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33,249 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to a disaster in Kabul, violence in Cairo and protests in Agua Zarca (Honduras). Afghanistan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Canada and China → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostCzechia 69 in 100 of its 138 stories, usually 13
RegionSouth Asia 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Afghanistan

999 of its 1,138 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Kabul accounted for 610 of Afghanistan's 999 stories about harm, carried by 576 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (118 stories). Road crashes were named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Conflict & violence

Egypt

750 of its 1,014 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Cairo accounted for 706 of Egypt's 750 stories about harm, carried by 653 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (608 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Cairo stories →
Protests & strikes

Honduras

38 of its 40 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Agua Zarca accounted for 36 of Honduras' 38 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. 36 of Agua Zarca's 36 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Honduras over 30 days → its stories → Agua Zarca stories →
Health

Qatar

55 of its 315 stories (17%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Outbreaks were named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Syria

737 of its 841 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Aleppo accounted for 559 of Syria's 737 stories about harm, carried by 459 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (90 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

China

683 of its 2,621 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (187 stories). Storms were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

124 of its 372 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 41 of Tehran's 81 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Bulgaria

73 of its 122 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (71 stories). Wildfires were named in 38 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Papua New Guinea

56 of its 64 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. 5 of Paga Hill's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (43 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

87 of its 121 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Cambodia (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Bulgaria (38 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Lebanon (50 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Liberia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); helicopter crash in Malaysia (40 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 33,249 stories about harm among 152,901 counted on 8 May.

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Mentions of poisoning ran more than ten times their usual in Cambodia's news. of the day's 152,901 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Canada and China. Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. In Afghanistan, 88% of the news was about people being harmed, where 66% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali92 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen89 in 100 of its 198 stories · usually 81 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan88 in 100 of its 1,138 stories · usually 66 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria88 in 100 of its 841 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Papua New Guinea88 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 40 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Cairo Egypt235 stories about protests or strikes, of its 706 Karachi Pakistan222 stories about protests or strikes, of its 266 San Francisco US151 stories about protests or strikes, of its 252 Washington US145 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1333 Athens Greece141 stories about protests or strikes, of its 150

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: 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: 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 lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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: too little coverage to readPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: 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 lessNorway: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 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 lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: 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: 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 lessEthiopia: 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 lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. 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: too little coverage to readCosta 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 lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: too little coverage to readCentral 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: 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: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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: 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 lessAfghanistan: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: 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: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readSweden: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualLiberia: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFrance: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualEcuador: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualAngola: warmth about its own usualPalais, France -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsWest Monroe, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 18 outletsBattle Creek, US -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 14 outletsAccra, Ghana -- health: 22 stories, carried by 12 outletsSouth Yorkshire, UK -- health: 25 stories, carried by 97 outletsStockholm, Sweden -- health: 28 stories, carried by 25 outletsBeacon Hill, Canada -- displacement: 15 stories, carried by 24 outletsSirte, Libya -- conflict & violence: 79 stories, carried by 82 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

● Mexico warmth about one and a half times usual ● Greece warmth about one and a half times usual ● France warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bulgaria warmth about one and a half times usual ● Singapore warmth about one and a half times usual ● Lebanon warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Palais France about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● West Monroe US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Battle Creek US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Accra Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 22 stories ● South Yorkshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 25 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 8,539 stories · much less than usual (usually 32%) Conflict & violence24% 7,892 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents19% 6,207 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Health16% 5,223 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,981 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,387 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 822 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 639 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 killed10,993 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,368 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,234 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting arrests3,762 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations884 at about three times the usual rate · most about Canada and China Stories reporting abductions747 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Spain and Syria Stories reporting refugees662 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced546 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill17 at about a third 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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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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