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59,514 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at deaths in Guatemala City, violence in Kunduz and protests in Donbas (Ukraine). Guatemala's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostPuerto Rico 65 in 100 of its 394 stories, usually 19
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Guatemala

146 of its 190 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Guatemala City accounted for 116 of Guatemala's 146 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (132 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Guatemala over 30 days → its stories → Guatemala City stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

849 of its 1,123 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Kunduz accounted for 469 of Afghanistan's 849 stories about harm, carried by 625 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (103 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kunduz stories →
Protests & strikes

Ukraine

256 of its 538 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 58 of Donbas' 92 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (109 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Donbas stories →
Health

Puerto Rico

257 of its 394 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (67 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Puerto Rico over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

South Sudan

198 of its 253 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Juba accounted for 110 of South Sudan's 198 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (56 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Burundi

70 of its 80 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 78%. Bujumbura accounted for 50 of Burundi's 70 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Syria

Aleppo accounted for 1,299 of Syria's 1,685 stories about harm, carried by 870 outlets. 667 of Aleppo's 1,299 stories were about protests or strikes. Polio was named in 50 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Norway

801 of its 1,526 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (484 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 463 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Belarus

58 of its 111 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Argentina

128 of its 341 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (13 stories). Drownings were named in 71 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with food poisoning and poisoning.

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Also named far more than usual: helicopter crash in Norway (463 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Argentina (71 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Iran (63 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in New Zealand (44 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hiv in Papua New Guinea (16 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 29 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 59,514 stories about harm among 310,387 counted on 29 Apr.

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Mentions of helicopter crash ran more than ten times their usual in Norway's news. of the day's 310,387 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. the news turned to Guatemala for the second day running. Guatemala's news was 77% about people being harmed, against a usual 35%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burundi88 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Vanuatu87 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 66 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen84 in 100 of its 182 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan78 in 100 of its 253 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Guatemala77 in 100 of its 190 stories · usually 35 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Orange County US1506 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1826 Aleppo Syria667 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1299 Washington US337 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2368 San Francisco US264 stories about protests or strikes, of its 843 Paris France250 stories about protests or strikes, of its 455

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: 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 lessMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readCayman 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: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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 lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: 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 lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi 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 lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: 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: too little coverage to readPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNiger: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth 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: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readGuinea-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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR 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 lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readUruguay: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualNamibia: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualEcuador: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBelarus: warmth about twice its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualOxfordshire, UK -- disasters & accidents: 18 stories, carried by 81 outletsMinsk, Belarus -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 56 stories, carried by 45 outletsLake Chad, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 13 outletsXu Xiang, China -- rights & justice: 30 stories, carried by 27 outletsKupwara, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 40 stories, carried by 30 outletsManipur, India -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsNaivasha, Kenya -- shelter & services: 19 stories, carried by 13 outletsBuhari, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 15 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

● Belarus warmth about twice usual ● Belgium warmth about one and a half times usual ● Ukraine warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Oxfordshire UK about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 18 stories ● Minsk Belarus about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 56 stories ● Lake Chad Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 23 stories ● Xu Xiang China about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 30 stories ● Kupwara Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 40 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 18,087 stories · less than usual (usually 34%) Health22% 12,870 stories · much more than usual (usually 13%) Conflict & violence19% 10,797 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents14% 8,026 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,604 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,884 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,529 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,396 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 killed17,118 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests9,455 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,848 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,531 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting refugees869 at about half the usual rate · most about Australia and the US Stories reporting abductions860 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced411 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and South Sudan Stories reporting evacuations275 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people falling ill56 at about two-thirds of 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout two-thirds of 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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