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37,936 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Violence in Yaounde, arrests in Singapore and landslides in Venezuela drew the news. Cameroon's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostCroatia 71 in 100 of its 108 stories, usually 11
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 38 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Cameroon

112 of its 132 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Yaounde accounted for 92 of Cameroon's 112 stories about harm, carried by 114 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (101 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Cameroon over 30 days → its stories → Yaounde stories →
Rights & justice

Singapore

219 of its 771 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (102 stories). Dengue was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with chikungunya. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Singapore over 30 days → its stories →
Food & livelihood

Venezuela

263 of its 523 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Caracas accounted for 227 of Venezuela's 263 stories about harm, carried by 198 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Landslides were named in 39 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with flooding.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Protests & strikes

Egypt

296 of its 457 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Cairo accounted for 274 of Egypt's 296 stories about harm, carried by 241 outlets. 223 of Cairo's 274 stories were about protests or strikes.

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

Nigeria

1,166 of its 2,436 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (34 stories). Hunger was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Croatia

77 of its 108 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Zagreb accounted for 65 of Croatia's 77 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Lithuania

130 of its 258 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Vilnius accounted for 126 of Lithuania's 130 stories about harm, carried by 249 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (124 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Congo

116 of its 133 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (69 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

293 of its 676 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Gambia

37 of its 68 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 20 of Banjul's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. HIV was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: hiv in Gambia (18 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); hypothermia in Ecuador (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Bangladesh (93 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Philippines (101 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Vietnam (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 37,936 stories about harm among 175,555 counted on 14 May.

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Mentions of HIV ran about 8 times their usual in the Gambia's news. In Cameroon, 85% of the news was about people being harmed, where 45% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 175,555 stories, above the usual 20.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo87 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Cameroon85 in 100 of its 132 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Syria81 in 100 of its 1,419 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen78 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 82 · mostly conflict & violence Croatia71 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 11 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US299 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1435 Dhaka Bangladesh242 stories about protests or strikes, of its 356 Phoenix US230 stories about protests or strikes, of its 369 Cairo Egypt223 stories about protests or strikes, of its 274 Hebron Palestine172 stories about protests or strikes, of its 287

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: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: 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 lessSomalia: 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 lessSingapore: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua 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 lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: too little coverage to readMadagascar: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: 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: 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: too little coverage to readIsrael: too little coverage to readIreland: 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 lessGreece: too little coverage to readGhana: 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 readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: 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 readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: 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 lessCuba: 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 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 lessHong Kong: 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: 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 lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: 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 lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNorth Macedonia: warmth about its own usualLithuania: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBurundi: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualDuluth, US -- other: 17 stories, carried by 31 outletsStillwater, US -- disasters & accidents: 40 stories, carried by 38 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 273 stories, carried by 327 outletsChibok, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 54 stories, carried by 166 outletsCoolum, Australia -- health: 13 stories, carried by 28 outletsBuhari, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 21 outletsBarcelona, Spain -- conflict & violence: 27 stories, carried by 19 outletsBrisbane, Australia -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 19 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

● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Duluth US about twice as warm as the day's news · other · 17 stories ● Stillwater US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 40 stories ● Kabul Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 273 stories ● Chibok Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 54 stories ● Coolum Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 12,084 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Conflict & violence24% 8,915 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Health17% 6,478 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 4,149 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,606 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,307 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,118 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 686 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 killed11,484 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,277 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,518 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,753 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees963 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations581 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Canada and Spain Stories reporting people displaced552 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Israel Stories reporting abductions504 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill63 at about the usual rate

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 harsher than 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.