerusalem Israel60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 192 Washington US55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 339 Manhattan US32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 99

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: too little coverage to readUnited 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 Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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 readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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: too little coverage to readNiger: 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 readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: 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'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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'sLatvia: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: 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: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: 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'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 readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readDR Congo: 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: too little coverage to readCape 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'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: 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'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: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sTunisia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLaos: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrunei: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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 · 50 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 331 stories about harm ● Kenya about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 68 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 505 stories about harm ● Armenia few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 30 stories about harm ● Ukraine about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 196 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 3,644 stories · less than usual (usually 32%) Rights & justice25% 3,051 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 1,904 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 1,674 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 703 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 443 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 429 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 399 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 killed3,144 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,492 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,372 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured926 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees401 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting evacuations168 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced155 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Sudan and Bangladesh Stories reporting abductions127 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan

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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