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43,935 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Bogota (Colombia), storm surge in Fiji and people affected in Poland drew the news. Poland's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNicaragua 78 in 100 of its 93 stories, usually 22
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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

Colombia

294 of its 536 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Bogota accounted for 247 of Colombia's 294 stories about harm, carried by 252 outlets. 142 of Bogota's 247 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Bogota stories →
Disasters & accidents

Fiji

171 of its 245 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Keni accounted for 106 of Fiji's 171 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories). Storm surge was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tropical storm and hurricane.

Fiji over 30 days → its stories → Keni stories →
Conflict & violence

Poland

125 of its 329 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (65 stories). Accidents were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Poland over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Russia

Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (47 stories). Extreme cold was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Chile

138 of its 350 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (104 stories). Earthquake was named in 119 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with tsunami. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

72 of its 136 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Libya

127 of its 164 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Tripoli accounted for 67 of Libya's 127 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. 39 of Tripoli's 67 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Nicaragua

73 of its 93 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Managua accounted for 64 of Nicaragua's 73 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. Wildfires were named in 70 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

South Sudan

141 of its 175 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Myanmar

69 of its 103 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Chile (119 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); wildfires in Nicaragua (70 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Switzerland (60 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Italy (67 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Antarctica (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 43,935 stories about harm among 222,202 counted on 10 Apr.

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Mentions of the earthquake ran about 6 times their usual in Chile's news. On 10 April 2017, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 20 today. Colombia stood out: 55% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 39%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 222,202 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

South Sudan81 in 100 of its 175 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Nicaragua78 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 22 · mostly disasters & accidents Libya77 in 100 of its 164 stories · usually 60 · mostly rights & justice Congo77 in 100 of its 112 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Syria76 in 100 of its 3,801 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Damascus Syria1028 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2080 Washington US236 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1765 Jerusalem Israel165 stories about protests or strikes, of its 315 Khan Sheikhoun Syria159 stories about protests or strikes, of its 221 Moscow Russia147 stories about protests or strikes, of its 864

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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 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 lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: 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 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 lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: 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 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 readMozambique: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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 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: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: 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 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readEstonia: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readCosta 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 readChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: too little coverage to readChile: 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 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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 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 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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: 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 readUK: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSenegal: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualNamibia: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualDakar, Senegal -- disasters & accidents: 15 stories, carried by 28 outletsOxfordshire, UK -- health: 15 stories, carried by 102 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 247 stories, carried by 252 outletsAmman, Jordan -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 11 outletsMogadishu, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 16 outletsNorthern Ireland, UK -- rights & justice: 184 stories, carried by 146 outletsWarminster, US -- shelter & services: 30 stories, carried by 13 outletsClinton County, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 13 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

● Haiti warmth about one and a half times usual ● Colombia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Senegal warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Dakar Senegal about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 15 stories ● Oxfordshire UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Bogota Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 247 stories ● Amman Jordan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Mogadishu Somalia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 12,862 stories · about as usual Health22% 9,413 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence20% 8,626 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 5,259 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 3,577 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,515 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,019 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 757 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 killed15,028 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,358 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,516 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,200 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions592 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees465 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people displaced315 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations249 at about half the usual rate · most about Italy and the US Stories reporting people falling ill112 at about twice 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.

● Angera little more than 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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