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59,959 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Yangon (Myanmar), heavy rain in Nepal and refugees in Cameroon drew the news. Cameroon's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBolivia 48 in 100 of its 158 stories, usually 10
RegionEast Asia 20 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

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Protests & strikes

Myanmar

162 of its 242 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Yangon accounted for 143 of Myanmar's 162 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. 131 of Yangon's 143 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (127 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Yangon stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

325 of its 465 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Kathmandu accounted for 199 of Nepal's 325 stories about harm, carried by 153 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (173 stories). Heavy rain was named in 88 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Health

Cameroon

113 of its 196 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Bird flu was named in 80 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flu. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Cameroon over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Switzerland

221 of its 846 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (104 stories). Ebola was named in 77 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

France

1,113 of its 4,369 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 306 of Paris' 518 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (231 stories). Poisoning was named in 57 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Italy

897 of its 2,034 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (161 stories). Hypothermia was named in 82 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Albania

68 of its 98 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Tirana accounted for 62 of Albania's 68 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Liberia

155 of its 307 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Malawi

72 of its 135 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Drought was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with road crashes.

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Also named far more than usual: ebola in Switzerland (77 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Malawi (28 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hiv in Togo (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Jordan (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Bahamas (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 59,959 stories about harm among 305,965 counted on 26 May.

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Mentions of bird flu ran more than ten times their usual in Cameroon's news. of the day's 305,965 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Myanmar stood out: 67% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 44%.

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Where harm was most of the news all →

Libya83 in 100 of its 560 stories · usually 58 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen78 in 100 of its 190 stories · usually 81 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia76 in 100 of its 154 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan73 in 100 of its 695 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal70 in 100 of its 465 stories · usually 53 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US452 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2079 Anaheim US449 stories about protests or strikes, of its 488 Paris France306 stories about protests or strikes, of its 518 Le Havre France291 stories about protests or strikes, of its 291 Albuquerque US263 stories about protests or strikes, of its 280

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 lessVietnam: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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 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: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPoland: 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 readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: 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 readNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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 lessMexico: 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 lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: 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: too little coverage to readItaly: 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: 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: too little coverage to readHonduras: 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: 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 readFrance: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readCuba: 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 lessDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: 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 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: 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 lessBurundi: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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 lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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 readYemen: warmth about its own usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTaiwan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSyria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualLiberia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualLaos: warmth about its own usualKuwait: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualEcuador: warmth about its own usualCosta Rica: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCambodia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMyanmar: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualDjerba, Tunisia -- conflict & violence: 70 stories, carried by 82 outletsBedlington, UK -- rights & justice: 37 stories, carried by 32 outletsNew Jersey, US -- health: 27 stories, carried by 34 outletsBuhari, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 14 outletsWilliston Basin, US -- shelter & services: 11 stories, carried by 26 outletsMogadishu, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsMonrovia, Liberia -- rights & justice: 49 stories, carried by 26 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 49 stories, carried by 60 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

● Tunisia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Taiwan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Singapore warmth about one and a half times usual ● Liberia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Norway warmth about one and a half times usual ● Myanmar warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Djerba Tunisia about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 70 stories ● Bedlington UK about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 37 stories ● New Jersey US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 27 stories ● Buhari Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 19 stories ● Williston Basin US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 17,866 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence21% 12,123 stories · about as usual Health19% 11,179 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 8,889 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,766 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,856 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,618 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,352 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 killed16,252 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,955 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected7,895 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,240 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,421 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions737 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting evacuations686 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced421 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people falling ill43 at about a third 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

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