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The day's news pointed at violence in Baghdad, protests in Caracas (Venezuela) and arrests in Liberia. Indonesia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCentral African Republic 95 in 100 of its 152 stories, usually 50
RegionCentral Asia 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

481 of its 627 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Baghdad accounted for 247 of Iraq's 481 stories about harm, carried by 142 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (410 stories). Building collapse was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

Caracas accounted for 658 of Venezuela's 724 stories about harm, carried by 377 outlets. 618 of Caracas' 658 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (472 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Health

Liberia

90 of its 137 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Liberia over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Indonesia

219 of its 618 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (141 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Central African Republic

144 of its 152 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Ouaka accounted for 69 of the Central African Republic's 144 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (139 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

264 of its 321 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (40 stories). Cholera was named in 81 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with measles and malaria. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Brazil

265 of its 728 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 87 of Rio de Janeiro's 94 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (165 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Greece

424 of its 1,175 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 241 of Athens' 364 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

206 of its 309 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 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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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Czechia

93 of its 483 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (64 stories). 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.

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Also named far more than usual: cholera in Somalia (81 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Germany (78 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Botswana (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); extreme cold in Ukraine (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Yemen (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 May. 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 49,011 stories about harm among 238,075 counted on 2 May.

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Somalia's news mentioned the cholera about 4 times as often as usual. 21 in every 100 of the day's 238,075 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. On 2 May 2016, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 21 today. Iraq stood out: 77% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 64%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic95 in 100 of its 152 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia82 in 100 of its 321 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq77 in 100 of its 627 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Syria74 in 100 of its 1,316 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Colombia69 in 100 of its 336 stories · usually 69 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US675 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2492 Caracas Venezuela618 stories about protests or strikes, of its 658 Portland US606 stories about protests or strikes, of its 672 Chicago US277 stories about protests or strikes, of its 505 Moscow Russia245 stories about protests or strikes, of its 787

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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 readSudan: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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 lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: 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: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: 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: 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 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: 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 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 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: 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 lessFrance: 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 lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: 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 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 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: 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: 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 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: 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 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 readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: 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: too little coverage to readSan 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualZambia: warmth about its own usualYemen: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPhoenix, US -- rights & justice: 113 stories, carried by 98 outletsCessnock, Australia -- conflict & violence: 34 stories, carried by 19 outletsBentiu, South Sudan -- displacement: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsTehran, Iran -- conflict & violence: 60 stories, carried by 52 outletsCampbeltown, UK -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 67 outletsMayo Clinic In Rochester, US -- health: 57 stories, carried by 59 outletsBallarat, Australia -- health: 18 stories, carried by 33 outletsIstanbul, Türkiye -- health: 66 stories, carried by 60 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

● Greece warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Phoenix US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 113 stories ● Cessnock Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 34 stories ● Bentiu South Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 14 stories ● Tehran Iran about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 60 stories ● Campbeltown UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 14,736 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence22% 10,397 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Health21% 10,081 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Disasters & accidents12% 5,861 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,089 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,719 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,228 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,026 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 killed15,123 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests8,191 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,091 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,069 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced760 at about twice the usual rate · most about Syria and Russia Stories reporting refugees722 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting abductions358 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations310 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill109 at about one and a half times 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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

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