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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).

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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.

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 lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: too little coverage to readRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: 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 lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: 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 lessIndonesia: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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 lessGermany: too little coverage to readGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. 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: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: warmth about its own usualGeorgia: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualNadda, India -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsWisconsin, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsIdaho, US -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 18 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 38 stories, carried by 21 outletsAdelaide, Australia -- health: 24 stories, carried by 95 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- food & livelihood: 53 stories, carried by 27 outletsSussex, UK -- health: 18 stories, carried by 10 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Nadda India about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Wisconsin US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Kaduna Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Idaho US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 38 stories

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.