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The news turned to a disaster in Kiunga, protests in Skopje (North Macedonia) and violence in Handwara. Papua New Guinea's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 40 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostPapua New Guinea 70 in 100 of its 244 stories, usually 29
RegionEast Asia 20 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
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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Disasters & accidents

Papua New Guinea

171 of its 244 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Kiunga accounted for 162 of Papua New Guinea's 171 stories about harm, carried by 249 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (164 stories). Accidents were named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Papua New Guinea over 30 days → its stories → Kiunga stories →
Protests & strikes

North Macedonia

182 of its 294 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Skopje accounted for 136 of North Macedonia's 182 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. 134 of Skopje's 136 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (83 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

North Macedonia over 30 days → its stories → Skopje stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

217 of its 383 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Handwara accounted for 176 of Kashmir's 217 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (170 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Handwara stories →
Rights & justice

Lebanon

221 of its 344 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Beirut accounted for 172 of Lebanon's 221 stories about harm, carried by 217 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (104 stories).

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Syria

1,094 of its 1,348 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. 264 of Aleppo's 486 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (323 stories). Plague was named in 54 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with wildfires.

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Disasters & accidents

Greenland

65 of its 110 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories). Extreme cold was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

69 of its 106 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Japan

1,068 of its 3,770 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (226 stories). Train derailment was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides and snowstorms.

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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

322 of its 719 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (79 stories). Heavy rain was named in 71 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

192 of its 560 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Heavy rain was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: drownings in Russia (246 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Belarus (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in Greenland (25 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in Saudi Arabia (71 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Qatar (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 50,091 stories about harm among 260,286 counted on 14 Apr.

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Mentions of drownings ran more than ten times their usual in Russia's news. of the day's 260,286 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. Papua New Guinea stood out: 70% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 29%.

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Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria81 in 100 of its 1,348 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen74 in 100 of its 232 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence Burundi74 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Papua New Guinea70 in 100 of its 244 stories · usually 29 · mostly disasters & accidents Somalia69 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US330 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1803 Aleppo Syria264 stories about protests or strikes, of its 486 Chicago US237 stories about protests or strikes, of its 566 Chibok Nigeria158 stories about protests or strikes, of its 580 North Carolina US137 stories about protests or strikes, of its 195

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: too little coverage to readYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: too little coverage to readVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle 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 lessUkraine: too little coverage to readUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSri 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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 readKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: too little coverage to readIsrael: 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 lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: 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 lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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 readSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: too little coverage to readChina: 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 lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: 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 lessBahrain: 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 readArgentina: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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 lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualSierra Leone: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLiberia: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualEcuador: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAlbania: warmth about its own usualFrench Riviera, France -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsGulf of Mexico, US -- disasters & accidents: 43 stories, carried by 40 outletsHan Kang, South Korea -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsSunshine Coast, Australia -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 16 outletsGwadar, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsPhnom Penh, Cambodia -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 14 outletsNewport, UK -- conflict & violence: 29 stories, carried by 25 outletsLouisiana, US -- rights & justice: 39 stories, carried by 43 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

● Russia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Norway warmth about one and a half times usual ● Cambodia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Armenia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● French Riviera France about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Gulf of Mexico US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 43 stories ● Han Kang South Korea about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 13 stories ● Sunshine Coast Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 18 stories ● Gwadar Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice40% 19,532 stories · more than usual (usually 36%) Conflict & violence21% 10,425 stories · much less than usual (usually 27%) Disasters & accidents12% 6,114 stories · about as usual Health10% 5,006 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,098 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,827 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,657 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,377 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 killed13,369 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests6,078 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,651 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,796 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting refugees1,353 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,195 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced407 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Syria Stories reporting evacuations338 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill37 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Ethiopia

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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