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Protests in Aleppo (Syria), rights and justice in Santiago and people affected in Guatemala drew the news. Chile's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostMoldova 74 in 100 of its 82 stories, usually 18
RegionOceania 20 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

Syria

2,357 of its 2,826 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Aleppo accounted for 1,806 of Syria's 2,357 stories about harm, carried by 1,154 outlets. 1,051 of Aleppo's 1,806 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (796 stories). Polio was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with respiratory illness. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Aleppo stories →
Rights & justice

Chile

182 of its 351 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Santiago accounted for 152 of Chile's 182 stories about harm, carried by 179 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (87 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Chile over 30 days → its stories → Santiago stories →
Displacement

Guatemala

117 of its 177 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (79 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.

Guatemala over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

222 of its 471 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Bahrain

79 of its 158 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 10 of Manama's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Cuba

161 of its 429 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 125 of Havana's 146 stories were about protests or strikes. Extreme cold was named in 114 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Displacement

Austria

284 of its 691 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (222 stories). Snowstorms were named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts and drought.

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Rights & justice

Mali

133 of its 171 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Sekou accounted for 116 of Mali's 133 stories about harm, carried by 100 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Cambodia

159 of its 285 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Phnom Penh accounted for 131 of Cambodia's 159 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (63 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

100 of its 142 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. 43 of Khartoum's 46 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: extreme cold in Cuba (114 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Myanmar (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Saudi Arabia (72 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Papua New Guinea (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Switzerland (19 of its stories, about 6 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 28 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 60,918 stories about harm among 328,645 counted on 28 Apr.

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Cuba's news mentioned extreme cold more than ten times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 328,645 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. In Syria, 83% of the news was about people being harmed, where 76% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria83 in 100 of its 2,826 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Vanuatu81 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 64 · mostly disasters & accidents Burundi80 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 78 · mostly rights & justice Mali78 in 100 of its 171 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice Yemen74 in 100 of its 168 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Aleppo Syria1051 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1806 Washington US244 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1747 Paris France183 stories about protests or strikes, of its 389 Baghdad Iraq183 stories about protests or strikes, of its 398 Jerusalem Israel126 stories about protests or strikes, of its 437

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: 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 lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: near the world's share or lessCayman 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 lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: 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 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 lessParaguay: 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 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 lessMozambique: 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 lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: 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 lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: 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: near the world's share or lessFrench 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 lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: 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 lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: 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 lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: 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 lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: 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: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: 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 lessYemen: 74 in 100 of its 168 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Venezuela: 33 in 100 of its 484 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Vanuatu: 81 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Puerto Rico: 32 in 100 of its 180 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 47 in 100 of its 471 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Uganda: 27 in 100 of its 270 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Türkiye: 55 in 100 of its 1,584 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Tunisia: 35 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Thailand: 46 in 100 of its 781 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 83 in 100 of its 2,826 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Sudan: 72 in 100 of its 138 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 70 in 100 of its 142 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 29 in 100 of its 1,975 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 52 in 100 of its 159 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sierra Leone: 39 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Saudi Arabia: 40 in 100 of its 916 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Rwanda: 35 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Philippines: 31 in 100 of its 2,307 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Peru: 37 in 100 of its 195 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Papua New Guinea: 42 in 100 of its 279 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Panama: 29 in 100 of its 395 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 31 in 100 of its 1,786 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nigeria: 30 in 100 of its 2,580 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Niger: 50 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nepal: 49 in 100 of its 293 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Moldova: 74 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mexico: 26 in 100 of its 1,367 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mauritania: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mali: 78 in 100 of its 171 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Libya: 61 in 100 of its 472 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 56 in 100 of its 351 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Italy: 23 in 100 of its 2,048 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 51 in 100 of its 2,354 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 864 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iraq: 43 in 100 of its 1,321 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 27 in 100 of its 689 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Indonesia: 38 in 100 of its 552 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Guatemala: 66 in 100 of its 177 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Georgia: 47 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ethiopia: 45 in 100 of its 217 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Eritrea: 35 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Egypt: 33 in 100 of its 754 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ecuador: 55 in 100 of its 194 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cuba: 38 in 100 of its 429 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Côte d’Ivoire: 48 in 100 of its 162 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Congo: 44 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Chile: 52 in 100 of its 351 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Central African Republic: 38 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cape Verde: 86 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cambodia: 56 in 100 of its 285 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 26 in 100 of its 194 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Burundi: 80 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Belgium: 28 in 100 of its 589 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 53 in 100 of its 889 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bahrain: 50 in 100 of its 158 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Azerbaijan: 32 in 100 of its 478 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Austria: 41 in 100 of its 691 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Armenia: 36 in 100 of its 404 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 72 in 100 of its 664 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 28 in 100 of its 228 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 864 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 864 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 28 in 100 of its 228 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 28 in 100 of its 228 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 47 in 100 of its 471 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 864 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 28 in 100 of its 228 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Vatican City: 58 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)
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 19 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

● Syria 83 in 100 of its 2,826 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 72 in 100 of its 664 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Mali 78 in 100 of its 171 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Yemen 74 in 100 of its 168 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Vanuatu 81 in 100 of its 98 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● South Sudan 72 in 100 of its 138 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 17,106 stories · much less than usual (usually 34%) Conflict & violence22% 13,136 stories · about as usual Health21% 12,582 stories · much more than usual (usually 13%) Disasters & accidents12% 7,449 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 4,027 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 2,076 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,924 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,469 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 killed19,148 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests8,406 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,108 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people injured4,902 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,262 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Austria and Australia Stories reporting abductions1,089 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced391 at about half the usual rate · most about Syria and Türkiye Stories reporting evacuations252 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people falling ill62 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India

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.

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Feara little less than 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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