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20,431 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Arrests in el Salvador, a disaster in Jammu and violence in Kyiv drew the news. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Russia and Ukraine →
Part of lifeHealth 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUganda 65 in 100 of its 288 stories, usually 32
RegionCentral Asia 21 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Rights & justice

El Salvador

35 of its 44 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Hunger was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

El Salvador over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kashmir

97 of its 167 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Jammu accounted for 63 of Kashmir's 97 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

314 of its 751 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Kyiv accounted for 208 of Ukraine's 314 stories about harm, carried by 333 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (79 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Protests & strikes

Norway

44 of its 186 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. 16 of Oslo's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Extreme cold was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Norway over 30 days → its stories → Oslo stories →
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Conflict & violence

Russia

455 of its 1,190 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Moscow accounted for 365 of Russia's 455 stories about harm, carried by 659 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (122 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Uganda

188 of its 288 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 32 of Kampala's 50 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

33 of its 46 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Senegal

25 of its 43 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Dakar accounted for 24 of Senegal's 25 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. 21 of Dakar's 24 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Disasters & accidents

Guyana

50 of its 103 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). 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.

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Protests & strikes

Kyrgyzstan

14 of its 48 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 3 of Bishkek's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: polio in Vietnam (67 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Philippines (30 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Sudan (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cholera in Kenya (12 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); outbreaks in Mexico (10 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 30 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 20,431 stories about harm among 108,754 counted on 30 May.

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In Vietnam's news, mentions of the polio ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 108,754 stories, as usual. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Russia and Ukraine. In el Salvador, 80% of the news was about people being harmed, where 35% is usual. A year earlier, on 30 May 2022, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan71 in 100 of its 181 stories · usually 73 · mostly displacement Palestine65 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Uganda65 in 100 of its 288 stories · usually 32 · mostly rights & justice Kashmir58 in 100 of its 167 stories · usually 43 · mostly disasters & accidents Somalia53 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US124 stories about protests or strikes, of its 561 Delhi India97 stories about protests or strikes, of its 234 Zvecan 82 stories about protests or strikes, of its 102 Manipur India69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 127 Hollywood US48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 427

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'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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 readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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 readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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: 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'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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: 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'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: 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: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: 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 readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: 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'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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 readBritish 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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 readCayman Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little warmer than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sSingapore: 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: 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'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: 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 warmer than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuyana: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken 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 three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Ukraine about three times as angry as the world's · 314 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 455 stories about harm ● Kashmir about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 97 stories about harm ● New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 224 stories about harm ● Denmark few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 25 stories about harm ● Uganda about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 188 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health32% 6,370 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 4,649 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 3,041 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 2,734 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,027 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 928 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 715 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 656 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 killed4,699 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,250 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,910 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,856 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting evacuations470 at about twice the usual rate · most about Russia and Ukraine Stories reporting refugees219 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting people displaced181 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions172 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill14 at about the usual rate

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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