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19,735 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Violence in Pahalgam, rights and justice in Caracas and protests in Sofiya (Bulgaria) drew the news. Kashmir's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostPakistan 69 in 100 of its 2,677 stories, usually 39
RegionSouth Asia 50 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
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

Kashmir

147 of its 212 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Pahalgam accounted for 64 of Kashmir's 147 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Pahalgam stories →
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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

1,836 of its 2,677 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (551 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

India

2,052 of its 5,013 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 97 of Palestine's 148 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

Sanaa accounted for 44 of Yemen's 65 stories about harm, carried by 185 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Libya

37 of its 56 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Djibouti

36 of its 60 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. the Red Sea accounted for 36 of Djibouti's 36 stories about harm, carried by 153 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: house fires in Australia (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Nigeria (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in Canada (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in UK (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 19,735 stories about harm among 97,381 counted on 7 May.

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In Australia's news, mentions of house fires ran more than ten times their usual. On 7 May 2024, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, against 20 today. 20 in every 100 of the day's 97,381 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. In Kashmir, 69% of the news was about people being harmed, where 62% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Kashmir69 in 100 of its 212 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan69 in 100 of its 2,677 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence Libya66 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 27 · mostly rights & justice Israel64 in 100 of its 937 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan62 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Islamabad Pakistan130 stories about protests or strikes, of its 423 Bahawalpur Pakistan111 stories about protests or strikes, of its 380 Washington US108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 656 New Delhi India100 stories about protests or strikes, of its 524 Jerusalem Israel59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 198

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'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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'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: 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: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: 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: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: 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: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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'sIran: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: 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'sGeorgia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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 readGreenland: 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong 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: too little coverage to readCameroon: 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: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAfghanistan: 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: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalau: 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'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than 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 fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful 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

● India about twice as fearful as the world's · 2,052 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 1,836 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 597 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 147 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 148 stories about harm ● Yemen about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 65 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence28% 5,347 stories · much more than usual (usually 18%) Health24% 4,611 stories · less than usual (usually 27%) Rights & justice23% 4,389 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents12% 2,414 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 892 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 682 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 597 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 439 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 killed5,715 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Pakistan and the US Stories reporting arrests2,117 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,859 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,672 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Pakistan and the US Stories reporting abductions291 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced211 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees159 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations84 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill29 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 one and a half times 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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