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38,495 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Managua (Nicaragua), violence in Tripoli and rights and justice in Lima drew the news. Libya's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSaudi Arabia 54 in 100 of its 1,056 stories, usually 24
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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

102 of its 120 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Managua accounted for 81 of Nicaragua's 102 stories about harm, carried by 146 outlets. 59 of Managua's 81 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Libya

331 of its 396 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Tripoli accounted for 312 of Libya's 331 stories about harm, carried by 194 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (234 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Peru

412 of its 817 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Lima accounted for 340 of Peru's 412 stories about harm, carried by 276 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (169 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Lima stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Portugal

221 of its 572 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (84 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Portugal over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Saudi Arabia

569 of its 1,056 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 176 of Riyadh's 236 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (92 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Myanmar

57 of its 80 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Yangon accounted for 51 of Myanmar's 57 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. 47 of Yangon's 51 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (50 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Bahrain

38 of its 139 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 7%. 7 of Manama's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Denmark

70 of its 373 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (26 stories). Cholera was named in 26 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

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 251 of Sudan's 393 stories about harm, carried by 176 outlets. 209 of Khartoum's 251 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Heatstroke was named in 35 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Guinea

17 of its 29 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 9 of Conakry's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: respiratory illness in Japan (112 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Denmark (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Congo (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in Israel (72 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Pakistan (40 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 17 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 38,495 stories about harm among 201,594 counted on 17 Apr.

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Mentions of respiratory illness ran more than ten times their usual in Japan's news. of the day's 201,594 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Nicaragua for the second day running. On 17 April 2018, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 19 today. In Nicaragua, 85% of the news was about people being harmed, where 75% is usual.

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Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo86 in 100 of its 129 stories · usually 68 · mostly disasters & accidents Nicaragua85 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 75 · mostly rights & justice Libya84 in 100 of its 396 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia77 in 100 of its 257 stories · usually 69 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Myanmar71 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 44 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

London UK444 stories about protests or strikes, of its 771 Denver US286 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2515 Khartoum Sudan209 stories about protests or strikes, of its 251 Riyadh Saudi Arabia176 stories about protests or strikes, of its 236 Washington US140 stories about protests or strikes, of its 985

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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 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: 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: 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 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: 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 lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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: 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 readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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 lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: too little coverage to readPalestine: 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: 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 readGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: 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 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 readBrazil: too little coverage to readBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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 lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: 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 lessUkraine: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGuinea: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualBrunei: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualTwin Falls, US -- health: 21 stories, carried by 83 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 12 outletsIngushetia, Russia -- rights & justice: 21 stories, carried by 24 outletsAberdeenshire, UK -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 72 outletsUttar Pradesh, India -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsConakry, Guinea -- health: 16 stories, carried by 17 outletsAkwanga, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 11 outletsDes Moines, US -- other: 15 stories, carried by 21 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

● 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 ● Brunei warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Twin Falls US about three times as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories ● Juba South Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories ● Ingushetia Russia about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 21 stories ● Aberdeenshire UK about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 14 stories ● Uttar Pradesh India about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 11,314 stories · about as usual Health22% 8,290 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 6,694 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 5,359 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,570 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,339 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,320 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 killed11,547 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,113 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,900 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,346 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Libya Stories reporting refugees706 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Saudi Arabia Stories reporting people displaced345 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions298 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations146 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill120 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Congo

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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The words in the day's stories were much 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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