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Protests in Islamabad (Pakistan), storm surge in Bangladesh and violence in Jerusalem drew the news. Israel's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Bangladesh and the US → Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Sudan and Bangladesh → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostBangladesh 61 in 100 of its 393 stories, usually 34
RegionOceania 21 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
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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Protests & strikes

Pakistan

360 of its 724 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Islamabad accounted for 143 of Pakistan's 360 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets. 93 of Islamabad's 143 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Islamabad stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

241 of its 393 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (91 stories). Storm surge was named in 78 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with hurricane and typhoon. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

424 of its 686 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Jerusalem accounted for 191 of Israel's 424 stories about harm, carried by 632 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 64 of Sudan's 101 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Myanmar

51 of its 64 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Sittwe accounted for 28 of Myanmar's 51 stories about harm, carried by 136 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Storm surge was named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hurricane and typhoon.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

281 of its 735 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (142 stories). Illness was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

14 of its 16 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Mouhoun accounted for 14 of Burkina Faso's 14 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Kenya

101 of its 257 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 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.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

134 of its 410 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Earthquake was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →
Health

Japan

93 of its 470 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: storm surge in Myanmar (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in New Zealand (24 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in Ukraine (31 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); house fires in Vietnam (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in Nigeria (12 of its stories, about 6 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 14 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 10,815 stories about harm among 57,614 counted on 14 May.

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It was the sixth day running that the news turned to Pakistan. of the day's 57,614 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Bangladesh and the US. Mentions of storm surge ran more than ten times their usual in Myanmar's news. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. This week the news turned most often to Pakistan, on 6 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Myanmar80 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 55 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan72 in 100 of its 141 stories · usually 75 · mostly displacement Palestine64 in 100 of its 112 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Israel62 in 100 of its 686 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh61 in 100 of its 393 stories · usually 34 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Islamabad Pakistan93 stories about protests or strikes, of its 143 Lahore Pakistan74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 98 Washington US64 stories about protests or strikes, of its 324 Jerusalem Israel44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 191 Chicago US22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 94

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: 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'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew 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'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIran: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: too little coverage to readBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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'sAfghanistan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: 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'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEstonia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times 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 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 twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: 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'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

● Kenya about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 101 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 40 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 424 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 119 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 281 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 360 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 2,910 stories · less than usual (usually 32%) Rights & justice23% 2,445 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 1,834 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Conflict & violence16% 1,662 stories · more than usual (usually 12%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 625 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 407 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 384 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 346 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 killed2,989 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,508 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting arrests1,084 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,020 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting refugees415 at about three times the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and the US Stories reporting people displaced214 at about twice the usual rate · most about Sudan and Bangladesh Stories reporting evacuations202 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions99 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 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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