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37,067 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Jerusalem (Israel), rights and justice in Ankara and the cyclone in Fiji drew the news. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Israel → Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Afghanistan and the US →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostFiji 60 in 100 of its 253 stories, usually 20
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Israel

1,545 of its 2,414 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Jerusalem accounted for 791 of Israel's 1,545 stories about harm, carried by 386 outlets. 399 of Jerusalem's 791 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (371 stories). Plague was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Rights & justice

Türkiye

367 of its 680 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Ankara accounted for 248 of Türkiye's 367 stories about harm, carried by 197 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (173 stories). Poisoning was named in 88 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Ankara stories →
Disasters & accidents

Fiji

151 of its 253 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (49 stories). Cyclone was named in 105 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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

Armenia

100 of its 190 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Yerevan accounted for 86 of Armenia's 100 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (79 stories).

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

Guatemala

141 of its 166 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. 40 of Guatemala City's 54 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (130 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Kashmir

152 of its 235 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. 35 of Anantnag's 53 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

South Africa

1,198 of its 2,154 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 494 of Johannesburg's 659 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (29 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Greece

207 of its 430 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (154 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

235 of its 272 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Mogadishu accounted for 158 of Somalia's 235 stories about harm, carried by 114 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Indonesia

166 of its 400 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: avalanche in France (100 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Afghanistan (62 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Sweden (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Thailand (24 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); storms in Spain (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 23 the day before
25 in 10019 in 1004 Mar11 Mar18 Mar25 Mar2 Apr4 Mar: 22 in 1005 Mar: 19 in 1006 Mar: 21 in 1007 Mar: 20 in 1008 Mar: 20 in 1009 Mar: 20 in 10010 Mar: 23 in 10011 Mar: 23 in 10012 Mar: 23 in 10013 Mar: 22 in 10014 Mar: 22 in 10015 Mar: 21 in 10016 Mar: 22 in 10017 Mar: 22 in 10018 Mar: 23 in 10019 Mar: 22 in 10020 Mar: 22 in 10021 Mar: 22 in 10022 Mar: 21 in 10023 Mar: 20 in 10024 Mar: 25 in 10025 Mar: 25 in 10026 Mar: 20 in 10027 Mar: 19 in 10028 Mar: 19 in 10029 Mar: 20 in 10030 Mar: 22 in 10031 Mar: 23 in 1001 Apr: 23 in 1002 Apr: 22 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 37,067 stories about harm among 171,686 counted on 2 Apr.

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Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Israel. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 171,686 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Israel. On 2 April 2017, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 22 today. Israel stood out: 64% 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 →

Somalia86 in 100 of its 272 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Guatemala85 in 100 of its 166 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Syria77 in 100 of its 869 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen76 in 100 of its 124 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq67 in 100 of its 414 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Johannesburg South Africa494 stories about protests or strikes, of its 659 Clark County US410 stories about protests or strikes, of its 456 Jerusalem Israel399 stories about protests or strikes, of its 791 Delhi India352 stories about protests or strikes, of its 721 Washington US342 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1892

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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 lessSweden: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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 lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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 lessJamaica: 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 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 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 lessHaiti: 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 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: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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 lessBelgium: 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 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: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about one and a half times its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualNorth Macedonia: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCosta Rica: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualLincoln Hall, US -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 13 outletsGrand Haven, US -- rights & justice: 21 stories, carried by 22 outletsFreetown, Sierra Leone -- health: 18 stories, carried by 15 outletsHefei, China -- health: 10 stories, carried by 52 outletsPavas, Costa Rica -- rights & justice: 28 stories, carried by 37 outletsMingora, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 102 stories, carried by 107 outletsMadiba, South Africa -- rights & justice: 25 stories, carried by 21 outletsCairo, Egypt -- rights & justice: 191 stories, carried by 275 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

● Costa Rica warmth about one and a half times usual ● Egypt warmth about one and a half times usual ● Nepal warmth about one and a half times usual ● United Arab Emirates warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Lincoln Hall US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories ● Grand Haven US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 21 stories ● Freetown Sierra Leone about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Hefei China about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Pavas Costa Rica about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 28 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 11,230 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Conflict & violence20% 7,159 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Health19% 6,812 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 4,800 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,700 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 1,906 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 949 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 676 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 killed13,615 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,152 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting arrests4,156 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,753 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,561 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions654 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced348 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations245 at about half the usual rate · most about Syria and Fiji Stories reporting people falling ill73 at about twice the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the US

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as 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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