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The news turned to protests in Dakar (Senegal), the cyclone in Myanmar and people injured in Iraq. Iraq's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostU.S. Virgin Islands 65 in 100 of its 68 stories, usually 20
RegionOceania 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Senegal

27 of its 45 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Dakar accounted for 18 of Senegal's 27 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. 10 of Dakar's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed 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.

Senegal over 30 days → its stories → Dakar stories →
Disasters & accidents

Myanmar

50 of its 67 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Sittwe accounted for 22 of Myanmar's 50 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Cyclone was named in 36 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with flooding, storm surge and hurricane. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Sittwe stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

38 of its 83 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 88 of Sudan's 151 stories about harm, carried by 170 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (48 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
Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

369 of its 949 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Wellington accounted for 219 of New Zealand's 369 stories about harm, carried by 505 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 10 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

157 of its 313 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Malawi

37 of its 77 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Pakistan

392 of its 877 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 88 of Islamabad's 166 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Iran

83 of its 170 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Ethiopia

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Drought was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with outbreaks.

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Also named far more than usual: diphtheria in Vietnam (59 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Italy (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); bird flu in Brazil (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Syria (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Ethiopia (10 of its stories, about three times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 21,869 stories about harm among 125,868 counted on 16 May.

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Senegal stood out: 60% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 25%. 17 in every 100 of the day's 125,868 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Myanmar's news, mentions of the cyclone ran about 4 times their usual. On 16 May 2022, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan76 in 100 of its 200 stories · usually 76 · mostly displacement Myanmar75 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 57 · mostly disasters & accidents U.S. Virgin Islands65 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 20 · mostly rights & justice Somalia55 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 53 · mostly disasters & accidents Tunisia55 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 47 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US131 stories about protests or strikes, of its 714 Islamabad Pakistan88 stories about protests or strikes, of its 166 Lahore Pakistan42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 66 Hollywood US40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 232 London UK36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 257

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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'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 readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSyria: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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 readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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'sOman: 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'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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: 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: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: 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: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: 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 readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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'sBelgium: 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'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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 readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVanuatu: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSamoa: 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'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalau: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: 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'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHungary: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEquatorial Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: 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'sSt Kitts & Nevis: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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

● Iran about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 83 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 311 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 61 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 44 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as angry as the world's · 392 stories about harm ● Australia about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 552 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health33% 7,164 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 5,509 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 3,099 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 2,218 stories · less than usual (usually 12%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,045 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 1,010 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 807 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 633 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 killed4,865 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,373 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,365 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,465 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees417 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting evacuations231 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting people displaced227 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions153 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about half the usual rate · most about India and Nepal

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
● Griefa little less than 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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