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46,855 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Managua (Nicaragua), violence in Warsaw and the tsunami in Indonesia. Poland's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAustria 60 in 100 of its 305 stories, usually 20
RegionEast Asia 15 in 100 of its stories, usually 12
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

57 of its 75 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Managua accounted for 55 of Nicaragua's 57 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. 53 of Managua's 55 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Nicaragua over 30 days → its stories → Managua stories →
Conflict & violence

Poland

235 of its 489 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Warsaw accounted for 219 of Poland's 235 stories about harm, carried by 240 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (84 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Poland over 30 days → its stories → Warsaw stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

265 of its 616 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (97 stories). Tsunami was named in 76 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with drownings. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Austria

183 of its 305 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (118 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Senegal

53 of its 118 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Dakar accounted for 50 of Senegal's 53 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. 44 of Dakar's 50 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). Outbreaks were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Bahrain

53 of its 186 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. 22 of Manama's 43 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Armenia

209 of its 478 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Yerevan accounted for 185 of Armenia's 209 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. 158 of Yerevan's 185 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (104 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Syria

Damascus accounted for 687 of Syria's 1,154 stories about harm, carried by 505 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (110 stories). Food poisoning was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Côte d’Ivoire

28 of its 84 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

88 of its 223 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (67 stories). Avalanche was named in 65 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Nepal (65 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); respiratory illness in Czechia (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Malaysia (49 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); outbreaks in Senegal (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Colombia (26 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 19 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 46,855 stories about harm among 232,383 counted on 19 Apr.

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Nicaragua's news was 76% about people being harmed, against a usual 31%. of the day's 232,383 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. Nepal's news mentioned the avalanche about 6 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 19 April 2017, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen80 in 100 of its 154 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Nicaragua76 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 31 · mostly conflict & violence Syria69 in 100 of its 1,661 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Austria60 in 100 of its 305 stories · usually 20 · mostly health Myanmar55 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Philadelphia US920 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2627 London UK199 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1027 Washington US189 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1483 Damascus Syria165 stories about protests or strikes, of its 687 Yerevan Armenia158 stories about protests or strikes, of its 185

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: 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 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: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & 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 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 lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: 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: 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 lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: 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 lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: 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 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readJamaica: 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 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 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 lessGuatemala: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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 lessCuba: 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: 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 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: 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: 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 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 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 readAlbania: 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 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 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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 readYemen: warmth about its own usualVietnam: warmth about its own usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSolomon Islands: warmth about its own usualSlovakia: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPanama: warmth about its own usualNicaragua: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualCôte d’Ivoire: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMississippi, US -- health: 34 stories, carried by 88 outletsAbidjan, Côte d’Ivoire -- other: 20 stories, carried by 17 outletsManagua, Nicaragua -- conflict & violence: 55 stories, carried by 79 outletsSpringfield, US -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 13 outletsKatsina, Nigeria -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsSalzburg, Austria -- shelter & services: 15 stories, carried by 10 outletsKonstanz, Germany -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 22 outletsBajau, Indonesia -- disasters & accidents: 16 stories, carried by 16 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

● Nicaragua warmth about one and a half times usual ● Peru warmth about one and a half times usual ● Côte d’Ivoire warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Mississippi US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 34 stories ● Abidjan Côte d’Ivoire about twice as warm as the day's news · other · 20 stories ● Managua Nicaragua about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 55 stories ● Springfield US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 17 stories ● Katsina Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 14,323 stories · about as usual Health23% 10,367 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents15% 7,079 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 6,963 stories · much less than usual (usually 22%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,203 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,929 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,102 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 923 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 killed13,212 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests7,003 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,300 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,960 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees868 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions649 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Japan and the US Stories reporting evacuations365 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Indonesia and the US Stories reporting people displaced280 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill151 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines

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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less 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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