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50,158 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Kupwara (Kashmir), people killed in Ghana and volcanic eruption in Japan. Kashmir's coverage was about three 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 40 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostJapan 50 in 100 of its 4,147 stories, usually 16
RegionEast Asia 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
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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Protests & strikes

Kashmir

231 of its 345 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Kupwara accounted for 190 of Kashmir's 231 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. 127 of Kupwara's 190 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (97 stories). Its coverage was about three times 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 → Kupwara stories →
Conflict & violence

Ghana

206 of its 850 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (77 stories). Cholera was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Ghana over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

2,085 of its 4,147 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,400 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 497 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with train derailment, power cuts and landslides.

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

Egypt

474 of its 750 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Cairo accounted for 366 of Egypt's 474 stories about harm, carried by 264 outlets. 305 of Cairo's 366 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (173 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Haiti

127 of its 221 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Mirebalais accounted for 94 of Haiti's 127 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. 84 of Mirebalais' 94 stories were about protests or strikes. Hunger was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

448 of its 657 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Polio was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Austria

86 of its 204 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 59 of Vienna's 70 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (61 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

251 of its 285 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 79%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Taiwan

109 of its 385 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories). Plane crash was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: hepatitis in Spain (66 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Venezuela (38 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); drownings in Vietnam (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Taiwan (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Colombia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 19 the day before
23 in 10018 in 10017 Mar24 Mar31 Mar7 Apr15 Apr17 Mar: 19 in 10018 Mar: 19 in 10019 Mar: 21 in 10020 Mar: 20 in 10021 Mar: 18 in 10022 Mar: 23 in 10023 Mar: 23 in 10024 Mar: 22 in 10025 Mar: 23 in 10026 Mar: 22 in 10027 Mar: 23 in 10028 Mar: 22 in 10029 Mar: 22 in 10030 Mar: 21 in 10031 Mar: 21 in 1001 Apr: 20 in 1002 Apr: 23 in 1003 Apr: 23 in 1004 Apr: 19 in 1005 Apr: 18 in 1006 Apr: 19 in 1007 Apr: 19 in 1008 Apr: 20 in 1009 Apr: 21 in 10010 Apr: 23 in 10011 Apr: 20 in 10012 Apr: 19 in 10013 Apr: 20 in 10014 Apr: 19 in 10015 Apr: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 50,158 stories about harm among 246,537 counted on 15 Apr.

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For the fourth day running, the news turned to Kashmir. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 246,537 stories, as usual. Mentions of hepatitis ran more than ten times their usual in Spain's news. In Kashmir, 67% of the news was about people being harmed, where 31% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen88 in 100 of its 285 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan81 in 100 of its 166 stories · usually 56 · mostly rights & justice Syria72 in 100 of its 1,180 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan68 in 100 of its 657 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir67 in 100 of its 345 stories · usually 31 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US453 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1756 Cairo Egypt305 stories about protests or strikes, of its 366 Beijing China145 stories about protests or strikes, of its 292 Kupwara Kashmir127 stories about protests or strikes, of its 190 Brooklyn US127 stories about protests or strikes, of its 499

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessZimbabwe: 28 in 100 of its 510 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Yemen: 88 in 100 of its 285 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Venezuela: 45 in 100 of its 276 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Vanuatu: 77 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)U.S. Virgin Islands: 38 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 31 in 100 of its 416 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Türkiye: 46 in 100 of its 1,429 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Tunisia: 48 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Tonga: 53 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Taiwan: 28 in 100 of its 385 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 72 in 100 of its 1,180 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Sudan: 81 in 100 of its 166 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 65 in 100 of its 117 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Somalia: 63 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sierra Leone: 51 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Saudi Arabia: 28 in 100 of its 555 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Rwanda: 61 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Peru: 28 in 100 of its 217 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Paraguay: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 35 in 100 of its 1,795 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nigeria: 29 in 100 of its 2,655 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nepal: 42 in 100 of its 210 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mozambique: 64 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Malawi: 30 in 100 of its 166 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)North Macedonia: 41 in 100 of its 302 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Libya: 46 in 100 of its 149 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Liberia: 33 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Lesotho: 42 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Lebanon: 50 in 100 of its 242 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kenya: 35 in 100 of its 708 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kazakhstan: 32 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Japan: 50 in 100 of its 4,147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 61 in 100 of its 1,411 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 44 in 100 of its 1,076 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iraq: 59 in 100 of its 407 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 34 in 100 of its 730 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Hungary: 28 in 100 of its 293 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Honduras: 51 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Haiti: 57 in 100 of its 221 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Guatemala: 31 in 100 of its 170 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Greece: 38 in 100 of its 971 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Germany: 27 in 100 of its 1,588 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Fiji: 37 in 100 of its 205 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ethiopia: 40 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)El Salvador: 43 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Egypt: 63 in 100 of its 750 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ecuador: 36 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cuba: 31 in 100 of its 262 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Congo: 68 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Colombia: 39 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cameroon: 33 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Myanmar: 48 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Burundi: 68 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Belgium: 57 in 100 of its 614 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bangladesh: 37 in 100 of its 342 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Azerbaijan: 32 in 100 of its 316 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Austria: 42 in 100 of its 204 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 68 in 100 of its 657 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 67 in 100 of its 345 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 44 in 100 of its 1,076 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 44 in 100 of its 1,076 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 67 in 100 of its 345 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 67 in 100 of its 345 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 31 in 100 of its 416 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 44 in 100 of its 1,076 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 67 in 100 of its 345 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Vatican City: 45 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Marshall Islands: 71 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nauru: 36 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 20 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Yemen 88 in 100 of its 285 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 72 in 100 of its 1,180 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● South Sudan 81 in 100 of its 166 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Afghanistan 68 in 100 of its 657 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 67 in 100 of its 345 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Egypt 63 in 100 of its 750 stories · mostly rights & justice

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice40% 19,496 stories · more than usual (usually 36%) Conflict & violence19% 9,345 stories · much less than usual (usually 27%) Disasters & accidents13% 6,636 stories · about as usual Health13% 6,551 stories · more than usual (usually 9%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,992 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,771 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,355 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,204 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 killed13,842 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,109 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,122 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,463 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,046 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting refugees1,034 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Greece and Türkiye Stories reporting people displaced413 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations381 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill127 at about one and a half times 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 much 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.