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36,645 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Tropical storm in Mozambique, violence in Silgadji and protests in Tunis (Tunisia) drew the news. Burkina Faso's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostLiberia 76 in 100 of its 162 stories, usually 30
RegionNorth America 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Mozambique

512 of its 537 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 86%. Pemba accounted for 356 of Mozambique's 512 stories about harm, carried by 306 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (46 stories). Tropical storm was named in 181 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Mozambique over 30 days → its stories → Pemba stories →
Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

114 of its 122 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Silgadji accounted for 105 of Burkina Faso's 114 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Burkina Faso over 30 days → its stories → Silgadji stories →
Protests & strikes

Tunisia

16 of its 34 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 13 of Tunis' 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Road crashes were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Rights & justice

Cuba

199 of its 342 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (173 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Libya

255 of its 303 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Tripoli accounted for 234 of Libya's 255 stories about harm, carried by 267 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (85 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

393 of its 764 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (60 stories). Flooding was named in 165 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with landslides and wildfires. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Liberia

123 of its 162 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Monrovia accounted for 104 of Liberia's 123 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. 97 of Monrovia's 104 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Health

Denmark

107 of its 287 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Türkiye

285 of its 688 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (161 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Canada

1,121 of its 4,368 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (102 stories). Hypothermia was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with food poisoning, snowstorms and drownings.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Indonesia (165 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); extreme cold in Russia (126 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Palestine (16 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hiv in Iraq (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Sudan (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 23 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 36,645 stories about harm among 176,116 counted on 29 Apr.

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21 in every 100 of the day's 176,116 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. On 29 April 2018, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mozambique95 in 100 of its 537 stories · usually 86 · mostly disasters & accidents Burkina Faso93 in 100 of its 122 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Sri Lanka85 in 100 of its 1,677 stories · usually 81 · mostly conflict & violence Libya84 in 100 of its 303 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan81 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Poway US928 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1861 Long Beach US185 stories about protests or strikes, of its 631 Washington US117 stories about protests or strikes, of its 878 Charlottesville US114 stories about protests or strikes, of its 123 Swarthmore US113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 204

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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: 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 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: too little coverage to readNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: 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 readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: too little coverage to readIsrael: 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 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: too little coverage to readIceland: 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: 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: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readTaiwan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSlovakia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMalta: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualMadagascar: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualGuyana: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCuba: warmth about twice its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBratislava, Slovakia -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 34 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 244 stories, carried by 234 outletsWatkins Glen, US -- shelter & services: 32 stories, carried by 52 outletsBunyah, Australia -- food & livelihood: 38 stories, carried by 38 outletsMadrid, Spain -- rights & justice: 190 stories, carried by 181 outletsGreenwich, US -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsBrussels, Belgium -- rights & justice: 42 stories, carried by 41 outletsMaleny, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 18 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

● Cuba warmth about twice usual ● Spain warmth about one and a half times usual ● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Malta warmth about one and a half times usual ● Slovakia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Taiwan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Bratislava Slovakia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 22 stories ● Kabul Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 244 stories ● Watkins Glen US about twice as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 32 stories ● Bunyah Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 38 stories ● Madrid Spain about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 190 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 9,170 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Conflict & violence24% 8,552 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Health21% 7,714 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 5,780 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,322 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,070 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 836 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 678 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 killed12,422 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,704 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Sri Lanka Stories reporting arrests4,267 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,691 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions394 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations394 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced310 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees297 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Italy and the US Stories reporting people falling ill151 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia

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 about as 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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