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The news turned to violence in Sanaa, protests in Tbilisi (Georgia) and people injured in France. Yemen's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSri Lanka 47 in 100 of its 135 stories, usually 21
RegionCentral Asia 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
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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Conflict & violence

Yemen

30 of its 41 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Sanaa accounted for 16 of Yemen's 30 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (13 stories). Cholera was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Sanaa stories →
Protests & strikes

Georgia

76 of its 142 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Tbilisi accounted for 76 of Georgia's 76 stories about harm, carried by 169 outlets. 73 of Tbilisi's 76 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Georgia over 30 days → its stories → Tbilisi stories →
Rights & justice

France

329 of its 1,345 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (109 stories). Malaria was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with hunger, polio and tuberculosis. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

New Caledonia

30 of its 39 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Noumea accounted for 29 of New Caledonia's 30 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. 22 of Noumea's 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Sri Lanka

64 of its 135 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 4 of Colombo's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (38 stories). Bridge collapse was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with power cuts.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 318 of Palestine's 355 stories about harm, carried by 313 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (77 stories). Earthquake was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Tunisia

26 of its 65 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Tunis accounted for 17 of Tunisia's 26 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. 10 of Tunis' 17 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 236 of Israel's 992 stories about harm, carried by 295 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (71 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Kazakhstan

22 of its 67 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Indonesia (42 of its stories, about three times its usual); bridge collapse in Sri Lanka (24 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); illness in United Arab Emirates (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); train derailment in Russia (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dust storm in India (71 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 18,985 stories about harm among 108,321 counted on 14 May.

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18 in every 100 of the day's 108,321 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 15 May 2023, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan74 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Israel67 in 100 of its 1,478 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine63 in 100 of its 563 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan54 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 51 · mostly disasters & accidents Georgia54 in 100 of its 142 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US123 stories about protests or strikes, of its 423 Gaza Palestine84 stories about protests or strikes, of its 318 Jerusalem Israel83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 236 Tbilisi Georgia73 stories about protests or strikes, of its 76 Muzaffarabad Pakistan46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 47

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'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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: 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'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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'sSaudi 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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 readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: 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: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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 readJordan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: 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'sEcuador: 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: 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: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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 readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: 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 three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Caledonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: 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'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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 angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGibraltar: coverage a little angrier 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

● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 992 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 52 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 270 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 355 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 41 stories about harm ● Iraq few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 32 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 5,710 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Rights & justice24% 4,418 stories · less than usual (usually 27%) Disasters & accidents16% 2,929 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,383 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,020 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 887 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 657 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 644 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 killed4,743 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,222 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,017 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,483 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions451 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced417 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees280 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting evacuations252 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill33 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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