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64,889 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Windhoek (Namibia), violence in Tirana and arrests in Kenya. Albania's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Canada and the US → Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostNamibia 77 in 100 of its 245 stories, usually 21
RegionCentral Asia 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Namibia

188 of its 245 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Windhoek accounted for 180 of Namibia's 188 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets. 160 of Windhoek's 180 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (161 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Namibia over 30 days → its stories → Windhoek stories →
Conflict & violence

Albania

67 of its 102 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Tirana accounted for 64 of Albania's 67 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (63 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Albania over 30 days → its stories → Tirana stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kenya

586 of its 1,128 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (126 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Jordan

197 of its 660 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Egypt

445 of its 811 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Cairo accounted for 344 of Egypt's 445 stories about harm, carried by 232 outlets. 306 of Cairo's 344 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (344 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

298 of its 341 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 79%. Sanaa accounted for 162 of Yemen's 298 stories about harm, carried by 134 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Canada

3,105 of its 9,735 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (886 stories). Power cuts were named in 32 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Honduras

80 of its 102 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. 55 of Agua Zarca's 55 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Indonesia

441 of its 965 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (105 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 65 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

1,222 of its 1,615 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: oil spill in Brazil (172 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Rwanda (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Indonesia (65 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); dengue in Singapore (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); food poisoning in Italy (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 19 the day before
25 in 10018 in 1005 Apr12 Apr19 Apr26 Apr4 May5 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 10016 Apr: 23 in 10017 Apr: 25 in 10018 Apr: 22 in 10019 Apr: 20 in 10020 Apr: 19 in 10021 Apr: 19 in 10022 Apr: 20 in 10023 Apr: 21 in 10024 Apr: 21 in 10025 Apr: 19 in 10026 Apr: 19 in 10027 Apr: 18 in 10028 Apr: 19 in 10029 Apr: 19 in 10030 Apr: 19 in 1001 May: 20 in 1002 May: 19 in 1003 May: 19 in 1004 May: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 May. 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 64,889 stories about harm among 326,777 counted on 4 May.

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Namibia stood out: 77% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 21%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 326,777 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Canada and the US.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burundi90 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 77 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Yemen87 in 100 of its 341 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence Syria80 in 100 of its 2,398 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Honduras78 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 56 · mostly rights & justice Namibia77 in 100 of its 245 stories · usually 21 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Aleppo Syria810 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1523 Cairo Egypt306 stories about protests or strikes, of its 344 Washington US279 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2961 Ankara Türkiye191 stories about protests or strikes, of its 574 Windhoek Namibia160 stories about protests or strikes, of its 180

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: 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 lessPuerto Rico: 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: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: 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 lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: 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 storiesSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: 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 lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesMorocco: 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 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 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 lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessItaly: 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 lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: 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 lessGeorgia: 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 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 lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: 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 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 lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesJammu & Kashmir: 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessVatican City: 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: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: 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 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: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 87 in 100 of its 341 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Vietnam: 34 in 100 of its 627 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Venezuela: 37 in 100 of its 334 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Vanuatu: 33 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Uzbekistan: 41 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 29 in 100 of its 302 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Uganda: 38 in 100 of its 342 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Türkiye: 55 in 100 of its 1,875 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Tonga: 65 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Tanzania: 27 in 100 of its 160 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Tajikistan: 43 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Taiwan: 30 in 100 of its 356 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 80 in 100 of its 2,398 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sweden: 30 in 100 of its 665 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Sudan: 72 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 52 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sri Lanka: 33 in 100 of its 417 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Somalia: 56 in 100 of its 154 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sierra Leone: 42 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Senegal: 52 in 100 of its 149 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Saudi Arabia: 40 in 100 of its 829 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Rwanda: 60 in 100 of its 240 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Russia: 28 in 100 of its 1,979 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Philippines: 29 in 100 of its 2,473 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Papua New Guinea: 61 in 100 of its 125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palau: 70 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 37 in 100 of its 1,807 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Norway: 30 in 100 of its 390 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)North Korea: 32 in 100 of its 277 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nigeria: 27 in 100 of its 3,046 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Niger: 58 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nepal: 41 in 100 of its 387 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Namibia: 77 in 100 of its 245 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mozambique: 42 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mali: 68 in 100 of its 154 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Malaysia: 29 in 100 of its 1,200 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Malawi: 33 in 100 of its 159 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Libya: 58 in 100 of its 322 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Liberia: 44 in 100 of its 151 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Lebanon: 28 in 100 of its 257 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kenya: 52 in 100 of its 1,128 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Jordan: 30 in 100 of its 660 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Jamaica: 27 in 100 of its 386 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 55 in 100 of its 2,468 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 51 in 100 of its 1,303 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iraq: 76 in 100 of its 1,615 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 30 in 100 of its 1,000 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Indonesia: 46 in 100 of its 965 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Honduras: 78 in 100 of its 102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Guyana: 35 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Guatemala: 40 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Gambia: 28 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Fiji: 34 in 100 of its 175 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ethiopia: 33 in 100 of its 165 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Estonia: 31 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)El Salvador: 54 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Egypt: 55 in 100 of its 811 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ecuador: 31 in 100 of its 109 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Costa Rica: 34 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Congo: 39 in 100 of its 289 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Hong Kong: 36 in 100 of its 355 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Chile: 28 in 100 of its 259 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Central African Republic: 45 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Canada: 32 in 100 of its 9,735 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cameroon: 61 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cambodia: 51 in 100 of its 179 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Myanmar: 41 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Burundi: 90 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Brazil: 28 in 100 of its 2,047 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Belgium: 27 in 100 of its 601 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bangladesh: 47 in 100 of its 764 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Azerbaijan: 27 in 100 of its 389 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Argentina: 31 in 100 of its 244 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Angola: 28 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Algeria: 67 in 100 of its 153 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Albania: 66 in 100 of its 102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 51 in 100 of its 357 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 51 in 100 of its 1,303 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 51 in 100 of its 1,303 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 29 in 100 of its 302 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 51 in 100 of its 1,303 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nauru: 67 in 100 of its 12 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 87 in 100 of its 341 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 80 in 100 of its 2,398 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iraq 76 in 100 of its 1,615 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Namibia 77 in 100 of its 245 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Burundi 90 in 100 of its 68 stories · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given ● Honduras 78 in 100 of its 102 stories · mostly rights & justice

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 18,670 stories · less than usual (usually 33%) Health20% 12,795 stories · much more than usual (usually 15%) Conflict & violence20% 12,432 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents13% 8,309 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 4,499 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 3,220 stories · more than usual (usually 3%) Shelter & services4% 2,432 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,174 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 killed18,732 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected8,513 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,731 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,948 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting refugees1,900 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,322 at about twice the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting abductions1,148 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced639 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill192 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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
● 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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