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35,933 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Warsaw (Poland), a disaster in Fort Mcmurray and flooding in Morocco. Sri Lanka's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Canada and the US →
Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostHong Kong 50 in 100 of its 236 stories, usually 14
RegionCentral Asia 34 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

Poland

162 of its 366 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Warsaw accounted for 140 of Poland's 162 stories about harm, carried by 146 outlets. 136 of Warsaw's 140 stories were about protests or strikes. Flooding was named in 26 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.

Poland over 30 days → its stories → Warsaw stories →
Disasters & accidents

Canada

2,378 of its 5,101 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Fort Mcmurray accounted for 1,707 of Canada's 2,378 stories about harm, carried by 1,226 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (87 stories). Road crashes were named in 77 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with heatwave.

Canada over 30 days → its stories → Fort Mcmurray stories →
Conflict & violence

Morocco

62 of its 113 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (49 stories). Flooding was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Morocco over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Sri Lanka

172 of its 382 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

UK

1,994 of its 8,427 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (35 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 20 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.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

1,049 of its 1,265 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Aleppo accounted for 801 of Syria's 1,049 stories about harm, carried by 505 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (153 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

381 of its 519 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Kabul accounted for 200 of Afghanistan's 381 stories about harm, carried by 265 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Azerbaijan

70 of its 187 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 38 of Artsakh's 45 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (43 stories). Earthquake was named in 36 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Kazakhstan

39 of its 92 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 8 of Almaty's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Chile

96 of its 186 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Santiago accounted for 75 of Chile's 96 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (75 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Azerbaijan (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in Philippines (132 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); train derailment in Peru (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); helicopter crash in Malaysia (54 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Liberia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 35,933 stories about harm among 167,847 counted on 7 May.

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Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about Canada and the US. 21 in every 100 of the day's 167,847 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. In Azerbaijan's news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. Poland stood out: 44% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 19%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen88 in 100 of its 223 stories · usually 81 · mostly conflict & violence Syria83 in 100 of its 1,265 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Libya75 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Congo75 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan73 in 100 of its 519 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

London UK295 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1210 Philippine Philippines272 stories about protests or strikes, of its 326 Aleppo Syria243 stories about protests or strikes, of its 801 Washington US199 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1507 Delhi India184 stories about protests or strikes, of its 464

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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 lessVenezuela: 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: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto 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 Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-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 lessSyria: 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 lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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 lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: 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: too little coverage to readNew 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: 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 readKenya: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: 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 lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: too little coverage to readIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: too little coverage to readHonduras: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: 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: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew 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 lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: 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: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: 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: too little coverage to readCameroon: 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: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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 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: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: warmth about its own usualUK: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMexico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLiberia: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualKazakhstan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualBosnia: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualBrioux, France -- health: 19 stories, carried by 12 outletsLouisiana, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 18 outletsBurnett Heads, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 15 outletsBasildon, UK -- disasters & accidents: 16 stories, carried by 10 outletsNorth Carolina, US -- rights & justice: 56 stories, carried by 72 outletsHelmand, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsHarrogate, UK -- health: 11 stories, carried by 13 outletsWarsaw, Poland -- rights & justice: 140 stories, carried by 146 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

● North Korea warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mexico warmth about one and a half times usual ● Poland warmth about one and a half times usual ● Kazakhstan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Brioux France about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Louisiana US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Burnett Heads Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 11 stories ● Basildon UK about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 16 stories ● North Carolina US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 56 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 10,696 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence22% 7,717 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 5,940 stories · about as usual Health17% 5,931 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,027 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,389 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 881 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 742 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 killed10,147 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,376 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected4,592 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,305 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,010 at about three times the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting refugees752 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced703 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Syria Stories reporting abductions516 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill35 at about two-thirds of 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.

● Angera little less than 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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