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33,466 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Nassau (Bahamas), violence in Tripoli and wildfires in Yemen. Libya's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostBahamas 47 in 100 of its 196 stories, usually 16
RegionEast Asia 20 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Bahamas

92 of its 196 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Nassau accounted for 80 of the Bahamas' 92 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. 66 of Nassau's 80 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (20 stories).

Bahamas over 30 days → its stories → Nassau stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

273 of its 367 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Tripoli accounted for 244 of Libya's 273 stories about harm, carried by 269 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
Rights & justice

Yemen

210 of its 276 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (119 stories). Wildfires were named in 44 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with diphtheria and measles. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

483 of its 1,542 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Earthquake was named in 196 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with tsunami.

Japan over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Belgium

75 of its 278 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Sweden

186 of its 591 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (125 stories). Outbreaks were named in 91 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hiv.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Nepal

100 of its 197 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Plane crash was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Chad

22 of its 51 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Colombia

87 of its 221 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 59 of Cucuta's 70 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Cuba

29 of its 112 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 17 of Havana's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Sweden (91 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Haiti (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); accidents in Venezuela (23 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tornadoes in US (1252 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); plane crash in Nepal (14 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 33,466 stories about harm among 175,434 counted on 15 Apr.

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In the Bahamas, 47% of the news was about people being harmed, where 16% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 175,434 stories, as usual. Mentions of outbreaks ran more than ten times their usual in Sweden's news. On 15 April 2018, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia86 in 100 of its 144 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Congo81 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 67 · mostly health Nicaragua80 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 75 · mostly rights & justice Syria79 in 100 of its 355 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Mozambique78 in 100 of its 126 stories · usually 89 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US357 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2184 Khartoum Sudan205 stories about protests or strikes, of its 209 London UK174 stories about protests or strikes, of its 625 Paris France78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1195 Ramallah Palestine67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 293

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 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: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSomalia: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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 lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt 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 lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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 readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: 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: 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 lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: 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: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJapan: 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 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: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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: too little coverage to readCameroon: 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: too little coverage to readBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMozambique: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualKartarpur, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsMaryland, US -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsTerbol, Lebanon -- displacement: 22 stories, carried by 22 outletsFairview, US -- rights & justice: 410 stories, carried by 364 outletsHelsinki, Finland -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsHalla-Aho, Finland -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsHodeida, Yemen -- conflict & violence: 35 stories, carried by 33 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

● Romania warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mozambique warmth about one and a half times usual ● Netherlands warmth about one and a half times usual ● Indonesia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Kartarpur Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Maryland US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories ● Terbol Lebanon about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 22 stories ● Fairview US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 410 stories ● Helsinki Finland about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 9,024 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Health21% 6,949 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 6,494 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence16% 5,217 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,313 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,387 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 880 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 629 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 killed10,180 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,222 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,021 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,907 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions560 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about New Zealand and Syria Stories reporting refugees406 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced373 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations277 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Germany Stories reporting people falling ill70 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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