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54,599 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to violence in Paris, protests in Doha (Qatar) and storms in the Gambia. France's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostTunisia 87 in 100 of its 242 stories, usually 27
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
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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Conflict & violence

France

5,137 of its 8,419 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Paris accounted for 4,559 of France's 5,137 stories about harm, carried by 1,921 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (3,521 stories). Drownings were named in 58 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 one and a half times its own usual.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Protests & strikes

Qatar

128 of its 244 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Doha accounted for 119 of Qatar's 128 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets. 92 of Doha's 119 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (91 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Qatar over 30 days → its stories → Doha stories →
Rights & justice

Gambia

97 of its 189 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (43 stories). Storms were named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Gambia over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Angola

38 of its 99 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Venezuela

1,173 of its 1,739 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. 571 of Caracas' 679 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Tunisia

210 of its 242 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Tunis accounted for 205 of Tunisia's 210 stories about harm, carried by 125 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (202 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Cameroon

92 of its 160 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 36 of Yaounde's 42 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (38 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Peru

160 of its 289 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Lima accounted for 143 of Peru's 160 stories about harm, carried by 118 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

148 of its 285 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (73 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

460 of its 567 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (227 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: plague in Puerto Rico (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Norway (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Argentina (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Türkiye (77 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in South Sudan (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

22 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 21 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 54,599 stories about harm among 247,042 counted on 21 Apr.

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Mentions of the plague ran more than ten times their usual in Puerto Rico's news. of the day's 247,042 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to France for the second day running. France's news was 61% about people being harmed, against a usual 25%. A year earlier, on 21 April 2016, 19 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 →

Burundi91 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia87 in 100 of its 242 stories · usually 27 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan83 in 100 of its 150 stories · usually 65 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan81 in 100 of its 567 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Syria77 in 100 of its 1,452 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Caracas Venezuela571 stories about protests or strikes, of its 679 Washington US394 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2282 San Francisco US259 stories about protests or strikes, of its 920 Valencia Venezuela185 stories about protests or strikes, of its 197 Little Rock US181 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1107

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: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: too little coverage to readSri 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: 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 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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 lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 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 lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: 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 lessIraq: 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 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 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: 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: 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 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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 lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & 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 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 lessCrimea: 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: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: 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 readSweden: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNicaragua: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualItaly: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBhutan: warmth about its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualNorth Yorkshire, UK -- health: 12 stories, carried by 14 outletsLaunceston, Australia -- health: 11 stories, carried by 51 outletsToowoomba, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 33 stories, carried by 30 outletsGrand Island, US -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsIowa, US -- health: 32 stories, carried by 23 outletsChandrapur, India -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsMiddlesbrough, UK -- health: 23 stories, carried by 12 outletsHelsinki, Finland -- health: 11 stories, carried by 12 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

● Colombia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Indonesia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Italy warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mexico warmth about one and a half times usual ● Sweden warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iran warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● North Yorkshire UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Launceston Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Toowoomba Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 33 stories ● Grand Island US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 12 stories ● Iowa US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 32 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 15,384 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence27% 14,389 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Health19% 10,268 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Disasters & accidents11% 5,879 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,588 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,934 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,035 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 911 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 killed19,272 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests10,164 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting people injured7,068 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about France and the US Stories reporting people affected5,518 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees993 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions983 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Qatar Stories reporting evacuations472 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Qatar Stories reporting people displaced265 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill48 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India

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.

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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