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41,389 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Jerusalem (Israel), violence in Kidal and people killed in Japan drew the news. Mali's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIsrael 83 in 100 of its 2,025 stories, usually 49
RegionEast Asia 17 in 100 of its stories, usually 11
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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Protests & strikes

Israel

1,690 of its 2,025 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. 535 of Jerusalem's 635 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

123 of its 149 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Kidal accounted for 78 of Mali's 123 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (108 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Mali over 30 days → its stories → Kidal stories →
Health

Japan

521 of its 1,947 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (199 stories). Snowstorms were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Japan over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Indonesia

255 of its 773 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (88 stories). Drownings were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain.

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

South Korea

742 of its 1,897 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Seoul accounted for 625 of South Korea's 742 stories about harm, carried by 555 outlets. 361 of Seoul's 625 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (191 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Brazil

418 of its 1,093 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 112 of Sao Paulo's 201 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Malaria was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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Health

Russia

1,282 of its 3,987 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Extreme cold was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

473 of its 830 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Gaza accounted for 295 of Palestine's 473 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. 181 of Gaza's 295 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

230 of its 409 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (200 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

67 of its 106 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in Puerto Rico (88 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Nepal (37 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); cholera in Uganda (22 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); hunger in Cambodia (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Ireland (24 of its stories, about 7 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 6 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 41,389 stories about harm among 204,792 counted on 6 Apr.

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Nepal's news mentioned the earthquake about 10 times as often as usual. Israel's news was 83% about people being harmed, against a usual 49%. A year earlier, on 6 April 2017, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 204,792 stories, below the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia84 in 100 of its 189 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Israel83 in 100 of its 2,025 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Mali83 in 100 of its 149 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda63 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 31 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine57 in 100 of its 830 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel535 stories about protests or strikes, of its 635 Seoul South Korea361 stories about protests or strikes, of its 625 Washington US245 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1353 Damascus Syria202 stories about protests or strikes, of its 403 Gaza Palestine181 stories about protests or strikes, of its 295

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: too little coverage to readYemen: 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: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: 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 readSudan: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: 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 lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: 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 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 lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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 lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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: too little coverage to readItaly: 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 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 readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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 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 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: 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 readCzech 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: too little coverage to readCongo: 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 lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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 lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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: 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 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 lessAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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 readThailand: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLebanon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualBurundi: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBelarus: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAguelhok, Mali -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 21 outletsGreat Barrier Reef, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 24 outletsBoise, US -- rights & justice: 33 stories, carried by 14 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 120 stories, carried by 107 outletsKidal, Mali -- conflict & violence: 78 stories, carried by 82 outletsPhoenix, US -- rights & justice: 405 stories, carried by 338 outletsOttawa, Canada -- health: 59 stories, carried by 91 outletsBaku, Azerbaijan -- conflict & violence: 14 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

● Mali warmth about one and a half times usual ● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Thailand warmth about one and a half times usual ● Lebanon warmth about one and a half times usual ● South Africa warmth about one and a half times usual ● Hungary warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Aguelhok Mali about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 22 stories ● Great Barrier Reef Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 13 stories ● Boise US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 33 stories ● Kabul Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 120 stories ● Kidal Mali about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 78 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 12,882 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Health22% 9,045 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence18% 7,245 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents14% 5,712 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,373 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,206 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,040 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 717 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 killed12,442 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,188 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,674 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,222 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees766 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions400 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations220 at about half the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people displaced211 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill63 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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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