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38,111 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Guatemala City (Guatemala), people killed in Mongolia and heavy rain in Myanmar. Mongolia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNorth Korea 46 in 100 of its 258 stories, usually 17
RegionEvery region about as usual
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 →
Protests & strikes

Guatemala

74 of its 107 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Guatemala City accounted for 52 of Guatemala's 74 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. 29 of Guatemala City's 52 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Guatemala over 30 days → its stories → Guatemala City stories →
Health

Mongolia

20 of its 33 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Plague was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Mongolia over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Myanmar

118 of its 148 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Yangon accounted for 103 of Myanmar's 118 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (43 stories). Heavy rain was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Yangon stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

401 of its 567 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Kabul accounted for 279 of Afghanistan's 401 stories about harm, carried by 275 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (110 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Poland

157 of its 334 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 63 of Birkenau's 69 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (105 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Libya

Tripoli accounted for 139 of Libya's 146 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Cholera was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hepatitis and tuberculosis. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

North Korea

118 of its 258 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

1,129 of its 1,861 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Paraguay

30 of its 35 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Flooding was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with heavy rain.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Palestine

437 of its 707 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Hebron accounted for 291 of Palestine's 437 stories about harm, carried by 10 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (82 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Paraguay (27 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Iceland (24 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); plane crash in Russia (72 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); flooding in Puerto Rico (12 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); earthquake in Portugal (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 38,111 stories about harm among 204,532 counted on 8 May.

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Mentions of flooding ran about 8 times their usual in Paraguay's news. of the day's 204,532 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. Guatemala stood out: 69% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 38%. A year earlier, on 8 May 2018, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo82 in 100 of its 122 stories · usually 76 · mostly health Myanmar80 in 100 of its 148 stories · usually 70 · mostly rights & justice Syria74 in 100 of its 313 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan71 in 100 of its 567 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Libya70 in 100 of its 209 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Highlands Ranch US747 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2808 Boston US316 stories about protests or strikes, of its 524 Islamabad Pakistan211 stories about protests or strikes, of its 278 Portland US162 stories about protests or strikes, of its 342 Washington US145 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1030

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: 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 lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: 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: 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: 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 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 lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: 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: 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 readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: 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 lessMalta: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: too little coverage to readIreland: 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: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readDominican 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 readCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readWest Bank: too little coverage to readWestern 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: too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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: 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: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualGeorgia: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualCyprus: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualDistrict of Columbia, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsSouth Dakota, US -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 10 outletsDeszczno, Poland -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 20 outletsKoraput, India -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsTshwane, South Africa -- disasters & accidents: 18 stories, carried by 17 outletsJeju, South Korea -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 12 outletsAnkara, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 22 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

● Sri Lanka warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● District of Columbia US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● South Dakota US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 15 stories ● Deszczno Poland about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 17 stories ● Koraput India about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Tshwane South Africa about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 18 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 11,117 stories · about as usual Health21% 8,015 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence20% 7,494 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 5,449 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,880 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,199 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,169 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,158 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 killed11,169 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,864 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people injured5,034 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,998 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees659 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Mexico and the US Stories reporting evacuations309 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting abductions263 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about France and the US Stories reporting people displaced256 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Libya and the US Stories reporting people falling ill27 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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
● 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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