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23,761 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Beirut (Lebanon), violence in Kabul and people injured in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 80 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostLebanon 73 in 100 of its 85 stories, usually 49
RegionCentral Asia 58 in 100 of its stories, usually 40
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Lebanon

62 of its 85 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Beirut accounted for 38 of Lebanon's 62 stories about harm, carried by 218 outlets. 27 of Beirut's 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Ebola was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

106 of its 135 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Kabul accounted for 85 of Afghanistan's 106 stories about harm, carried by 167 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Health

Sri Lanka

90 of its 151 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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

South Korea

149 of its 224 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Seoul accounted for 72 of South Korea's 149 stories about harm, carried by 238 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (75 stories).

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Health

Hong Kong

42 of its 65 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

India

2,054 of its 3,680 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (78 stories). Earthquake was named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with wildfires.

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Health

Nigeria

573 of its 937 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (80 stories). Flu was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Health

Canada

Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (234 stories). Flooding was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Health

UK

Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Heatwave was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. 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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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Ukraine (12 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Indonesia (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Canada (29 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in US (288 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); flu in Nigeria (14 of its stories, about three times its usual).

44 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 41; 43 the day before
44 in 10036 in 10014 Mar21 Mar28 Mar4 Apr12 Apr14 Mar: 36 in 10015 Mar: 37 in 10016 Mar: 37 in 10017 Mar: 38 in 10018 Mar: 39 in 10019 Mar: 40 in 10020 Mar: 40 in 10021 Mar: 41 in 10022 Mar: 43 in 10023 Mar: 40 in 10024 Mar: 40 in 10025 Mar: 41 in 10026 Mar: 41 in 10027 Mar: 41 in 10028 Mar: 43 in 10029 Mar: 44 in 10030 Mar: 41 in 10031 Mar: 40 in 1001 Apr: 40 in 1002 Apr: 41 in 1003 Apr: 40 in 1004 Apr: 42 in 1005 Apr: 44 in 1006 Apr: 41 in 1007 Apr: 40 in 1008 Apr: 40 in 1009 Apr: 39 in 10010 Apr: 41 in 10011 Apr: 43 in 10012 Apr: 44 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 23,761 stories about harm among 54,237 counted on 12 Apr.

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In Ukraine's news, mentions of wildfires ran about 8 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 44 in every 100 of the day's 54,237 stories, above the usual 41. On 13 April 2019, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 44 today. In Lebanon, 73% of the news was about people being harmed, where 49% is usual. This week the news turned most often to Fiji, on 4 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan79 in 100 of its 135 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon73 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 49 · mostly health Yemen72 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 73 · mostly health South Korea67 in 100 of its 224 stories · usually 53 · mostly health Indonesia66 in 100 of its 148 stories · usually 62 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1012 Delhi India53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 488 Chicago US35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 259 Beirut Lebanon27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 38 London UK19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 706

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: 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: 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 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: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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 lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 lessIsrael: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readTürkiye: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualVelindre, UK -- health: 11 stories, carried by 56 outletsGateshead, UK -- health: 15 stories, carried by 11 outletsSaskatchewan, Canada -- health: 17 stories, carried by 13 outletsInvercargill, New Zealand -- health: 10 stories, carried by 20 outletsNorth Carolina, US -- health: 26 stories, carried by 24 outletsRhode Island, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsMilan, Italy -- health: 46 stories, carried by 64 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

● Velindre UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Gateshead UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Saskatchewan Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Invercargill New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● North Carolina US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 26 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health80% 18,950 stories · less than usual (usually 85%) Disasters & accidents6% 1,368 stories · more than usual (usually 3%) Rights & justice5% 1,275 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 664 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence3% 633 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 393 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 214 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 168 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 killed8,477 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people affected1,434 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,153 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured1,007 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations98 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees72 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced51 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill51 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting abductions44 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout one and a half times 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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