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51,067 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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A disaster in Mocoa, violence in Petersburg and arrests in Cyprus drew the news. Colombia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostRussia 61 in 100 of its 6,715 stories, usually 18
RegionEurope 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Colombia

1,191 of its 1,363 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Mocoa accounted for 1,037 of Colombia's 1,191 stories about harm, carried by 808 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (1,157 stories). Wildfires were named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts and cyclone. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Mocoa stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

4,094 of its 6,715 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Petersburg accounted for 3,422 of Russia's 4,094 stories about harm, carried by 1,755 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (2,845 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Petersburg stories →
Rights & justice

Cyprus

86 of its 190 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (79 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Cyprus over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Chad

39 of its 75 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (39 stories). Wildfires were named in 36 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.

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Conflict & violence

Thailand

203 of its 635 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (110 stories). Accidents were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Poland

217 of its 489 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Warsaw accounted for 160 of Poland's 217 stories about harm, carried by 149 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (195 stories).

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Health

Lebanon

135 of its 259 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Beirut accounted for 114 of Lebanon's 135 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (112 stories).

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Rights & justice

Gambia

83 of its 192 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Congo

108 of its 124 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (67 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Chad (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Haiti (23 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hiv in Malawi (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); cyclone in New Zealand (46 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Malaysia (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 25 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 Apr. 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 51,067 stories about harm among 236,371 counted on 3 Apr.

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Mentions of wildfires ran more than ten times their usual in Chad's news. of the day's 236,371 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Colombia for the third day running. Colombia's news was 87% about people being harmed, against a usual 50%. A year earlier, on 3 April 2016, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Colombia87 in 100 of its 1,363 stories · usually 50 · mostly disasters & accidents Congo87 in 100 of its 124 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan76 in 100 of its 172 stories · usually 71 · mostly rights & justice Yemen72 in 100 of its 185 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Syria71 in 100 of its 815 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US270 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2102 Damascus Syria197 stories about protests or strikes, of its 294 Quito Ecuador146 stories about protests or strikes, of its 187 Jerusalem Israel138 stories about protests or strikes, of its 284 Cairo Egypt127 stories about protests or strikes, of its 307

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Yemen: 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: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCayman 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: too little coverage to readUganda: 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: too little coverage to readSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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 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 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 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 lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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 readNamibia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: too little coverage to readMalawi: 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 lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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 readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: too little coverage to readJamaica: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 lessHong Kong: 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: too little coverage to readMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: too little coverage to readBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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 lessBelgium: 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: 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): 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 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: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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: 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 readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualZambia: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualMadagascar: warmth about its own usualNorth Macedonia: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualEcuador: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualChad: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBelarus: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualDhahran, Saudi Arabia -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 10 outletsLubbock, US -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 28 outletsJohnson County, US -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsEvesham, UK -- health: 15 stories, carried by 14 outletsKoufa, Mali -- conflict & violence: 43 stories, carried by 33 outletsGuayaquil, Ecuador -- rights & justice: 42 stories, carried by 35 outletsSunshine Coast, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 33 stories, carried by 32 outletsToowoomba, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 21 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 ● Ethiopia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Ecuador warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iraq warmth about one and a half times usual ● Chad warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Dhahran Saudi Arabia about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Lubbock US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 19 stories ● Johnson County US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 10 stories ● Evesham UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Koufa Mali about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 43 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 14,340 stories · less than usual (usually 31%) Disasters & accidents21% 10,328 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence20% 10,157 stories · about as usual Health16% 7,937 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,382 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,594 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,440 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 923 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 killed17,860 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,694 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured6,495 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Russia and the US Stories reporting people affected6,038 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,150 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting refugees980 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced327 at about half the usual rate · most about Colombia and Syria Stories reporting evacuations268 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Australia and the US Stories reporting people falling ill35 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 much harsher 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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