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The news turned to rights and justice in Islamabad, violence in Kyiv and the drought in Afghanistan. Ukraine's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostSouth Korea 33 in 100 of its 231 stories, usually 15
RegionCentral Asia 19 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Rights & justice

Pakistan

Islamabad accounted for 106 of Pakistan's 285 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). Avalanche was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain and landslides. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Afghanistan

82 of its 142 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Drought was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Mexico

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Illness was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

South Korea

76 of its 231 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

22 of its 53 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Beirut accounted for 17 of Lebanon's 22 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Australia

Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Road crashes were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with hunger. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Drought was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Ghana

57 of its 223 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kyrgyzstan

5 of its 9 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Philippines (49 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); wildfires in Vietnam (45 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Sri Lanka (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Iran (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (12 of its stories, about three 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 28 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 10,245 stories about harm among 56,745 counted on 28 May.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 56,745 stories, as usual. On 28 May 2022, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 18 today. This week the news turned most often to Cameroon, on 4 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan71 in 100 of its 126 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia59 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan58 in 100 of its 142 stories · usually 44 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria47 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 54 · mostly displacement Pakistan45 in 100 of its 633 stories · usually 42 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India172 stories about protests or strikes, of its 256 Washington US68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 304 Ibadan Nigeria37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 40 Islamabad Pakistan32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 106 Berlin Germany27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 35

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: 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'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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: 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'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 readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt 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'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: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: 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'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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: 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'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: 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'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little angrier 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'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 warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than 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 three times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than 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

● Ukraine about three times as angry as the world's · 196 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 90 stories about harm ● South Korea about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 76 stories about harm ● Türkiye a little warmer than the world's · 241 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 45 stories about harm ● Israel about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 113 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 2,733 stories · less than usual (usually 32%) Rights & justice24% 2,436 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 1,646 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 1,549 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 585 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 516 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 374 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 264 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 killed2,880 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,083 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests962 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured855 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting refugees221 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Türkiye and the US Stories reporting people displaced131 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions79 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations61 at about half the usual rate · most about Canada and Australia

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 much 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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