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32,426 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Algiers (Algeria), violence in Colombo and heavy rain in Colombia. Sri Lanka's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Sri Lanka and the US →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostCyprus 76 in 100 of its 135 stories, usually 15
RegionSouth Asia 53 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
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

Algeria

84 of its 100 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Algiers accounted for 60 of Algeria's 84 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. 58 of Algiers' 60 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (32 stories).

Algeria over 30 days → its stories → Algiers stories →
Conflict & violence

Sri Lanka

5,913 of its 6,394 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Colombo accounted for 4,242 of Sri Lanka's 5,913 stories about harm, carried by 1,955 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (2,409 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sri Lanka over 30 days → its stories → Colombo stories →
Disasters & accidents

Colombia

82 of its 159 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (45 stories). Heavy rain was named in 58 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Cyprus

102 of its 135 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (101 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about 4 times its own usual.

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

Türkiye

174 of its 428 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 47 of Ankara's 80 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (105 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Philippines

517 of its 1,066 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (183 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 115 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami, power cuts and heavy rain.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

84 of its 152 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

160 of its 207 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Tripoli accounted for 152 of Libya's 160 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

France

470 of its 1,338 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Paris accounted for 418 of France's 470 stories about harm, carried by 450 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (120 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Israel

630 of its 1,204 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Jerusalem accounted for 462 of Israel's 630 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Measles was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: extreme cold in Greenland (22 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); malaria in Malawi (24 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Philippines (115 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Pakistan (70 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Italy (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 23 the day before
23 in 10018 in 10024 Mar31 Mar7 Apr14 Apr22 Apr24 Mar: 20 in 10025 Mar: 19 in 10026 Mar: 18 in 10027 Mar: 20 in 10028 Mar: 20 in 10029 Mar: 19 in 10030 Mar: 21 in 10031 Mar: 19 in 1001 Apr: 18 in 1002 Apr: 18 in 1003 Apr: 19 in 1004 Apr: 19 in 1005 Apr: 19 in 1006 Apr: 20 in 1007 Apr: 20 in 1008 Apr: 20 in 1009 Apr: 19 in 10010 Apr: 19 in 10011 Apr: 19 in 10012 Apr: 19 in 10013 Apr: 19 in 10014 Apr: 20 in 10015 Apr: 19 in 10016 Apr: 18 in 10017 Apr: 19 in 10018 Apr: 18 in 10019 Apr: 19 in 10020 Apr: 20 in 10021 Apr: 23 in 10022 Apr: 21 in 100 · this day

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 32,426 stories about harm among 154,166 counted on 22 Apr.

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Algeria stood out: 84% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Sri Lanka and the US. On 22 April 2018, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 21 today. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 154,166 stories, above the usual 19.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sri Lanka92 in 100 of its 6,394 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Mali86 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Algeria84 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 29 · mostly rights & justice Libya77 in 100 of its 207 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Cyprus76 in 100 of its 135 stories · usually 15 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

London UK222 stories about protests or strikes, of its 395 Paris France157 stories about protests or strikes, of its 418 Colombo Sri Lanka119 stories about protests or strikes, of its 4242 Raleigh US109 stories about protests or strikes, of its 134 Washington US101 stories about protests or strikes, of its 711

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: 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 lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: 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: too little coverage to readSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSão 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 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 lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: 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 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 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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 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 lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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 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: 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 lessGermany: 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: too little coverage to readFrench 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 lessEstonia: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCosta 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: too little coverage to readChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: too little coverage to readAksai 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: too little coverage to readSiachen Glacier: too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: too little coverage to readVatican 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readUkraine: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPeru: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualKuwait: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualGeorgia: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualRiyadh, Saudi Arabia -- conflict & violence: 99 stories, carried by 76 outletsAnkara, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 80 stories, carried by 71 outletsErzenhausen, Germany -- other: 18 stories, carried by 19 outletsUttar Pradesh, India -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsMaine, US -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 14 outletsMaleny, Australia -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 12 stories, carried by 17 outletsMontana, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsKiev, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 158 stories, carried by 122 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 one and a half times usual ● Congo warmth about one and a half times usual ● Syria warmth about one and a half times usual ● Peru warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Riyadh Saudi Arabia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 99 stories ● Ankara Türkiye about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 80 stories ● Erzenhausen Germany about twice as warm as the day's news · other · 18 stories ● Uttar Pradesh India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Maine US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence32% 10,334 stories · much more than usual (usually 19%) Rights & justice23% 7,305 stories · much less than usual (usually 30%) Health16% 5,158 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents15% 4,726 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,058 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,115 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 659 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 594 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 killed13,478 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Sri Lanka and the US Stories reporting arrests6,075 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Sri Lanka and the US Stories reporting people injured5,929 at about twice the usual rate · most about Sri Lanka and the US Stories reporting people affected2,876 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions368 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees330 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Greece and the US Stories reporting people displaced237 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations193 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Mexico and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill45 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan

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.