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9,456 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to a disaster in Budapest, violence in Kharkiv and protests in Noumea (New Caledonia). Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostHungary 65 in 100 of its 63 stories, usually 13
RegionCentral Asia 40 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
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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Disasters & accidents

Hungary

41 of its 63 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Budapest accounted for 33 of Hungary's 41 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (35 stories). Accidents were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Hungary over 30 days → its stories → Budapest stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

181 of its 402 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Kharkiv accounted for 93 of Ukraine's 181 stories about harm, carried by 188 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (82 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kharkiv stories →
Protests & strikes

New Caledonia

30 of its 37 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Noumea accounted for 27 of New Caledonia's 30 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. 24 of Noumea's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories).

New Caledonia over 30 days → its stories → Noumea stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Afghanistan

101 of its 131 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Tunisia

28 of its 60 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 7 of Tunis' 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

India

728 of its 2,998 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Heatstroke was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Congo

38 of its 52 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (34 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

74 of its 147 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

84 of its 195 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (24 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Iran (75 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Pakistan (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in UK (41 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); heatstroke in India (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heatstroke in US (17 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 9,456 stories about harm among 48,890 counted on 19 May.

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Hungary stood out: 65% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 13%. 19 in every 100 of the day's 48,890 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. In Iran's news, mentions of heavy rain ran more than ten times their usual. A year earlier, on 20 May 2023, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. This week the news turned most often to Ukraine, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan77 in 100 of its 131 stories · usually 53 · mostly disasters & accidents Congo73 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Israel66 in 100 of its 833 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine65 in 100 of its 329 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Hungary65 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 13 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Gaza Palestine78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 201 Delhi India72 stories about protests or strikes, of its 184 Jerusalem Israel55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 155 Washington US50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 148 Atlanta US45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 70

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: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: 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'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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 readRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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: too little coverage to readNigeria: 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 readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: too little coverage to readWestern 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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: too little coverage to readJapan: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: 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'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: too little coverage to readAngola: 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: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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'sSan 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: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUS: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSlovakia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice 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 twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sGuernsey: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 74 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 552 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 101 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 215 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 181 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 17 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health25% 2,333 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Rights & justice23% 2,107 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Conflict & violence19% 1,736 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Disasters & accidents18% 1,706 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 590 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 349 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 265 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 209 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 killed2,745 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people affected1,101 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests887 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured829 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting abductions341 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced166 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees149 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting evacuations117 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Indonesia and India Stories reporting people falling ill10 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as 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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