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33,788 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Port-au-Prince (Haiti), illness in Monrovia and people injured in Kenya. Liberia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostArmenia 61 in 100 of its 724 stories, usually 24
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 38 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
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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Protests & strikes

Haiti

70 of its 96 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 65 of Haiti's 70 stories about harm, carried by 85 outlets. 64 of Port-au-Prince's 65 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
Health

Liberia

101 of its 119 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Monrovia accounted for 91 of Liberia's 101 stories about harm, carried by 116 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (75 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Liberia over 30 days → its stories → Monrovia stories →
Conflict & violence

Kenya

318 of its 561 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (83 stories). Earthquake was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Israel

804 of its 1,133 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Jerusalem accounted for 476 of Israel's 804 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (236 stories).

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
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Protests & strikes

Burundi

189 of its 214 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. 33 of Bujumbura's 59 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

211 of its 313 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (59 stories). Road crashes were named in 57 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

China

472 of its 2,063 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (91 stories). Flooding was named in 52 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with drought, earthquake and wildfires. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Indonesia

193 of its 495 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 107 of Sumatra's 109 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Landslides were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with flooding.

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Conflict & violence

Armenia

441 of its 724 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (271 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

240 of its 531 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (183 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: haemorrhagic fever in Guinea (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Afghanistan (57 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Philippines (67 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hepatitis in Yemen (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in China (52 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 Apr. 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 33,788 stories about harm among 149,871 counted on 2 Apr.

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Mentions of haemorrhagic fever ran more than ten times their usual in Guinea's news. In Haiti, 73% of the news was about people being harmed, where 36% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 149,871 stories, above the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burundi88 in 100 of its 214 stories · usually 66 · mostly rights & justice Somalia88 in 100 of its 362 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Syria87 in 100 of its 1,203 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Guinea87 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 74 · mostly health Niger85 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Brussels Belgium481 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1330 Washington US251 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1374 Jerusalem Israel231 stories about protests or strikes, of its 476 Dikili Türkiye182 stories about protests or strikes, of its 210 Chicago US174 stories about protests or strikes, of its 382

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: too little coverage to readPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: too little coverage to readNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: too little coverage to readMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: too little coverage to readSiachen Glacier: too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: too little coverage to readVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualYemen: warmth about its own usualVietnam: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualBurundi: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualWaziristan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 16 outletsHanoi, Vietnam -- rights & justice: 43 stories, carried by 41 outletsEs Sider, Libya -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 14 outletsBuhari, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 15 outletsHanceville, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 22 stories, carried by 20 outletsBerkshire, UK -- health: 17 stories, carried by 57 outletsTennessee, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsMecca, Saudi Arabia -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 18 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

● Burundi warmth about one and a half times usual ● Saudi Arabia warmth about one and a half times usual ● South Korea warmth about one and a half times usual ● Vietnam warmth about one and a half times usual ● North Korea warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Waziristan Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Hanoi Vietnam about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 43 stories ● Es Sider Libya about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories ● Buhari Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 25 stories ● Hanceville US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 22 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice36% 11,860 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence32% 10,533 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Disasters & accidents10% 3,491 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,449 stories · about as usual Health7% 2,416 stories · less than usual (usually 10%) Displacement3% 955 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 899 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 662 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 killed11,372 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,355 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,885 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Belgium Stories reporting people affected3,259 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,030 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions539 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Malaysia and the US Stories reporting evacuations304 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced258 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill24 at about half 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 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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