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17,445 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Plane crash in Honduras, protests in Khartoum (Sudan) and evacuations in Iran drew the news. Honduras' coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostHonduras 85 in 100 of its 190 stories, usually 27
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

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Disasters & accidents

Honduras

161 of its 190 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Roatan accounted for 102 of Honduras' 161 stories about harm, carried by 194 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (159 stories). Plane crash was named in 72 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Honduras over 30 days → its stories → Roatan stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

114 of its 186 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Khartoum accounted for 96 of Sudan's 114 stories about harm, carried by 168 outlets. 96 of Khartoum's 96 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (53 stories).

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

483 of its 1,246 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (24 stories). Outbreaks were named in 105 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Iran over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Egypt

457 of its 654 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Giza accounted for 430 of Egypt's 457 stories about harm, carried by 660 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (405 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Switzerland

266 of its 477 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Geneva accounted for 192 of Switzerland's 266 stories about harm, carried by 143 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Brazil

69 of its 196 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

33 of its 39 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. 12 of Managua's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Italy

186 of its 683 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 27 of Milan's 39 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

263 of its 481 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Baghdad accounted for 199 of Iraq's 263 stories about harm, carried by 155 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (56 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in New Caledonia (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Japan (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in France (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Israel (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Canada (22 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 17,445 stories about harm among 97,260 counted on 19 May.

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Honduras stood out: 85% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 27%. Mentions of plane crash ran more than ten times their usual in Honduras' news. A year earlier, on 19 May 2018, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 97,260 stories, below the usual 20. This week the news turned most often to Sudan, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Honduras85 in 100 of its 190 stories · usually 27 · mostly disasters & accidents Egypt70 in 100 of its 654 stories · usually 24 · mostly conflict & violence Sri Lanka68 in 100 of its 200 stories · usually 84 · mostly conflict & violence Syria65 in 100 of its 169 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Mali65 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US227 stories about protests or strikes, of its 560 Newark US208 stories about protests or strikes, of its 254 Seattle US110 stories about protests or strikes, of its 145 Tel Aviv Israel107 stories about protests or strikes, of its 163 Alabama US107 stories about protests or strikes, of its 165

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: too little coverage to readVanuatu: 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: 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: 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 readTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: 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 readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: 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 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 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: 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 readSaudi 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 lessRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPeru: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: 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 readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 lessJapan: too little coverage to readJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: 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 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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 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: too little coverage to readSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: 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: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte 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 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 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 lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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 lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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 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 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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 readTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualCyprus: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKidal, Mali -- conflict & violence: 30 stories, carried by 33 outletsSutherland Springs, US -- conflict & violence: 283 stories, carried by 225 outletsGwadar, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 15 outletsTrumansburg, US -- health: 36 stories, carried by 58 outletsDrayton Valley, Canada -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 29 outletsWest Midlands, UK -- health: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsLilongwe, Malawi -- health: 47 stories, carried by 48 outletsVienna, Austria -- rights & justice: 45 stories, carried by 41 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

● Mali warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Sri Lanka warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Kidal Mali about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 30 stories ● Sutherland Springs US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 283 stories ● Gwadar Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Trumansburg US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 36 stories ● Drayton Valley Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 4,631 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence26% 4,464 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Health17% 2,932 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents14% 2,428 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 1,449 stories · more than usual (usually 6%) Shelter & services3% 540 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 402 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 327 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 killed5,091 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,852 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,695 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,520 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions340 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees165 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Palestine and the US Stories reporting evacuations127 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Iraq and Iran Stories reporting people displaced95 at about half the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill6 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about Mexico and the US

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
● Griefabout as usual
● Feara little less 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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