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18,985 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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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.

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readThailand: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: 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: too little coverage to readNigeria: 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: 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: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte 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: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: too little coverage to readMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: too little coverage to readBelarus: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualNashville, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 26 stories, carried by 18 outletsBerkshire, UK -- health: 20 stories, carried by 15 outletsTennessee, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 16 outletsGeorgina, Australia -- health: 13 stories, carried by 18 outletsBaghdad, Iraq -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 17 outletsVaranasi, India -- food & livelihood: 11 stories, carried by 92 outletsCalgary, Canada -- rights & justice: 28 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

● Nashville US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 26 stories ● Berkshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 20 stories ● Tennessee US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Georgina Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories

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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