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25,525 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to snowstorms in Kashmir, the cyclone in Vanuatu and people injured in Mexico. Kashmir's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 83 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostNigeria 68 in 100 of its 1,095 stories, usually 47
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 59 in 100 of its stories, usually 45
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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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

107 of its 155 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Snowstorms were named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Vanuatu

33 of its 36 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (18 stories). Cyclone was named in 32 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with storms and flooding.

Vanuatu over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Mexico

100 of its 184 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

France

234 of its 469 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Ecuador

27 of its 36 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Guayaquil accounted for 25 of Ecuador's 27 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Thailand

79 of its 131 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (41 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

UK

2,166 of its 4,341 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Road crashes were named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with hepatitis. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Health

Georgia

17 of its 22 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

US

8,651 of its 17,054 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (610 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: respiratory illness in Italy (44 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Israel (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Ukraine (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Australia (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); malaria in India (36 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

44 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 38; 42 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 25,525 stories about harm among 57,997 counted on 5 Apr.

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It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed in all 1557 days held. of the day's 57,997 news stories, 44 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 38. the news turned to Kashmir for the second day running. On 6 April 2019, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 44 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bangladesh71 in 100 of its 209 stories · usually 55 · mostly health Iraq71 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 66 · mostly health Taiwan70 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 51 · mostly health Kashmir69 in 100 of its 155 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia69 in 100 of its 128 stories · usually 57 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 891 Jerusalem Israel36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 204 Delhi India34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 592 Wuhan China27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 340 Beijing China23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 146

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: too little coverage to readYemen: 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: 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: 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 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: too little coverage to readSudan: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: 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 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: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: 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 lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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 lessCuba: 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: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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 readUK: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualHertfordshire, UK -- health: 13 stories, carried by 131 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 37 stories, carried by 105 outletsOregon, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsMaryland, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 15 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- health: 57 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Hertfordshire UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Glasgow UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 37 stories ● Oregon US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Maryland US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 57 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health83% 21,163 stories · more than usual (usually 80%) Rights & justice5% 1,150 stories · less than usual (usually 7%) Disasters & accidents4% 918 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence3% 742 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given2% 623 stories · about as usual Shelter & services1% 356 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 278 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 212 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 killed8,890 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people affected1,585 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,118 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured1,118 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting evacuations164 at about twice the usual rate · most about India and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees154 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Greece and France Stories reporting people falling ill88 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced61 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions46 at about the usual rate

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 one and a half times 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.