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41,596 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Escuintla (Guatemala), violence in Bihac and evacuations in Israel. Bosnia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Israel →
Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostVatican City 72 in 100 of its 64 stories, usually 23
RegionEast Asia 17 in 100 of its stories, usually 13
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Guatemala

51 of its 74 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Escuintla accounted for 37 of Guatemala's 51 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. 36 of Escuintla's 37 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Guatemala over 30 days → its stories → Escuintla stories →
Conflict & violence

Bosnia

81 of its 109 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Bihac accounted for 69 of Bosnia's 81 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (81 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bosnia over 30 days → its stories → Bihac stories →
Rights & justice

Israel

1,415 of its 2,150 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (144 stories). Hypothermia was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drownings and road crashes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Mexico

546 of its 1,370 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (284 stories). Outbreaks were named in 51 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Palestine

802 of its 1,131 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Gaza accounted for 440 of Palestine's 802 stories about harm, carried by 139 outlets. 296 of Gaza's 440 stories were about protests or strikes. Outbreaks were named in 54 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

South Korea

1,000 of its 4,485 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 430 of Seoul's 854 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (15 stories). Train derailment was named in 284 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

372 of its 794 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (56 stories). Food poisoning was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

Managua accounted for 78 of Nicaragua's 107 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. 47 of Managua's 78 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Kenya

350 of its 815 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 110 of Nairobi's 173 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Congo

70 of its 94 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Drownings were named in 30 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: train derailment in South Korea (284 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Congo (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Somalia (20 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); food poisoning in North Korea (76 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in China (135 of its stories, about 5 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 27 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 41,596 stories about harm among 211,068 counted on 27 Apr.

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Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Israel. Mentions of train derailment ran more than ten times their usual in South Korea's news. In Guatemala, 69% of the news was about people being harmed, where 40% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 211,068 stories, below the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua76 in 100 of its 140 stories · usually 76 · mostly rights & justice Congo74 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Bosnia74 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Vatican City72 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 23 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine71 in 100 of its 1,131 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Seoul South Korea430 stories about protests or strikes, of its 854 Gaza Palestine296 stories about protests or strikes, of its 440 London UK171 stories about protests or strikes, of its 661 Jerusalem Israel165 stories about protests or strikes, of its 445 Washington US151 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1058

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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: 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 readSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: 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: 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 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 lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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: 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 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 lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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: 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 lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 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: 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 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 readAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readVenezuela: warmth about its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about twice its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualOman: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualBurundi: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about one and a half times its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: 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 usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBijapur, India -- conflict & violence: 61 stories, carried by 80 outletsJonglei, South Sudan -- rights & justice: 63 stories, carried by 73 outletsDhaka, Bangladesh -- rights & justice: 102 stories, carried by 97 outletsMogadishu, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 11 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 51 stories, carried by 49 outletsSao Paulo, Brazil -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsWichita, US -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsPeshawar, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 19 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

● Saudi Arabia warmth about twice usual ● Bangladesh warmth about one and a half times usual ● South Sudan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Nepal warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Bijapur India about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 61 stories ● Jonglei South Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 63 stories ● Dhaka Bangladesh about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 102 stories ● Mogadishu Somalia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Kabul Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 51 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 13,836 stories · more than usual (usually 31%) Health20% 8,143 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 7,205 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents12% 4,748 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,602 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 2,216 stories · more than usual (usually 2%) Shelter & services3% 1,192 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 893 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 killed13,656 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,356 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,085 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,292 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,368 at about twice the usual rate · most about Mexico and the US Stories reporting evacuations1,026 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people displaced461 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Germany Stories reporting abductions368 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill140 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 softer than 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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