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The news turned to protests in Caracas (Venezuela), violence in Kyiv and the avalanche in Switzerland. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 23 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUkraine 68 in 100 of its 364 stories, usually 27
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 38
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

28 of its 51 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Caracas accounted for 22 of Venezuela's 28 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. 16 of Caracas' 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

248 of its 364 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Kyiv accounted for 191 of Ukraine's 248 stories about harm, carried by 483 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (127 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Disasters & accidents

Switzerland

53 of its 107 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (36 stories). Avalanche was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Switzerland over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Russia

133 of its 336 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Moscow accounted for 88 of Russia's 133 stories about harm, carried by 183 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

North Korea

41 of its 63 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Chongjin accounted for 29 of North Korea's 41 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (37 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

118 of its 175 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Gaza accounted for 94 of Palestine's 118 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

17 of its 71 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Colombia

16 of its 43 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

India

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Heavy rain was named in 116 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with storms, oil spill and dust storm. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in India (116 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in Pakistan (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); house fires in UK (26 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); plane crash in US (29 of its stories, about three times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 8,787 stories about harm among 44,053 counted on 25 May.

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In Switzerland's news, mentions of the avalanche ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 44,053 stories, above the usual 19. Venezuela's news was 55% about people being harmed, against a usual 35%. On 25 May 2024, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 20 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 →

Ukraine68 in 100 of its 364 stories · usually 27 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine67 in 100 of its 175 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Israel65 in 100 of its 665 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence North Korea65 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 20 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria60 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 257 Dhaka Bangladesh31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 53 Houston US29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 41 Delhi India25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 220 Tel Aviv Israel22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 101

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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 readSwitzerland: 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'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt 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'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 readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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 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: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: 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'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: 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'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: too little coverage to readBurundi: 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'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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'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 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'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: 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 a little more fearful than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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 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 grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times 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

● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 273 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 248 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 433 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 133 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 118 stories about harm ● Iran few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 49 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice23% 2,013 stories · about as usual Health23% 1,960 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Conflict & violence21% 1,795 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 1,679 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 463 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 326 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 205 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 179 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 killed2,444 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,086 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected874 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured777 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting abductions203 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced101 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees88 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations52 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Japan

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 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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