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42,864 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at illness in Camayenne, the hunger in Libya and protests in Algiers (Algeria). Algeria's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and China →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGuinea 86 in 100 of its 230 stories, usually 45
RegionSoutheast Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Health

Guinea

198 of its 230 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Camayenne accounted for 185 of Guinea's 198 stories about harm, carried by 135 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (37 stories). Malaria was named in 187 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with drought.

Guinea over 30 days → its stories → Camayenne stories →
Displacement

Libya

99 of its 134 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Tripoli accounted for 64 of Libya's 99 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (49 stories). Hunger was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
Protests & strikes

Algeria

17 of its 36 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 8 of Algiers' 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Yemen

150 of its 179 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Sanaa accounted for 100 of Yemen's 150 stories about harm, carried by 137 outlets. 54 of Sanaa's 100 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

437 of its 592 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Indonesia

418 of its 801 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Jakarta accounted for 332 of Indonesia's 418 stories about harm, carried by 261 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (293 stories).

its stories →
Displacement

Jordan

138 of its 351 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (109 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

1,452 of its 3,093 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. House fires were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

325 of its 537 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. 78 of Palestinian Red Crescent's 134 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Congo (78 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatstroke in Armenia (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Albania (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in South Africa (50 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); dengue in Bangladesh (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 42,864 stories about harm among 213,517 counted on 22 May.

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People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and China. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 213,517 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Guinea. In Guinea's news, mentions of the malaria ran about 4 times their usual. Guinea stood out: 86% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 45%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo93 in 100 of its 165 stories · usually 80 · mostly displacement El Salvador89 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence Guinea86 in 100 of its 230 stories · usually 45 · mostly health Yemen84 in 100 of its 179 stories · usually 74 · mostly health Libya74 in 100 of its 134 stories · usually 52 · mostly displacement

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel444 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1099 Ankara Türkiye307 stories about protests or strikes, of its 377 Washington US301 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1417 Caracas Venezuela237 stories about protests or strikes, of its 246 Riyadh Saudi Arabia163 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1048

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 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: 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: 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: 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 lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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 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 readSão 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 lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: 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 lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: 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 readOman: 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 lessNew Zealand: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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 lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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 lessPalestine: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-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 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 readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial 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: 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: 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 readColombia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: too little coverage to readBurundi: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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): 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook 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: 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 readZambia: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSenegal: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualLiberia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKuwait: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIsrael: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualBelarus: warmth about its own usualAlbania: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualDoha, Qatar -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 13 outletsMillbury, US -- rights & justice: 30 stories, carried by 32 outletsLubbock, US -- rights & justice: 95 stories, carried by 118 outletsAmman, Jordan -- displacement: 96 stories, carried by 109 outletsFrench Riviera, France -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 36 outletsBenue, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 23 stories, carried by 14 outletsBasij, Iran -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsTel Aviv, Israel -- conflict & violence: 210 stories, carried by 244 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

● Qatar warmth about one and a half times usual ● Jordan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Israel warmth about one and a half times usual ● Liberia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Doha Qatar about three times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 18 stories ● Millbury US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 30 stories ● Lubbock US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 95 stories ● Amman Jordan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 96 stories ● French Riviera France about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 12,786 stories · about as usual Health21% 8,893 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence21% 8,794 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 5,462 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,786 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,387 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,175 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 613 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 killed11,200 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,819 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,897 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,804 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees849 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced535 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Congo Stories reporting abductions437 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting evacuations302 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill157 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and China

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.

● Angerabout as 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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