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39,520 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to violence in Jerusalem, protests in Paris (France) and refugees in Sweden. Israel's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostKazakhstan 54 in 100 of its 104 stories, usually 11
RegionCentral Asia 38 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 →
Conflict & violence

Israel

914 of its 1,456 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Jerusalem accounted for 655 of Israel's 914 stories about harm, carried by 359 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Protests & strikes

France

563 of its 1,726 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 427 of Paris' 476 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (338 stories). Hurricane was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Displacement

Sweden

139 of its 322 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (75 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Guatemala

33 of its 63 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Venezuela

1,372 of its 2,628 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Caracas accounted for 1,143 of Venezuela's 1,372 stories about harm, carried by 894 outlets. 1,079 of Caracas' 1,143 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (456 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

India

1,782 of its 6,802 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (76 stories). Cyclone was named in 271 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with storm surge, tropical storm and typhoon. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Kazakhstan

56 of its 104 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. 51 of Almaty's 52 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories).

its stories →
Displacement

Libya

115 of its 146 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Tripoli accounted for 82 of Libya's 115 stories about harm, carried by 67 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Bangladesh

129 of its 252 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Türkiye

176 of its 433 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 84 of Istanbul's 113 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (103 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: drought in Somalia (17 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tornadoes in Romania (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in India (271 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); heavy rain in Cyprus (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storm surge in Mozambique (31 of its stories, about three times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 May. 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 39,520 stories about harm among 198,651 counted on 1 May.

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Reports of peace efforts, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 20 in every 100 of the day's 198,651 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Somalia's news, mentions of the drought ran about 6 times their usual. Israel stood out: 63% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 36%. A year earlier, on 1 May 2018, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. Over April, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 in April 2018.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mozambique92 in 100 of its 179 stories · usually 86 · mostly disasters & accidents Libya79 in 100 of its 146 stories · usually 61 · mostly displacement Sri Lanka76 in 100 of its 673 stories · usually 82 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan72 in 100 of its 627 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Israel63 in 100 of its 1,456 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Caracas Venezuela1079 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1143 Paris France427 stories about protests or strikes, of its 476 Washington US265 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1258 Philadelphia US208 stories about protests or strikes, of its 455 San Diego US204 stories about protests or strikes, of its 564

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: 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 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 lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: too little coverage to readTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: 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 lessSomalia: 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: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: 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 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: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: too little coverage to readNorth 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 lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: too little coverage to readMorocco: 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: too little coverage to readNorth 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: 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: 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: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: 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: too little coverage to readGermany: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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: too little coverage to readBahrain: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: too little coverage to readCook 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: warmth about its own usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEthiopia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualNorth Waziristan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsCanberra, Australia -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 10 outletsTokyo, Japan -- conflict & violence: 80 stories, carried by 81 outletsMadrid, Spain -- rights & justice: 28 stories, carried by 27 outletsLondonderry, UK -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 13 outletsPhoenix, US -- rights & justice: 109 stories, carried by 100 outletsArizona, US -- rights & justice: 24 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

● Sweden warmth about one and a half times usual ● Japan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Ethiopia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Brazil warmth about one and a half times usual ● Pakistan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● North Waziristan Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Canberra Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● Juba South Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 15 stories ● Tokyo Japan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 80 stories ● Madrid Spain about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 28 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 12,027 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Conflict & violence22% 8,521 stories · about as usual Health20% 7,719 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 5,564 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,007 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,155 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 979 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 954 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 killed12,185 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,372 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,518 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,563 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees530 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions402 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations308 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced303 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill81 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India

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
● Griefa little less than usual
● Feara little more than 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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