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17,434 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Port-au-Prince (Haiti), arrests in Congo and people killed in Hungary drew the news. Congo's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCongo 70 in 100 of its 63 stories, usually 43
RegionCentral Asia 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
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

Haiti

41 of its 68 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 21 of Haiti's 41 stories about harm, carried by 83 outlets. 11 of Port-au-Prince's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
Conflict & violence

Congo

44 of its 63 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Kyrgyzstan

43 of its 118 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Bishkek accounted for 36 of Kyrgyzstan's 43 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. 23 of Bishkek's 36 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

82 of its 122 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 565 of Iran's 983 stories about harm, carried by 1,018 outlets. Snowstorms were named in 75 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with plane crash. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Sri Lanka

72 of its 184 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Colombia

22 of its 52 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Peru

20 of its 58 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 4 of Lima's 7 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Taiwan (26 of its stories, about three times its usual); hepatitis in UK (232 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Chile (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); heatwave in Pakistan (25 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); snowstorms in Iran (75 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 20 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 17,434 stories about harm among 94,722 counted on 20 May.

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18 in every 100 of the day's 94,722 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 21 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 →

Congo70 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Israel70 in 100 of its 1,506 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan67 in 100 of its 122 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine67 in 100 of its 378 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti60 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 42 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran156 stories about protests or strikes, of its 565 Washington US75 stories about protests or strikes, of its 403 Gaza Palestine65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 207 London UK49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 395 Jerusalem Israel42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 222

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: 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: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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 readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: 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'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: 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: too little coverage to readBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLaos: 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 warmer 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIceland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDominica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBhutan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half 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 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 angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half 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

● Iran about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 983 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 1,050 stories about harm ● Kashmir about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 51 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 154 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 252 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 26 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 4,916 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 4,350 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 2,948 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 2,458 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 878 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 664 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 546 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 342 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 killed4,560 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,001 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,722 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,008 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions515 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced277 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees143 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations105 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill15 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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