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The day's news pointed at protests in Tehran (Iran), violence in Poonch and heavy rain in Brazil. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Iran and the US → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIran 78 in 100 of its 174 stories, usually 40
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 52 in 100 of its stories, usually 46
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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Protests & strikes

Iran

136 of its 174 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Tehran accounted for 68 of Iran's 136 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. 63 of Tehran's 68 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (108 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

95 of its 147 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Poonch accounted for 60 of Kashmir's 95 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (63 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Poonch stories →
Disasters & accidents

Brazil

122 of its 349 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Rio Grande do Sul accounted for 73 of Brazil's 122 stories about harm, carried by 174 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (22 stories). Heavy rain was named in 48 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with landslides and drought.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories → Rio Grande do Sul stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Kenya

85 of its 152 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Cyclone was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Tanzania

18 of its 25 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Cyclone was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 155 of Palestine's 203 stories about harm, carried by 172 outlets. 83 of Gaza's 155 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

41 of its 80 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 279 of Israel's 905 stories about harm, carried by 675 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Canada

Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (90 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Tanzania (16 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); cyclone in Kenya (23 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); drought in Panama (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); road crashes in South Africa (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (11 of its stories, about three times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 9,998 stories about harm among 50,419 counted on 5 May.

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It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 23 March 2024. of the day's 50,419 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about Iran and the US. Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. In Brazil's news, mentions of heavy rain ran about 4 times their usual. This week the news turned most often to Kenya, on 5 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iran78 in 100 of its 174 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Israel68 in 100 of its 1,339 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir65 in 100 of its 147 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine59 in 100 of its 345 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Kenya56 in 100 of its 152 stories · usually 34 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel102 stories about protests or strikes, of its 279 Manhattan US88 stories about protests or strikes, of its 129 Gaza Palestine83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 155 Washington US78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 243 Tehran Iran63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 68

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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'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 readUnited 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: too little coverage to readTogo: 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'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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: 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'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 readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: 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: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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: 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'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR 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 readCambodia: 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: 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 readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBotswana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three 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 three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: 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 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 95 stories about harm ● Iran about three times as angry as the world's · 136 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 905 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 122 stories about harm ● Palestine about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 203 stories about harm ● Ghana few stories a little warmer than the world's · 31 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 2,713 stories · about as usual Health22% 2,187 stories · much less than usual (usually 28%) Conflict & violence20% 1,963 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Disasters & accidents16% 1,556 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 541 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 347 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 308 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 140 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 killed2,884 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting arrests1,328 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,262 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people injured884 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions460 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced198 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Kenya Stories reporting evacuations198 at about three times the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting refugees104 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Mauritius and the Czechia

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.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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