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34,474 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to rights and justice in Guatemala City, protests in Managua (Nicaragua) and people killed in Austria. Guatemala's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBermuda 70 in 100 of its 254 stories, usually 17
RegionOceania 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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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Rights & justice

Guatemala

136 of its 170 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Guatemala City accounted for 87 of Guatemala's 136 stories about harm, carried by 90 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (100 stories). Flu was named in 99 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Guatemala over 30 days → its stories → Guatemala City stories →
Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

77 of its 86 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Managua accounted for 63 of Nicaragua's 77 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. 63 of Managua's 63 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (72 stories).

Nicaragua over 30 days → its stories → Managua stories →
Health

Austria

365 of its 901 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (315 stories). Flu was named in 42 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Austria over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Indonesia

309 of its 699 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Jakarta accounted for 241 of Indonesia's 309 stories about harm, carried by 187 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (239 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Jakarta stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Oman

84 of its 167 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Honduras

38 of its 46 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Plane crash was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

New Zealand

666 of its 1,471 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (139 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Somalia

107 of its 156 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

North Korea

82 of its 209 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 31 of Pyongyang's 49 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

292 of its 383 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Idlib accounted for 150 of Syria's 292 stories about harm, carried by 121 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Bermuda (173 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); plane crash in Honduras (29 of its stories, about three times its usual); hiv in Malawi (34 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in Germany (47 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); wildfires in Canada (138 of its stories, about 4 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 21 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 34,474 stories about harm among 191,351 counted on 21 May.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Guatemala. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 191,351 stories, below the usual 19. Guatemala's news was 80% about people being harmed, against a usual 43%. On 21 May 2018, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua90 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 54 · mostly rights & justice Guatemala80 in 100 of its 170 stories · usually 43 · mostly rights & justice Syria76 in 100 of its 383 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Bermuda70 in 100 of its 254 stories · usually 17 · mostly disasters & accidents Somalia69 in 100 of its 156 stories · usually 47 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Olympia US227 stories about protests or strikes, of its 238 Tehran Iran198 stories about protests or strikes, of its 524 Washington US190 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1027 San Diego US129 stories about protests or strikes, of its 219 Tripoli Libya104 stories about protests or strikes, of its 288

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: 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: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-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 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: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: 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: 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: 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 lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: 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 lessMalaysia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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: 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 lessIran: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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 lessEthiopia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: 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: 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: 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 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 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 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 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 readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai 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 lessCrimea: 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualOman: warmth about twice its own usualMozambique: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualCosta Rica: warmth about its own usualBurkina Faso: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualSpringfield, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 21 stories, carried by 24 outletsRome, Italy -- conflict & violence: 34 stories, carried by 26 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 29 stories, carried by 23 outletsRomsey, UK -- health: 25 stories, carried by 128 outletsMissoula, US -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 23 outlets-Khorasan, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 22 outletsVienna, Austria -- health: 262 stories, carried by 314 outletsMelbourne, Australia -- rights & justice: 40 stories, carried by 32 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

● Oman warmth about twice usual ● Indonesia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Austria warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mali warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Somalia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Springfield US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 21 stories ● Rome Italy about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 34 stories ● Jammu Kashmir about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 29 stories ● Romsey UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 25 stories ● Missoula US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 23 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 9,859 stories · about as usual Health22% 7,552 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 5,809 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents17% 5,681 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,191 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,153 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 857 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 711 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 killed9,267 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests4,611 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,272 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,998 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions462 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees399 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced296 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations239 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Russia and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill47 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 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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