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53,614 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Caracas (Venezuela), a disaster in Tripoli and rights and justice in Beirut. Venezuela's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSenegal 69 in 100 of its 206 stories, usually 19
RegionSouth Asia 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

416 of its 544 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Caracas accounted for 326 of Venezuela's 416 stories about harm, carried by 228 outlets. 317 of Caracas' 326 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (362 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Disasters & accidents

Libya

218 of its 276 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Tripoli accounted for 105 of Libya's 218 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (193 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
Rights & justice

Lebanon

150 of its 275 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Beirut accounted for 107 of Lebanon's 150 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (71 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Health

Somalia

286 of its 341 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (118 stories). Cholera was named in 137 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with outbreaks.

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

Haiti

436 of its 670 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (234 stories). Train derailment was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Senegal

143 of its 206 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (67 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

696 of its 1,540 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (137 stories). Cyclone was named in 547 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with power cuts and storm surge.

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Rights & justice

Mexico

382 of its 1,081 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (293 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

South Sudan

225 of its 262 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (86 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

2,177 of its 5,558 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 8 times the usual rate (9 stories). Plague was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with extreme cold.

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Also named far more than usual: cyclone in New Zealand (547 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); drought in Guyana (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in El Salvador (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); cholera in Switzerland (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Palestine (77 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 53,614 stories about harm among 257,822 counted on 13 Apr.

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For the fourth day running, the news turned to Venezuela. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 257,822 stories, below the usual 22. Venezuela's news was 76% about people being harmed, against a usual 51%. On 13 April 2016, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic90 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan86 in 100 of its 262 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia84 in 100 of its 341 stories · usually 66 · mostly health Afghanistan82 in 100 of its 2,089 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Libya79 in 100 of its 276 stories · usually 50 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Caracas Venezuela317 stories about protests or strikes, of its 326 Raqqa Syria283 stories about protests or strikes, of its 854 Moscow Russia171 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1474 Washington US159 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1712 Miami US105 stories about protests or strikes, of its 331

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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 lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: 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 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 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMadagascar: 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 lessLiberia: 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: 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 lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: too little coverage to readPalestine: too little coverage to readIreland: 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 lessGuyana: too little coverage to readGuinea-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 lessGeorgia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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 lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: 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 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: too little coverage to readDR Congo: 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: 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 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 lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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 lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: 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 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 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 lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: too little coverage to readWest Bank: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: too little coverage to readVatican 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: 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 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 readPuerto Rico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualPanama: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about twice its own usualGermany: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGambia: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualCanada: warmth about its own usualBurundi: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBelarus: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualAngola: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualHindustan, India -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 16 outletsPort-au-Prince, Haiti -- rights & justice: 184 stories, carried by 168 outletsGalmudug, Somalia -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 14 outletsMorgantown, US -- health: 59 stories, carried by 58 outletsLantau, Hong Kong -- rights & justice: 102 stories, carried by 11 outletsBerlin, Germany -- conflict & violence: 99 stories, carried by 93 outletsMaiwand, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 85 outletsCleveleys, UK -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 14 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 twice usual ● France warmth about one and a half times usual ● Germany warmth about one and a half times usual ● Poland warmth about one and a half times usual ● Nigeria warmth about one and a half times usual ● Puerto Rico warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Hindustan India about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 23 stories ● Port-au-Prince Haiti about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 184 stories ● Galmudug Somalia about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 15 stories ● Morgantown US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 59 stories ● Lantau Hong Kong about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 102 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 14,774 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence27% 14,436 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Health18% 9,412 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 6,916 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,181 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,632 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,200 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,159 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 killed17,123 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,524 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,999 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people injured2,805 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting abductions958 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Bangladesh Stories reporting refugees824 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and South Sudan Stories reporting evacuations443 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced374 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Iraq Stories reporting people falling ill112 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 about as 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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