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44,715 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire), violence in Kabul and heavy rain in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Syria and the US →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCôte d’Ivoire 75 in 100 of its 165 stories, usually 31
RegionSouth Asia 38 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

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Côte d’Ivoire

123 of its 165 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Abidjan accounted for 111 of Côte d’Ivoire's 123 stories about harm, carried by 121 outlets. 94 of Abidjan's 111 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (118 stories). Plague was 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. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Côte d’Ivoire over 30 days → its stories → Abidjan stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

2,953 of its 3,367 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Kabul accounted for 1,258 of Afghanistan's 2,953 stories about harm, carried by 988 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (72 stories). Cyclone was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Disasters & accidents

Sri Lanka

89 of its 164 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (57 stories). Heavy rain was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Sri Lanka over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Japan

356 of its 1,781 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (108 stories). Poisoning was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Japan over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

187 of its 253 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Caracas accounted for 157 of Venezuela's 187 stories about harm, carried by 183 outlets. 156 of Caracas' 157 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Natural hazards were named in 21 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. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Libya

94 of its 121 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Tripoli accounted for 66 of Libya's 94 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Morocco

27 of its 81 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 11 of Rabat's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

958 of its 1,765 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Jerusalem accounted for 808 of Israel's 958 stories about harm, carried by 463 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (146 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Nigeria

975 of its 2,621 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 210 of Chibok's 303 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (338 stories). Cholera was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Tanzania

85 of its 171 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: cyclone in New Zealand (159 of its stories, about three times its usual); extreme cold in Iceland (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Costa Rica (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tsunami in British Virgin Islands (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); chikungunya in Brazil (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 44,715 stories about harm among 196,563 counted on 14 Apr.

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Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about Syria and the US. 23 in every 100 of the day's 196,563 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Côte d’Ivoire, 75% of the news was about people being harmed, where 31% is usual. A year earlier, on 14 April 2016, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

South Sudan92 in 100 of its 227 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Congo92 in 100 of its 161 stories · usually 66 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan88 in 100 of its 3,367 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Uzbekistan81 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 32 · mostly conflict & violence Libya78 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 51 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Madaya Syria631 stories about protests or strikes, of its 833 Chibok Nigeria210 stories about protests or strikes, of its 303 Washington US160 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1691 Caracas Venezuela156 stories about protests or strikes, of its 157 Ramallah Palestine114 stories about protests or strikes, of its 238

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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 lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 lessUkraine: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: 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 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 lessNorth Korea: 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 lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: too little coverage to readIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: 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 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: too little coverage to readEstonia: 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: 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 lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: too little coverage to readCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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: too little coverage to readCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: 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 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: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: too little coverage to readBelarus: 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 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: 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 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 lessGaza: too little coverage to readWest Bank: too little coverage to readWestern 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: too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: too little coverage to readAzad 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: 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readVenezuela: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMoldova: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about one and a half times its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualIceland: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualEritrea: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualDR Congo: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualMonaco: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPort-au-Prince, Haiti -- rights & justice: 85 stories, carried by 124 outletsBrown County, US -- disasters & accidents: 51 stories, carried by 50 outletsTucson, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsNamoya, DR Congo -- food & livelihood: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsRabat, Morocco -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsYorkshire, UK -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 13 outletsRome, Italy -- conflict & violence: 137 stories, carried by 126 outletsQaraqosh, Iraq -- conflict & violence: 30 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

● Hong Kong warmth about one and a half times usual ● Haiti warmth about one and a half times usual ● Monaco warmth about one and a half times usual ● Sweden warmth about one and a half times usual ● Kenya warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iraq warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Port-au-Prince Haiti about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 85 stories ● Brown County US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 51 stories ● Tucson US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Namoya DR Congo about twice as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 10 stories ● Rabat Morocco about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 12,848 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence29% 12,821 stories · much more than usual (usually 24%) Health16% 7,225 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 5,062 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,830 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,302 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,050 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 854 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 killed15,422 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,076 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,749 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,270 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations1,087 at about three times the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting abductions1,019 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting refugees690 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Türkiye and South Sudan Stories reporting people displaced331 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill48 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Haiti

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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