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51,021 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at the hurricane in el Salvador, the earthquake in Haiti and protests in Caracas (Venezuela). Türkiye's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostEl Salvador 95 in 100 of its 174 stories, usually 49
RegionSoutheast Asia 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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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Disasters & accidents

El Salvador

166 of its 174 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. el Faro accounted for 161 of el Salvador's 166 stories about harm, carried by 173 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (113 stories). Hurricane was named in 157 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

El Salvador over 30 days → its stories → El Faro stories →
Rights & justice

Haiti

338 of its 455 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Leogane accounted for 282 of Haiti's 338 stories about harm, carried by 212 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (219 stories). Earthquake was named in 287 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with cholera. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Leogane stories →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

231 of its 355 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Caracas accounted for 175 of Venezuela's 231 stories about harm, carried by 137 outlets. 165 of Caracas' 175 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (138 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

540 of its 1,047 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (340 stories). Landslides were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

North Macedonia

67 of its 112 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Skopje accounted for 65 of North Macedonia's 67 stories about harm, carried by 83 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (61 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

160 of its 340 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (136 stories). Avalanche was named in 104 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with extreme cold. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Sweden

323 of its 599 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Stockholm accounted for 282 of Sweden's 323 stories about harm, carried by 261 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Philippines

1,034 of its 1,889 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (10 stories). Heatstroke was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Rights & justice

Taiwan

112 of its 464 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

South Sudan

181 of its 206 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Unity State accounted for 128 of South Sudan's 181 stories about harm, carried by 173 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Nepal (104 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); accidents in Bahamas (69 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in New Zealand (192 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); outbreaks in Sierra Leone (34 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in Georgia (22 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 22 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 51,021 stories about harm among 251,864 counted on 12 Apr.

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20 in every 100 of the day's 251,864 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. A year earlier, on 12 April 2016, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

El Salvador95 in 100 of its 174 stories · usually 49 · mostly disasters & accidents Somalia89 in 100 of its 455 stories · usually 66 · mostly rights & justice South Sudan88 in 100 of its 206 stories · usually 74 · mostly disasters & accidents Haiti74 in 100 of its 455 stories · usually 40 · mostly rights & justice Yemen72 in 100 of its 198 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Moscow Russia286 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2379 Washington US265 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1732 Johannesburg South Africa184 stories about protests or strikes, of its 235 Beijing China177 stories about protests or strikes, of its 338 Caracas Venezuela165 stories about protests or strikes, of its 175

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 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: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt 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 lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: 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: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: 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 lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: 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 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 lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: 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 readChina: 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 readMyanmar: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: 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: 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 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 readAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: about as warm as its own usual or lessPitcairn: 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: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: 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: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualVietnam: warmth about its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSweden: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualMoldova: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualHaiti: 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 one and a half times its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualCanada: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualMonaco: warmth about its own usualGalmudug, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 32 stories, carried by 28 outletsJeffersonville, US -- health: 73 stories, carried by 73 outletsDanang, Vietnam -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 78 stories, carried by 78 outletsHenin-Beaumont, France -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsAlamogordo, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsOttawa, Canada -- rights & justice: 119 stories, carried by 97 outletsMount Everest, Nepal -- disasters & accidents: 27 stories, carried by 55 outletsLeogane, Haiti -- rights & justice: 282 stories, carried by 212 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

● Haiti warmth about one and a half times usual ● Nepal warmth about one and a half times usual ● Sweden warmth about one and a half times usual ● Egypt warmth about one and a half times usual ● Japan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Puerto Rico warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Galmudug Somalia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 32 stories ● Jeffersonville US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 73 stories ● Danang Vietnam about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 78 stories ● Henin-Beaumont France about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories ● Alamogordo US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 14,519 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence24% 12,205 stories · about as usual Health19% 9,455 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 6,995 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,317 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,367 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,133 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,122 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 killed17,361 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,585 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,116 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people injured3,218 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Egypt Stories reporting abductions1,010 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Somalia Stories reporting refugees784 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Spain Stories reporting evacuations598 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people displaced368 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill56 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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
● 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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