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The day's news pointed at violence in Rio de Janeiro, protests in Casablanca (Morocco) and people displaced in Cameroon. Brazil's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostBrazil 54 in 100 of its 298 stories, usually 18
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 38 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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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Conflict & violence

Brazil

160 of its 298 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Rio de Janeiro accounted for 127 of Brazil's 160 stories about harm, carried by 437 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (99 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories → Rio de Janeiro stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

South Sudan

20 of its 24 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Fangak accounted for 15 of South Sudan's 20 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

330 of its 721 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Islamabad accounted for 122 of Pakistan's 330 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

India

870 of its 3,057 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Ben Gurion accounted for 231 of Israel's 473 stories about harm, carried by 257 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (157 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Peru

11 of its 21 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Bolivia

8 of its 11 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Canada (25 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 8,250 stories about harm among 43,164 counted on 4 May.

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In Brazil, 54% of the news was about people being harmed, where 18% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 43,164 stories, as usual. On 4 May 2024, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, the same as today. This week the news turned most often to Canada, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Kashmir66 in 100 of its 127 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Israel64 in 100 of its 740 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine59 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Brazil54 in 100 of its 298 stories · usually 18 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan46 in 100 of its 721 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Ben Gurion Israel52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 231 Washington US34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 177 London UK24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 165 Newark US20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 36 Abuja Nigeria17 stories about protests or strikes, of its 42

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readGuam: 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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: 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 readThailand: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNew 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 readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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'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'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: too little coverage to readFrench 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'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'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: 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: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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 readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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

● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 330 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 84 stories about harm ● Sudan few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 29 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 473 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 72 stories about harm ● Singapore few stories a little warmer than the world's · 20 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence25% 2,006 stories · much more than usual (usually 17%) Rights & justice24% 1,965 stories · about as usual Health21% 1,703 stories · much less than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents16% 1,280 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 495 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 289 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 201 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 156 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 killed2,215 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,100 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people affected788 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured743 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting abductions221 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced102 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Sudan Stories reporting refugees80 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the Czechia Stories reporting evacuations46 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.

● Angera little more than 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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