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48,070 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Rights and justice in Copenhagen, protests in Sinaloa (Mexico) and violence in Balaka drew the news. the Central African Republic's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostDominican Republic 68 in 100 of its 148 stories, usually 13
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
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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Rights & justice

Denmark

159 of its 300 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Copenhagen accounted for 135 of Denmark's 159 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Denmark over 30 days → its stories → Copenhagen stories →
Protests & strikes

Mexico

458 of its 1,100 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 146 of Sinaloa's 165 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (106 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.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories → Sinaloa stories →
Displacement

Sweden

335 of its 610 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Vaxjo accounted for 266 of Sweden's 335 stories about harm, carried by 183 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (267 stories).

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

Afghanistan

Jalalabad accounted for 315 of Afghanistan's 573 stories about harm, carried by 218 outlets. 188 of Jalalabad's 315 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (349 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Puerto Rico

88 of its 202 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (39 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Türkiye

779 of its 1,173 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (390 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Jamaica

134 of its 368 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (34 stories). Flooding was named in 81 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Health

Mongolia

16 of its 29 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Malaria was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

North Macedonia

132 of its 180 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Skopje accounted for 109 of North Macedonia's 132 stories about harm, carried by 112 outlets. 96 of Skopje's 109 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: heatwave in United Arab Emirates (102 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Jamaica (81 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); drownings in Senegal (29 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); earthquake in New Zealand (109 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in Italy (69 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 48,070 stories about harm among 239,890 counted on 17 May.

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The United Arab Emirates' news mentioned the heatwave more than ten times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 239,890 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Denmark. Denmark stood out: 53% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 25%. A year earlier, on 17 May 2016, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic95 in 100 of its 171 stories · usually 81 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia86 in 100 of its 270 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen82 in 100 of its 157 stories · usually 75 · mostly health Congo81 in 100 of its 286 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan79 in 100 of its 725 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US404 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2300 New Orleans US258 stories about protests or strikes, of its 281 Ramallah Palestine242 stories about protests or strikes, of its 388 Athens Greece226 stories about protests or strikes, of its 262 Jalalabad Afghanistan188 stories about protests or strikes, of its 315

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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: too little coverage to readEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: too little coverage to readSouth 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 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 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: 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 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 lessNiue: about as warm as its own usual or lessNetherlands: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: 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: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: 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 lessLesotho: 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: 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 lessJordan: too little coverage to readJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: too little coverage to readItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: 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 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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 lessEthiopia: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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 lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR 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 lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: too little coverage to readChad: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualMongolia: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualNorth Macedonia: warmth about its own usualLiberia: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGuinea: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about one and a half times its own usualDominican Republic: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualCôte d’Ivoire: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBrazil: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBelize: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAlbania: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalais, France -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 16 outletsCote Dazur, France -- conflict & violence: 147 stories, carried by 90 outletsKatha, India -- shelter & services: 15 stories, carried by 12 outletsMirik, India -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 61 stories, carried by 35 outletsNiagara Falls, Canada -- health: 11 stories, carried by 22 outletsPennsylvania, US -- other: 41 stories, carried by 17 outletsUlaanbaatar, Mongolia -- health: 15 stories, carried by 13 outletsBasij, Iran -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 10 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

● France warmth about one and a half times usual ● Belgium warmth about one and a half times usual ● Brazil warmth about one and a half times usual ● Israel warmth about one and a half times usual ● Congo warmth about one and a half times usual ● Hungary warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Palais France about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Cote Dazur France about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 147 stories ● Katha India about three times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 15 stories ● Mirik India about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 61 stories ● Niagara Falls Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 14,421 stories · about as usual Health21% 9,734 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 8,688 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents14% 6,546 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,172 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,514 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,393 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,176 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 killed14,931 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,165 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,280 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,887 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees999 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations579 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions447 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced348 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the Central African Republic Stories reporting people falling ill57 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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