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The news turned to people killed in Sri Lanka, protests in Dhaka (Bangladesh) and violence in Budapest. Sri Lanka's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSri Lanka 45 in 100 of its 121 stories, usually 23
RegionSouth Asia 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Rights & justice

Sri Lanka

55 of its 121 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sri Lanka over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Libya

25 of its 33 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Mali

11 of its 21 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 7 of Bamako's 7 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

India

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

Port Sudan accounted for 15 of Sudan's 39 stories about harm, carried by 14 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 96 of Palestine's 139 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. Its coverage was about twice 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: heavy rain in Peru (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in US (24 of its stories, about three 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 9 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 15,637 stories about harm among 89,091 counted on 9 May.

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Mentions of heavy rain ran more than ten times their usual in Peru's news. of the day's 89,091 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Sri Lanka stood out: 45% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 23%. On 9 May 2024, 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 →

Sudan76 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine63 in 100 of its 221 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Israel53 in 100 of its 619 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan50 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 44 · mostly rights & justice Bangladesh48 in 100 of its 170 stories · usually 31 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US107 stories about protests or strikes, of its 528 Newark US106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 204 Chicago US45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 200 Boston US41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 153 Islamabad Pakistan34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 267

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'sYemen: 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: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sOman: 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: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readNorth 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: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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: too little coverage to readIreland: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: 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'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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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'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 readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAfghanistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBritish 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLaos: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times 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 one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times 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 one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBermuda: 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

● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 861 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 181 stories about harm ● India about twice as fearful as the world's · 1,417 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 326 stories about harm ● Sri Lanka about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 55 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 139 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 4,206 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 3,754 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence20% 3,130 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents14% 2,105 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 759 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 515 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 504 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 334 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 killed3,711 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,816 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,397 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured862 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions211 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced128 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Sudan and Israel Stories reporting refugees128 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations74 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting people falling ill16 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less 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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