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Protests in Managua (Nicaragua), violence in Kabul and people killed in Sweden drew the news. Afghanistan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Afghanistan →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNicaragua 93 in 100 of its 712 stories, usually 52
RegionSouth Asia 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

662 of its 712 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Managua accounted for 320 of Nicaragua's 662 stories about harm, carried by 290 outlets. 296 of Managua's 320 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Afghanistan

1,327 of its 1,477 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Kabul accounted for 1,242 of Afghanistan's 1,327 stories about harm, carried by 988 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (105 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Sweden

175 of its 318 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 10 times the usual rate (123 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Armenia

370 of its 519 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Yerevan accounted for 339 of Armenia's 370 stories about harm, carried by 208 outlets. 324 of Yerevan's 339 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (209 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Libya

237 of its 280 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Tripoli accounted for 176 of Libya's 237 stories about harm, carried by 151 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (90 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

568 of its 740 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Damascus accounted for 439 of Syria's 568 stories about harm, carried by 498 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (223 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Madagascar

37 of its 48 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 34 of Antananarivo's 34 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (32 stories).

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Japan

287 of its 1,179 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (213 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Qatar

52 of its 237 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Kenya (23 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); building collapse in Bangladesh (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Mexico (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in Australia (32 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); malaria in Nigeria (26 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 24 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 25,561 stories about harm among 105,368 counted on 22 Apr.

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It was the fourth day running that the news turned to Nicaragua. of the day's 105,368 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Afghanistan. Mentions of heavy rain ran about 6 times their usual in Kenya's news. In Nicaragua, 93% of the news was about people being harmed, where 52% is usual. This week the news turned most often to Nicaragua, on 4 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua93 in 100 of its 712 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan90 in 100 of its 1,477 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Libya85 in 100 of its 280 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Syria77 in 100 of its 740 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Armenia71 in 100 of its 519 stories · usually 34 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Yerevan Armenia324 stories about protests or strikes, of its 339 Managua Nicaragua296 stories about protests or strikes, of its 320 Bluefields Nicaragua183 stories about protests or strikes, of its 277 Washington US150 stories about protests or strikes, of its 645 Tehran Iran138 stories about protests or strikes, of its 241

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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 readTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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 lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: 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 lessPanama: 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 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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 lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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 lessGreece: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCuba: 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: 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 lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: too little coverage to readCentral 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: 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: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualDarzab, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsBamako, Mali -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 13 outletsRed River, Canada -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 20 outletsZeeland, US -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 16 outletsYenagoa, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 10 outletsMichigan, US -- health: 24 stories, carried by 27 outletsBudapest, Hungary -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 22 outletsMiddle Belt, Nigeria -- food & livelihood: 10 stories, carried by 11 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

● Germany warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Darzab Afghanistan about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Bamako Mali about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories ● Red River Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories ● Zeeland US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 15 stories ● Yenagoa Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 7,404 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence29% 7,217 stories · much more than usual (usually 21%) Health16% 4,078 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents11% 2,812 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,818 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 920 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 608 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 368 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 killed11,282 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people injured4,642 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting arrests3,189 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,277 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees367 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions328 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced183 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations83 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill50 at about the usual rate

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

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout one and a half times 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.