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19,970 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Tbilisi (Georgia), landslides in Kenya and violence in Beirut. Georgia's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostGeorgia 77 in 100 of its 111 stories, usually 35
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Protests & strikes

Georgia

85 of its 111 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Tbilisi accounted for 83 of Georgia's 85 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. 83 of Tbilisi's 83 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Georgia over 30 days → its stories → Tbilisi stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kenya

177 of its 320 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Nairobi accounted for 88 of Kenya's 177 stories about harm, carried by 85 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Landslides were named in 53 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories → Nairobi stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

36 of its 66 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Beirut accounted for 22 of Lebanon's 36 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Health

China

310 of its 1,590 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Outbreaks were named in 37 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tornadoes.

China over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Iran

76 of its 146 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tehran accounted for 38 of Iran's 76 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

US

582 of Hamilton Hall's 758 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (200 stories). West Nile virus was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 276 of Palestine's 358 stories about harm, carried by 285 outlets. 150 of Gaza's 276 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Poland

42 of its 116 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Central African Republic

14 of its 15 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Türkiye

67 of its 187 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 14 of Istanbul's 27 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: heatwave in Bangladesh (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in Kashmir (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); storms in South Africa (24 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); storms in Brazil (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Philippines (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 19,970 stories about harm among 107,899 counted on 1 May.

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Georgia stood out: 77% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 35%. 19 in every 100 of the day's 107,899 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 2 May 2023, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 19 today. Over April, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 in April 2023.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Georgia77 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 35 · mostly rights & justice Sudan76 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Israel67 in 100 of its 1,686 stories · usually 64 · mostly rights & justice Palestine60 in 100 of its 599 stories · usually 61 · mostly rights & justice Kenya55 in 100 of its 320 stories · usually 30 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Hamilton Hall US582 stories about protests or strikes, of its 758 Washington US182 stories about protests or strikes, of its 635 Gaza Palestine150 stories about protests or strikes, of its 276 Los Angeles US135 stories about protests or strikes, of its 307 Tbilisi Georgia83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 83

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: 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: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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'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'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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'sNigeria: 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'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: 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'sLiberia: 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 readJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: 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'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: 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'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 grief-stricken 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

● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 140 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 1,128 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 178 stories about harm ● Philippines about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 176 stories about harm ● Russia about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 117 stories about harm ● Palestine about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 358 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 6,064 stories · much more than usual (usually 25%) Health29% 5,690 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 2,620 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence12% 2,398 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 895 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 789 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 644 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 453 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 killed4,376 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,108 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people affected2,150 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,206 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions603 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees300 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ireland and the UK Stories reporting people displaced263 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations136 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill21 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
● 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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