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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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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 readVietnam: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMinnesota, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 18 outletsAnantnag, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 25 outletsColorado, US -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 22 outletsAwka, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 23 stories, carried by 137 outletsWirral, UK -- health: 20 stories, carried by 135 outletsBangkok, Thailand -- health: 52 stories, carried by 246 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

● Kashmir warmth about one and a half times usual ● Thailand warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Minnesota US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Anantnag Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Colorado US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Jammu Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Awka Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 14 stories

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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