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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

how these are picked →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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
20 in 10017 in 1006 Apr13 Apr20 Apr27 Apr5 May6 Apr: 19 in 1007 Apr: 19 in 1008 Apr: 17 in 1009 Apr: 17 in 10010 Apr: 18 in 10011 Apr: 18 in 10012 Apr: 17 in 10013 Apr: 19 in 10014 Apr: 19 in 10015 Apr: 18 in 10016 Apr: 17 in 10017 Apr: 18 in 10018 Apr: 18 in 10019 Apr: 18 in 10020 Apr: 18 in 10021 Apr: 17 in 10022 Apr: 17 in 10023 Apr: 17 in 10024 Apr: 18 in 10025 Apr: 18 in 10026 Apr: 17 in 10027 Apr: 18 in 10028 Apr: 19 in 10029 Apr: 18 in 10030 Apr: 18 in 1001 May: 19 in 1002 May: 18 in 1003 May: 19 in 1004 May: 19 in 1005 May: 20 in 100 · this day

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.

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: too little coverage to readVanuatu: 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: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: too little coverage to readUnited 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: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSpain: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: 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: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: too little coverage to readEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: too little coverage to readCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: 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: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia 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: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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: too little coverage to readAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readItaly: warmth about its own usualLas Vegas, US -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 13 outletsPennsylvania, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 20 outletsBerkshire, UK -- health: 13 stories, carried by 15 outletsRome, Italy -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 15 outletsEtawah, India -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsBrighton, UK -- shelter & services: 15 stories, carried by 14 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 39 stories, carried by 22 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

● Las Vegas US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 12 stories ● Pennsylvania US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Berkshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Rome Italy about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● Etawah India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories

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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