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Most of the day's attention went to rights and justice in Berea, violence in Pakistan and protests in Lusaka (Zambia). Syria's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSyria 57 in 100 of its 104 stories, usually 37
RegionCentral Asia 14 in 100 of its stories, usually 8
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Rights & justice

Syria

59 of its 104 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Berea accounted for 40 of Syria's 59 stories about harm, carried by 157 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Berea stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

122 of its 347 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Polio was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Israel

304 of its 551 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

Beirut accounted for 26 of Lebanon's 49 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Norway

18 of its 53 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Cuba

50 of its 93 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Havana accounted for 29 of Cuba's 50 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Cambodia

18 of its 44 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 4 of Phnom Penh's 8 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Azerbaijan

8 of Baku's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: illness in Sri Lanka (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); storms in India (53 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); house fires in Ireland (12 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); illness in Iran (21 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Nigeria (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 12,667 stories about harm among 74,585 counted on 1 May.

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Mentions of the polio ran about 4 times their usual in Pakistan's news. of the day's 74,585 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Syria stood out: 57% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 37%. A year earlier, on 1 May 2025, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today. Over April, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 in April 2025.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria57 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 37 · mostly rights & justice Israel55 in 100 of its 551 stories · usually 48 · mostly rights & justice Lebanon54 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba54 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 40 · mostly rights & justice Palestine47 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US124 stories about protests or strikes, of its 538 London UK99 stories about protests or strikes, of its 417 Alice Springs Australia52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 70 Chicago US47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 138 Tehran Iran44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 153

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: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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'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: feelings about like the world'sTimor-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: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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'sMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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: 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'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: 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 readMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: 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: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little angrier than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 261 stories about harm ● Lebanon few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 49 stories about harm ● UK about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 1,158 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 367 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 304 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 80 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 3,505 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Health25% 3,038 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 1,979 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 1,693 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Food & livelihood6% 779 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 650 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 463 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 266 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 killed2,771 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,574 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,339 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured650 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people displaced126 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations96 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions90 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees60 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Sudan and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill15 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as 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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